One of Jedediah Smith’s goals was to "be the first to view a country on which the eyes of a white man had never gazed and to ...

Randy’L Teton served as model for the Sacajawea dollar – the $1 coin that honors the legacy of the legendary Shoshone woman ...

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Mountain men and fur trappers have provided a seemingly never-ending supply ... for the purpose of trapping on the Santa Clara and Rio Virgin rivers in what is now Utah Territory. The field had never ...

Most hunters and anglers adhere to the same philosophy, too. So do trappers. The anti-fur movement hit its zenith a few years ago, when several blue states succeeded in banning new fur sales ...

the Fur Rendezvous Festival celebrates this history with its fur auctions, which are presented by the Alaska Trappers Association. Fur Rendezvous Festival Since the fur trade was the second ...

Island Furs is at risk because of a potential fur ban that the Chicago City Council might implement. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Chicago was founded by fur traders. Now, it might soon kick ...

Not only have wildlife advocates pressed the agency to end or place limits on the trapping of bobcats and other furbearers ... meaning they are hunted for their fur. It is one of 16 species that carry ...

Utah. Traditionally deep red, Utah moved just one percentage point to the right in the 2024 election, the second-smallest statewide shift in the country after Washington. One big reason is that ...