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Fish and Game commission rejects petition asking for mandatory signs near wildlife traps

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:45 am
by Koa
“Fish and Game commission rejects petition asking for mandatory signs near wildlife traps"
By Nicole Blanchard, May 12
The Idaho Statesman
On Thursday, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted to deny a petition that would require trappers to post signs warning of active traps nearby — a move that the petitioners said would save dogs from being caught in traps, and which trappers argued would expose their trap lines to tampering.
https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors ... rylink=cpy
Commentary: (Sharing from July Discord post) An interesting article from on trap warning signs from a local angle. I like this article because it includes perspectives from a variety of people, talks about trapping impacts on dogs and very clearly illustrates how wolves can be politicized