SIC 0971 Hunting and Trapping and Game Propagation

SIC 0971

This category includes establishments primarily engaged in commercial hunting and trapping, or in the operation of game preserves.

NAICS CODE(S)

114210

Hunting and Trapping

Despite a weak U.S. economy, fur sales in 2002 jumped 13.2 percent to $1.7 billion due to increased sales in fur and fur-trimmed products made of sheared mink and beaver fur. Roughly 45 percent of fur retailers saw an upswing in store traffic in 2002.

Hunting and trapping are among the oldest industries in the United States. Trading in beaver pelts played a role in the western expansion of the United States. As areas became over exploited, the commercial trade moved further and further west. During the nineteenth century, there were few ordinances governing the taking of fur-bearing animals. As a result some species were threatened. One of the first animal management regulations regarded fur seals. Under the terms of the Alaska Convention of 1911, Japan, Russia, Canada, and the United States agreed to limit catches according to governmental rules. The resulting regulations enabled seal populations...