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Dec 23 2020 Dog “Shia” caught in leghold, Chimney Park area, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, WY
A dog, "Shia" was caught in a leghold trap on Sunday, Dec 20, 2020, near the Chimney Park area, near Laramie, Wyoming. This is the fourth pet reported trapped in four weeks, that we know about. Until we can separate traps and trails, please stay vigilant. -
Dec 15 2020 Dog barely escaped snare incident, Vedauwoo, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, WY
Until I became a member of this group, I never knew that traps and snares were set in area we traverse all the time. Tonight we came across a series of snares about 20 yards off of Road 701E. On top of everything else I carry in winter months, I now plan on packing a "trap defense" tool kit as well. What a shame it is I have to worry about me or my dog being snared on public land... -
Nov 19 2019 Dog “Poppy” Caught in Leghold, Pole Mountain, Medicine Bow National Forest
:Poppy and I were hiking when she was trapped in a steel leg-hold trap as we approached a “distributed” campground at the end of road 712AA, on the public lands in the Medicine Bow National Forest, Pole Mountain Unit."