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Trap Incidents
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have heard numerous stories, but people cannot always
pinpoint the date. Therefore, incident dates are displayed
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[told in person] Although I
hunt, I don't like traps and will smash them whenever I find
them. This is because my dog was caught a few years ago. My
children and I managed to free him by smashing the trap with
rocks.
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[told in person] A few years
ago, in the Red Rock area north of Reno, my dog was caught
in a steel jaw trap while we were riding horses. On another
occasion, a neighbor was missing his dog. Eventually the dog
came home, dragging a trap on its leg.
Coyotes will follow us when we are riding, but we know we
can scare them away. We don't want traps out here.
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[told in person] I live in
rural Nevada, and have a flock of sheep. I was distressed to
see coyotes attacking and killing my newborn lambs, and
called Nevada Dept. of Wildlife for advice.
They told me they would come out and kill all the coyotes. I
told them I absolutely didn't want the coyotes killed. But
this was all NDOW had to offer.
So I researched on my own and found out that llamas will
fight coyotes off. I purchased four llamas and keep them
with my flock of sheep. I have had no further problems with
coyotes.
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[told in person] I frequently
hunt for chukar. A few years ago I was hunting with 3
friends. We all had our hunting dogs with us. We were in a
remote area. I suddenly heard my dog screaming. It took a
while to find him; he was caught in a trap and pulling with
all his strength to get free. While my friends and I were
trying to free him, we heard another dog screaming. My
friend's dog was also caught, in another trap in the area.
We eventually managed to free both dogs who were terrified
and exhausted.
There are many of us hunters who do not want to deal with
traps, and think they should be much more tightly regulated.
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approx. 2005
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[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]
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March 4, 2007
Letter to the Editor Reno
Gazette Journal
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Traps aren't needed to
protect humans
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.
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.
Jan Key, Reno
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