trapper
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Instead, within approximately four hours, a licensed trapper arrived, safely captured the animal and removed it from the community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
First, I had raccoons, which we extracted with help from a trapper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Pitting a lovestruck fur trapper against a bucktoothed horde, this underground festival hit is a feverish fit of creative buffoonery — you haven’t experienced anything remotely like it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Officers would now have a criteria to ensure the angler, hunter or trapper is fulfilling their residency requirement, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
At one end a trapper skinned his raccoons and at the other Florence scraped dirt from a mound of sweet potatoes.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Unfortunately, this beautiful coat, which ranges in color from a reddish tan to a dark granite, also made them attractive prey for trappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The researchers used molecular design to engineer over 500 candidate organic molecules they call "soft-hard zwitterionic trappers."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Hunters say there is nothing wrong with the current system: a 14-member volunteer board made up of hunters, trappers and fishermen from every county, appointed by the governor.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
In Idaho, trappers have accidentally captured 11 wolverines since 1995 including three that were killed.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
To anyone in Fjerda or on the True Sea, they would simply look like Kerch trappers heading north for skins and furs.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
