The country with the highest per capita number of Trappers is Canada. With an estimated population of 37 million, Canada has over 400,000 registered trappers who make up 1.1% of the total population.

Trapping is a traditional activity that has been practiced in the Canadian wilderness for centuries and it still plays an important role in today’s society as a source of income and subsistence hunting. Trappers in Canada are regulated by provincial and territorial governments through regulations such as quotas, license fees, species restrictions, and trap types used. The purpose of these regulations is to ensure sustainable trapping practices while protecting wildlife populations from over-harvesting or habitat destruction caused by careless trapping techniques.

As a result, there are many different kinds of traps available for purchase including leg hold traps (for land predators), snares (for small game) and conibear traps (for water predators). The demand for fur products from wild animals harvested via trapping continues to be high due to their quality. Pelts can be sold at auctions or directly exported overseas where they fetch premium prices on international markets.

Furbearer species such as muskrat, mink and raccoon continue to remain popular targets for trappers across Canada due to their abundance in local areas. Furbearers like lynx or marten which require more skillful trapping techniques but bring higher returns are also trapped in Canada.

In addition to providing economic benefits through fur sales, responsible trapping also helps manage animal populations within their natural habitats so they don’t become unbalanced due to unchecked increases in numbers which could lead towards diseases spreading among herds/packs or competition between animals over scarce resources resulting in starvation/malnutrition. Issues affecting entire species locally as well nationally if left unchecked over a long enough time period could result in unfavourable consequences occurring .

Overall – despite its sometimes controversial nature – trapping remains one of the most important activities associated with rural life throughout much of Canada’s vast landscape from ancient times up until present day!