With coyote, fox, mink, muskrat, beaver, bobcat, and fisher cat pelts lining the floor of the Whitcomb High School gym, trappers and spectators watch the beginning of the semi-annual Vermont Trapping Association fur auction in Bethel, Vt., on December 12, 2015. Due to a poor fur market, the quantity and price of furs were lower than average. (Valley News – Sarah Priestap)

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