WELL I SEE THE TREND IN THE EAST,FLORIDA BANNED THE STEEL TRAP,IN PENNSYLVANIA I GREW UP SEEINF MUSKRAT HUTS,NOT ANYMORE SAD TO SAY,TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAPPERS IS DOWN ACROSS THE BOARD.YOU WONT SEE IT WHERE YOU LIVE BUT THIS SIDE OF THE BIG MUDDY,NUMBERS ARE DECREASING.I ALWAYS DREAMED OF LONG LINEING FOR YODEL DOGS CATS AND BADGER.MAYBE WHEN I RETIRE.FFG WAS A GREAT MAG,I SURE DO MISS THOSE DAYS OF RUNNING A LINE.ITS THE LOSS OF HABITAT.