Today, trapping has become quite controversial. Either people are for or against trapping animals for their fur, and there is little room for negotiation.

Yet, we all know that North America would not have been explored at such a rapid pace, if the demand for furs in Europe and in the eastern cities like, Montreal, Boston, and New York hadn't been so high.

Today, fur prices are very low. Most of the furs used for clothing come from animals raised on farms.

There are very few people left throughout northern Manitoba who still trap. And none of those trappers make enough money to support themselves by trapping full-time.

While many of the trappers still use many of the same techniques as the days of old, the traps used today are much more humane, and don't allow the animals to suffer.

Today, the trapping regulations work like this: each trapper is assigned an area they can trap when they receive their trapper's license. The trappers can use their area to establish a trapline. The trappers are also allowed to build a cabin on the land where they can stay during the tapping season. They don't have to pay for the land they build on, and don't own the rights to the land. So while the cabin's land is not "technically" the trappers, we haven't met anyone whose cabin has been disturbed, moved, or impeeded in any way by the government of Canada.