I'm unfamiliar with other state laws about leg-hold trapping, but I was completely disgusted when I attended a meeting of the New Mexico Game Commision and saw their apathy first-hand.
It's hard to believe this arcane and cruel method of hunting is still condoned. Please take a moment to write your game commissioners, Governor and/or other representatives to express your opinion.
See:
https://mailchi.mp/ff431abd2404/trapfree-new-mexico-releases-map-of-trapping-incidents?e=ea9823b06c
Showing posts with label trapping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trapping. Show all posts
Monday, November 4, 2019
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Trapping and Wolves
I subscribe to Advocates For the West's online newsletter. Today, August 21, they sent an alert about a proposed rule change that would extend the time trappers are allowed to leave traps unchecked. My note, submitted through THIS link, is below.
I rarely post about political issues, but I consider trapping an extremely cruel activity. Please take a moment, using the link above, to submit a comment (ala Horton Hears a Who). My hope is that enough comments will come from out-of-state persons to get them thinking about the global community, not just their local interests. (Mike & Sarah, bow hunters I met in the Ruby Mountains, came from New York.)
Hello,
I am opposed to ALL trapping and, as a U.S. Citizen, am writing to not only express my opposition to this proposed rule change, but to state my desire that you stop trapping completely.
I have been coming to Idaho for nearly 50 years, since I was age 16. Now 65, my partner (female) and I make frequent rips to Idaho from our home near Jackpot, Nevada. We are avid backpackers and wildlife enthusiasts. Not long ago we camped in the Yukon where we were visited for several nights by wolves, recognizable by their howls. This memorable experience will be treasured for the rest of our lives.
The days of trapping are long past. We want our public lands used as habitat, not as fur-farms. Please do all you can to respect OUR wishes.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Herrmann
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The LINK again
I rarely post about political issues, but I consider trapping an extremely cruel activity. Please take a moment, using the link above, to submit a comment (ala Horton Hears a Who). My hope is that enough comments will come from out-of-state persons to get them thinking about the global community, not just their local interests. (Mike & Sarah, bow hunters I met in the Ruby Mountains, came from New York.)
Hello,
I am opposed to ALL trapping and, as a U.S. Citizen, am writing to not only express my opposition to this proposed rule change, but to state my desire that you stop trapping completely.
I have been coming to Idaho for nearly 50 years, since I was age 16. Now 65, my partner (female) and I make frequent rips to Idaho from our home near Jackpot, Nevada. We are avid backpackers and wildlife enthusiasts. Not long ago we camped in the Yukon where we were visited for several nights by wolves, recognizable by their howls. This memorable experience will be treasured for the rest of our lives.
The days of trapping are long past. We want our public lands used as habitat, not as fur-farms. Please do all you can to respect OUR wishes.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Herrmann
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The LINK again
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