I'm reviving this thread and I'll tell you why.
At the time that this thread was posted I didn't understand the significance of the question. Since then I have been told by two reliable sources that there is an initiative to make the basic trapping course mandatory for ALL Trappers, regardless of experience, who have not attended the course or haven't attended it in the past 10 years. Two different people with the same information.
So, would someone in the know like to elaborate on what's going on or is it not something that us peons need to know about....until it's too late?