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Recent Examples of trapperThis image comes from body cam video released by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office showing a trapper working to remove an alligator from a home south of Tampa.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
15 Sep. 2026 Authorities estimated that the alligator was approximately nine to 12 feet in length, adding that a licensed wildlife trapper was summoned to the area and placed traps for the animal.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2026 There’s history here too, a little trappers cabin at Gnålodden was used by Wanny Woldstad, Svalbard's first female trapper.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2026 People who live in Florida must also realize that the alligators were here first, and not be so quick to call a trapper when a gator is sunning in a public space.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2026 To remove cane toads from your property, wear eye and skin protection, and contact a wildlife trapper if necessary.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
8 July 2026 In 2019, Taylor Parker began a relationship with Wade Griffin, a roofer and hog trapper living in northeast Texas.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
12 June 2026 The hike features Bailly Homestead, where fur trapper Joseph Bailly first established his trading post along the Little Calumet River in 1822.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026 With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
Its light also allowed the hunters to pursue their quarry long into the night, per the Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2026
On a recent afternoon at Tukaway Farm in Hampshire, trainer Kim Angerman stood in the center of an arena, calling out instructions to two teen girls trying to turn a pair of thoroughbreds into show hunters and jumpers.