[told in person] We were hiking in the Carson City area about 1990 with a small, 25-pound dog. The dog got trapped. We reported it to the sheriff and to NV Dept. of Wildlife. NDOW told her, “If we get more complaints we’ll do something.”
Two years later, we were hiking with a different dog, who
weighed 40 pounds. She was trapped near Sparks Family Hospital. My friend went
to call Animal Control who came out with a stretcher for the dog. She was taken
to Fairgrounds Animal Hospital. Fortunately, there was just soft tissue damage.
I called the sheriff, and the county, city and state governments to complain.
[told in person] We were checking out an old mine near Winnemucca in the King’s River area. We heard a dog screaming and found it caught in a trap. We managed to get the trap off. [ means an animal can be immobilized in agony for as long as 4 days. Several efforts to have this visit time shortened via legislation have failed.]
Nevada law allows trappers 96 hours before they have to visit their traps. This means an animal can endure heinous agony for as long as four days – that is, if the trapper shows up and then kills the animal. TrailSafe efforts to shorten this visitation time were not successful. The national standard is 24 hours – that is, if we have to have trapping at all!
A snare is a trap. Here a snared animal has been suffering for who knows how long
2009 told in person: My friend’s dog was trapped in Pleasant Valley in 2009. The dog was traumatized, but recovered. This was especially outrageous because there were four traps, all set near a school.
Traps aren’t needed to protect humans – Letter to Editor Reno Gazette Journal March 4, 2007
We live in a remote area. We have come across rattlesnakes, mountain lions, coyotes and bears. Give them their space and they have not harmed us. We do this without weapons. Do not run or turn your back on them.
Young Bobcat
If you don’t know how to get your dog out of a steel trap, you will soon learn. We’ve had to do this twice in the Red Rock area.
The main thing I would like to say is these traps are inhumane and are not necessary to keep people safe from wild animals. Wild animals are afraid of humans and want to stay away. They need their space, too, like we need ours, and they shouldn’t be killed in traps. This is not a good form of recreation.
2005 told in person: I was jogging, which I do frequently, at Rancho San Rafael. There was a very large trap set under a tree near the water. I narrowly escaped stepping in it. I told the park ranger who said traps were set there frequently. [Rancho San Rafael is a Washoe County owned property. It is very heavily used by the public for multi purposes]
Since passage of SB364, law now requires trapper ID or NDOW registration number on all traps set on public land. And the public has the right to disturb a trap that poses obvious risk.
SB364 became law July 1, 2017. One measure requires NDOW (Nevada Department of Wildlife) to work with land management agencies to post warning signs where traps may be set
