The short answer is yes. There is not a single valid reason, rationale, or argument to justify maintaining the current law that bans the use of body-grip traps during a highly regulated trapping ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --This is a busy time of year for deer hunters, but the same can be said for trappers. The trapping season began in October, and a group that works closely with law enforcement is ...

Bobcat and fisher trapping season opened on Nov. 28. The bobcat season runs to Jan. 3. Meat baited body grip traps will be scattered across the area woods. Last year a dog was killed in a body grip ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Man's best friend doesn't begin to describe what Joe means to Daniel Brosnan. The 7-year-old Brittany Spaniel has been Brosnan's hunting companion since he was a pup. "We've been ...

Oct. 20 is just around the corner and with it comes a danger that most people aren’t aware exists. The danger can be hidden in the grass, in the ditch, in a box or bucket or even in your driveway ...

The complexities of a bill related to body grip traps, trapping and a wolf hunting season. Sen. Torrey Westrom, Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, Rep. Duane Sauke and Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen talk about the ...

In response to a recent rash of accidental dog deaths in Minnesota, Sen. Chuck Wiger, DFL- Maplewood, and Rep. John Ward, DFL- Brainerd, announced last week that they will introduce legislation next ...

The target is most often beaver. But Wildlife Services body-grip traps – which consist of two square bars of steel that snap together like the jaws of a crocodile – have killed more than 7,800 animals ...

The deaths of at least six dogs caught in body-gripping traps since fall has prompted two Minnesota lawmakers to introduce legislation to restrict their use. And Department of Natural Resources ...

Bobcat trapping season opens Dec. 19 in Minnesota and John Reynolds is worried about your dog. “It happens every year. It’s going to happen this year. Someone’s dog, someone’s pet, or their favorite ...

I have been trapping since the age of 14. Now 66, I have been a professional hunter and trapper for more than 30 years. I have also been an instructor for 25 years — working with the Massachusetts ...