Welcome to the American Predator Federation (APF) which is the home for all who share an interest in, or who's outdoor interests are impacted by, Americas fur bearing predators: Trappers, predator callers, dog hunters, participants of all the other outdoor hunting sports, livestock growers, land or hunting lease owners and even the non-hunting community, hikers, backpackers, campers and even our family pets in our very own back yards. The inspiration for the APF came from the believing that Americas fur bearing predators, and the skilled outdoorsmen and women that pursue them, need and deserve what nearly every other sport in America has, and that is a method for determining a parameter of size of each species which enables a trophy value. Boone and Crocket did the same for antlers, bear and cougar skulls, over a hundred plus years ago. What fathered their idea was a need for sound science. Pope and Young soon followed as did Safari Club International. The scientific value of the data bases that were created by these three great organizations and their dedicated members are invaluable towards the preservation of the sport as well as the proper management of each of their targeted species. APF's goal is not to compete with the three established records data bases but to work in a complimentary fashion to their fine efforts. APF's Trophy Record Data Base will have two divisions; adult and youth. Each data base will have four subdivisions by manner of take: firearm, archery, trapping and all other means. It is way past time for Americas predators to have the same extensive efforts shared towards their "value". It is past time for the skilled hunters, callers and trappers to have a way to measure a level of achievment, other than the total number harvested. The popularity of hunting Americas predators has increased dramatically in the last several years. We, predators of predators, must form a pack which will enable us to protect and properly promote our favorite pastime. The American Prederation Federation began the process, for non-profit organization and 501c3 paperwork in early July of 2009.

RECENT NEWS:

The APF has reserved the same booth for the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg for February 2011. We plan to host the first ever Predator Challenge. Blizzards stopped us from hunting this year. American Predator Federation Raffle at Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show I'd like to thank each and everyone that stopped at the APF booth (and especially the nice folks that purchased a raffle ticket!). I was very proud to have been able to put together such a great number of very high quality products. The raffle items had a total MSRP of nearly $9,000 dollars. We raffled 1589 tickets.  Click 2010 APF Raffle to view winners. A VERY Special Thanks goes to Brian Downs of Predatortalkcast.com, Steve and Luke of HeadShotInc.com, Mel Lentz,  Ben Woods and Joe Zimmerer of the PPHA. Again, thanks to each and every one of you. Best Regards, Kris Hoard American Predator Federation Father, Founder and Chair --------------------------------------- Starving Mountian Lion Traps Mother and 2 Kids in Home Read More Attention Coyote Hunters and Trappers! The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) is conducting research on coyote population status and diet in various geographic regions of New York State using DNA and stable isotope data collected from coyote hair. Read More  Foraging Ecology of Coyotes in New York State PA Predator Hunters Association Member vs. Member Hunt Expectations were high for more than 60 predator hunters belonging to Pennsylvania Predator Hunters Association (PPHA) during the first ever Member vs. Member Hunt. Read More