A two year old bill that banned trapping in roadside ditches in Nebraska has now been overturned. Concerns over trapping non-target animals motivated the original bill's passing, but problems with flooding and land damage have proven the need for trapping to resume in these areas. Individual counties still have the right to ban roadside trapping within their jurisdictional … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2009
Alaska Board of Game to Decide on Chugach Wolverine Trapping
The Alaska Board of Game, which makes decisions on hunting and trapping regulations in the state, began a two-week meeting this past Friday to debate over 200 wildlife management proposals, one of which directly involves wolverine trapping. Alaska's Chugach State Park, outside of Anchorage, was opened to wolverine trapping in 2007. Since then, 10 wolverines have been … [Read more...]