Michigan’s beavers expand as trapping participation declines
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Before northern Michigan’s economy was a logging and mining economy, it was based on fur trade, largely beaver fur. Men’s hats made of beaver fur were incredibly popular and as a result of unlimited demand there was intense fur trapping pressure on beaver.
This was one of the historical driving forces behind the famous Hudson Bay, Northwest, and American Fur company’s insatiable demand for more prime beaver fur.
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