The conflict between trapping and pets is often misunderstood and severely damaging to the future of legal trapping in North America. Pets are occasionally caught in traps set for furbearing wildlife, and each incident is heartfelt and depressing, usually stirring up controversy over whether trapping should be legal or not. In a recent news article, Nova Scotia trapper Gary … [Read more...]
Trapping Near Trails: Avoid the Controversy
The issue of trapping on public trails has been a hot topic in the news lately. It seems like every few weeks a story comes out about a hiker's dog being killed in a trap, refuelling debate about how trappers should operate. New York State recently adopted emergency trapping regulations that made it illegal to set traps that could kill dogs near public trails in the state. … [Read more...]