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Jake DeBeau

Jake DeBeau

Wildlife biologist with NH Fish & Game and co-founder of New England Naturals, a trapping education and sustainable fur products business.

May 28, 2026

29:41
Yeah.
29:41
You know, this is gonna be my grandchildren's grandchildren's grandchildren's problem to deal with in a landfill someday, whereas fur is a... itWhat am I wearing? What am I putting in my body? What am I putting on my body? And then how does that affect the world around me? And that's why I think we're starting to see this shift, this interest in fur come back.
34:37
You, you won't be on the Paris runway anytime soon.
34:38
We're not gonna be on the Paris runway.
34:40
I wanna- I wanna put fur in people's hands that's gonna keep them warm during cold- cold conditions.
34:44
So that's kinda where we're heading.
34:47
Um, our other two products that are probably our most popular is, one, reusable fur hand warmers.
34:53
So it's cut from a section of beaver belly, and it's just a simple section of- of beaver fur, super soft 'cause it's the belly fur, that you put into your mittens.

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