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
Carson’s life as a fur trapper, scout and courier was chronicled in dime novels and newspapers accounts that made him a legend in his own time.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
On top of that, even back then, he was a skilled trapper.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
With sunset less than an hour away, the trappers give up on Doug and pivot to finding the clutch of kittens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The presence of wolves in California poses a fresh and complex challenge for state wildlife authorities after hunters and trappers pushed the population to extinction around a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 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
Wardens and trappers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a trapper for El Dorado County responded and found the mountain lion, the sheriff’s office said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The third bus was left about halfway out the trail to serve as backcountry shelter for hunters and trappers.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
