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Incident
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Various
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Numerous stories told to me
over the years from hikers before I recorded details. NDOW
game warden estimates about 100 dogs trapped annually.
Trappers tell me they trap dogs "all the time" but
usually claim none are injured.
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April 2000
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[from a personal
email]Sunshine, a golden retriever,was caught in a coyote
trap in Macks Canyon near Lee Canyon in Mt. Charleston
while I was mountain biking and I couldn't find her for
5 hours. By that time she had tried to bite the trap
from her leg so much that she had to have 5 teeth surgically
removed.
NDOW did nothing but send
an officer up here and tell me:
1) I had to return the trap, but it was not
identified.
2) Tough luck- 200 feet from a road that really isn't a road
(although it is county maintained, it is just a 4 mile dirt
road that goes to nowhere- used for recreation in the
mountains).
I made a stink about it and got coverage from 2 TV news
stations. So that was the end of that. I have no doubt
that it hastened Sunshine's death later that year
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Note:
TrailSafe has DVD's of the two television stories on this
case. Email if you
want one!
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Summer 2001
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Coughlin Ranch area near
residences, within city limits. Skunk caught in a leghold
trap. Leg was broken; bad injury. Animal eventually ran
away. NHS, Animal Control and NDOW personnel were on scene.
NDOW said it was legal to set this trap in residential area.
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A cat was trapped near Hunter
Lake Elementary school. Cat was taken to NHS
veterinary clinic.
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[personal email] I live out
towards Pyramid Lake on 20 acres and
unfortunately lost a small dog to a coyote. I was
naive then but I have since taken precautions and have
chickens, lambs, mini pigs, and other animals without a
problem. I hear neighbors shooting coyotes all
the time and have seen large traps in the area.
It is very sad. Humane solutions are a must.
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November 2008
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Luna was
trapped at the entrance to Mack's Canyon area in southern
Nevada. Her owner achieved a settlement with the trapper and
believes trapper ID should be reinstated. Luna licked all
the blood away before this picture was taken; she lost a lot
of blood, but did recover.
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[personal email] ... I have
seen pets get caught in these traps, as well as three legged
wild animals here in Washoe Valley.
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[personal email] Please
contact me regarding these traps. I also have experienced
the same problem.[dog caught in trap]I also have photo’s
of skinned coyotes left in a pile to rot !!!!!
These traps need to be banned in Nevada and I will help you
any way I can.
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January
2007
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[personal email] I live just
outside Las Vegas, on the Kyle Canyon exit about 6 miles up
the canyon.
About the middle of January while on a trail ride my dog was
caught in a trap less than 4 feet off of a trail, with the
help of a friend that I was riding with we managed to
release her and after making sure she was ok we continued on
and 5 minutes later she has another trap hit her face, and
the blow has caused permanent damage to her eye. I reported
the incident to the police and they put my in contact with
fish and game, who basically told me that I was breaking the
law by removing the trap.
I had no idea that trapping was legal in the area, as it is
considered conservation area, and he was using a quad to
place the traps which are illegal. I contacted the local
news channel 13 who agreed to do a story on the traps which
aired about 2 weeks later, the trapper agreed to remove his
traps due to the bad press. And the neighbors dog on the
same day as mine was caught in a trap while she was out
jogging, they had to pay an $800 vet bill. I've lived in
this area for 9 years and am horrified that they can trap so
close to our homes and not notify anyone in the area, the
laws need to be changed ...
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March 2007
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[personal email] What can I
do. My 10 year old dog got caught a trap just a few weeks
ago and it was on a well traveled dirt road! She is OK,
thank goodness.
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Winter-Spring
2007
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[personal email] I live in
Antelope Valley and we're having similar problems in the
north valleys with these terrible things.
I [have] 8x10 glossies of a nearby trap area after a coyote
was trapped there. The animal might have spent the full 96
hours (legal) time (or longer) before our dear neighbor
checked the trap, because the area is totally trashed:
broken branches, bark stripped from trees, piles of needles,
scarred ground.
[The] nearest trap is on
the next door neighbor's land (absentee-neighbor) and we're
waiting for her to return a signed letter giving us
permission to post signs on her property and kick him off.
Unfortunately, across the dirt road from our homes is a 320
acre BLM section where he will move his operation.
Let's get the hunters out of our neighborhoods and protect
our children and all animals.
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Click here for details of
Antelope Valley trap area and the pictures mentioned above.
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