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TRAPPING REFORM

Legislative Bills: setbacks off public trails and mandatory trapper education

GOOD NEWS! New trapping reform bills: SF139 - Setbacks on public trails statewide and SF140 - Trapper education requirements

Join WU in asking your legislators to pass solutions for conflict on our public trails.

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Help Stop Tragic Animal Injuries and Death Caused by Trapping in Wyoming

Trapping injuries and death continue on our public trails.
Over 100+ pets have been reported injured or killed in traps and snares in Wyoming. In 2021, Mac, a beloved pet, was caught in a deadly snare in Lander and killed almost instantly. He died in Karen’s arms. On February 8, 2024, the beloved English Bull Terrier, Jester, was caught in a deadly 330 Conibear body-gripping trap on Swift Creek in Afton, WY. Jester’s owner, Becky, struggled to release the Conibear but was unable to, and Jester died in front of her. It’s devastating to lose a beloved best friend, but to experience such senseless, tragic, and brutal incidents is unimaginable!  There are solutions to these conflicts on our public trails.

Join WU in asking your legislators to pass SF139-Trapping setback requirements and SF140-Trapping education requirements

In honor of the 100+ dogs that have recently lost their lives to traps and snares in Wyoming, please politely reach out to the following and request that Wyoming implement the following solutions to conflicts on our public trails.

SF0139:
Trapping requirements-licenses, seasons and setbacks.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing the Wyoming game and fish commission to promulgate rules to establish trap setback specifications; repealing an obsolete provision; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

SF0140:
Trapping education requirements.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; requiring any person born on or after January 1, 2000 to obtain a certificate of trapping education to be qualified to trap wildlife; providing for a person to receive special authorization to trap or snare wildlife when accompanied by a qualified mentor as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

WYOMING friends, photographers, biologists, scientists, hunters, birders, wildlife watchers, fishermen, fisherwomen, teachers, leaders, and landowners!

Please email or call your legislator, TRW committee members, and SF139 and 140 sponsors (see below). Original words directly from your own heart and mind are more likely to be given consideration than words and phrases that sound scripted.
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TALKING POINTS:
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1) Everyone has a reasonable expectation of safety on our public trails.
2) As our public lands continue to experience a heavy increase in public recreation, traps and trails don’t mix.  People’s and pets’ safety is being compromised when there are solutions to help prevent conflict.
3) The public has worked extensively to move trapping reform forward with meetings, collaboration, compromise, and win-win solutions for trapping conflicts on our public lands.

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Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Livestream available on the Legislature’s website at www.wyoleg.gov
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Wyoming Legislators
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Senators:
https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/S
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Representatives:
https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/H

 

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Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources (TRW)
Co-chair Senator:
307-259-4194
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Co-chair Representative:
307-690-2767
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SENATORS:
307-359-0707
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307-383-7192
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307-371-8182
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307-679-6774
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REPRESENTATIVES:
307-690-2767
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307-277-4782
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307-922-0202
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307-217-0345
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307-421-4711
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307-262-8075
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307-670-0202
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307-321-5624
307-799-8944
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SF139 SPONSORS:
Senator Barry Crago
207-267-9789
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Senator Dan Dockstader
307-885-9705
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Senator. Ogden Driskill
307-680-5555
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Senator Bill Landen
307-259-4194
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Rep Andrew Byron
307-690-2767
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Rep Dalton Banks
307-272-7255
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Rep Bob Davis
307-380-6457
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Rep Jeremy Haroldson
307-331-2310
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Rep Mike Schmid
307-389-7336
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Rep J.D. Williams
307-340-6006
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Rep John Winter
307-690-0185
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Additional Contacts:
Governor Mark Gordon:
307-777-7434
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Sara Direnzo, Governor’s Office: Sara.Dirienzo1@wyo.gov
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Wyoming Game and Fish Director:
Angela.Bruce@wyo.gov
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Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Director Doug Miyamoto
doug.miyamoto@wyo.gov
307-777-6569

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