furtaker
(US) Someone who harvests wildlife for fur by hunting, trapping, or both; a hunter or a trapper who harvests pelts.
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(US) Someone who harvests wildlife for fur by hunting, trapping, or both; a hunter or a trapper who harvests pelts.
A sample of furtakers was contacted after the 2005 hunting and trapping seasons to estimate the number of participants, days afield (effort), and furbearer harvests. In 2005, about 13,200 furtakers pursued furbearers;
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(chiefly, US) Hunting or trapping for pelts.
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Chiefly an American term for hunting or trapping animals for their pelts — the harvesting of furs as a commercial or subsistence activity. 'Furtaking' was used in legal and regulatory contexts relating to the fur trade, which was economically central to North American settlement and Indigenous economies for centuries. The word is functional but uncommon, appearing mainly in official documents rather than casual speech.
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