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Suggestions to Make:
Read the Trapping Regulations first! Be
Familiar with them.
Make the Humane Argument. Traps
are dangerous and cruel.
Defining
trails. Raven’s Nevada Road & Recreation Atlas
is a good starting place. Every trail or road designated on
those maps should be protected. And any area that is
designated outdoor recreation, such as the proposed Hungry
Valley Recreation Area, or any area that is habitually used
for outdoor recreation should be protected as well. No
trapping or hunting is presently allowed in county parks.
Washoe County
defines areas of population growth as Congested. In those
areas, county code stipulates no discharge of firearms, but
does not mention trapping. There is interest at Animal
Control to request that trapping be specifically prohibited
in Congested Areas. Contact Animal Control on that issue.
Also be aware dogs must be leashed in County Parks.
Distance traps
should be set from trails. Three miles should be the
minimum. If that means corridors overlap and there is no
room at all for traps in the urban interface, so much the
better. One thousand feet is not a realistic buffer.
Trapper
ID on each and every trap. This was required 10 years
ago, then overturned in state legislature. Today, even game
wardens don’t know who set a trap.
Traps to be
clearly marked in the field -- visible from a distance.
There is no such rule today, so anyplace we hike is
potentially a minefield of hidden traps. We have discussed
posting warning signs with NDOW personnel and gotten no
response.
Public should
have the right to disturb a trap when that trap poses a
clear danger. Today public has no right to disturb a trap.
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