Our dog was gone three hours from our house. We live in Palomino Valley which is rural. My husband went looking for her. He almost walked past the trap. Bur he heard her bark. There were three traps on our neighbors’ property. None of them were marked with ID or registration. Five days later, the neighbor saw fresh tracks in the snow. My husband went to check on this, but the traps were gone. He did see a dead rabbit left there. Our dog now has a limp. She’s black, but has a white scar on her leg. [Since passage of SB364 July 1, 2017, trappers are required to place ID or NDOW registration number on their traps]
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.
Told in person 2012: A group of hikers were horrified to come upon these trapped animals.
The live fox was on top of the Hungry Valley Ridge just northeast of Spanish Springs, maybe only 10 feet off the trail that runs along the top. Note the blood on the fox’s leg is from where he/she was trying to chew it off. That is where many of us hike. How can anybody call this acceptable?
Still alive,suffering in the trap(Courtesy Graham Stafford)
The dead fox was in the Virginia Mountains (I think that’s what the range is named) maybe 2 miles north of Spanish Springs Peak We got there by going out Calle de la Plata east from the Pyramid Hwy. maybe 4 miles.
This fox has died in the trap. How long did it suffer outrageous torture?(Courtesy Graham Stafford)
NDOW trying to find person trapping illegally in Thomas Creek area; captured bobcat released
The Nevada Department of Wildlife discovered several illegal traps near Thomas Creek southwest of Reno in early December, including one with a bobcat, which NDOW released.
Five game wardens rotated shifts to watch the traps for 130 hours, day and night, and the trapper never showed up. NDOW asks the public to help them find the trapper. “We spend a lot of time and money to stop this kind of illegal activity, but there is no way to catch someone like this without waiting for him to show back up,” Rob Buonamici, NDOW chief game warden, said in a statement. “We don’t have the resources to watch these traps indefinitely.” NDOW said the traps were illegal because they were in an area where trapping was prohibited, one of the traps didn’t have a spacer to limit damage to legs when animals step in traps and the trapper did not visit the traps within 96 hours as required by law. They ask anyone who saw trapping in the Thomas Creek area over the past few weeks to call Operation Game Thief at 800-992-3030. To learn more about NDOW, go to www.ndow.org.
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.
I live near several forested areas and walk with friends and dogs in those areas. A year ago, we all took a hike up to the top of Steamboat Peak. We had 6 dogs with us and 2 kids. Half of our group walked over a trap without seeing it. Someone finally spotted it before a dog or a child was caught in it. That scared us all and brought about a discussion of a few times when friends and their dogs weren’t as lucky and were caught in the traps. Stories of painful tragedies for both the dog and owner were detailed. It made me much more cautious about walking in the woods with my dog. This hike was not very far from houses or roads.
I hate the thought of a wild animal being caught in these traps and suffering up to 4 days before someone comes to check on the trap.
I would prefer that the traps be outlawed all together, but if a less extreme measure is called for at this time, please consider the following regulations. This is a time for more consideration and care between people and animals. I don’t see why trapping is necessary for feeding or clothing people. As “sport”, it is a heinous activity.
“I don’t see why trapping is necessary for feeding or clothing people. As “sport”, it is a heinous activity.”
Subject: Trap set behind my house in Carson City, and it was legal!
I walked out the back gate of my house in Carson City NV. and up a dirt road, behind a rock a trapper had set a trap, with streamers and animal odor, my dogs front paw was caught in the trap in January 2011. I could not release the trap and the dog was howling in pain. I was lucky, it was 1pm on a weekday and eventually was able to contact animal control and state investigators, who were able to release the trap.
There was no name on the trap, this area is frequented by locals. Trapping is a cruel practice, the animals die in pain over several days, just so that the trapper can make money on animal pelts. There is no positive result of allowing trapping.
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.
