Search Trapping Incidents Database

A 21-lb female lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently caught in a leg-hold trap.

A 27-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited.

A 21-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited.

A 27-lb male lynx was treated, tagged and released on-site after being inadvertently trapped in a foot-hold trap. The trap was legal and the trapper was not cited.

A husky, German shepherd mix named Kiro was caught in a snare trap that was baited with a large piece of meat. Although the trap was set too close to the road, trapper was not charged. The following June, another trap belonging to the same trapper was found with a chewed off beaver foot still attached.

A leg-hold trap that ensnared a cat resulting in an amputation of one of its legs was set by a wildlife damage control agent intending to catch a fox. The cat, now named Lucky, was found with its left paw caught in the jaws of the trap. Based on its injuries, a veterinarian concluded that the cat had been dragging the trap for several days.

A mountain lion was unintentionally killed in a snare trap set to catch bobcats and other furbearers.

A wild piglet was unintentionally caught in a leg-hold trap. Assumed to have been killed by the trapper.

A 7-year old lab, Bronco, was killed in a 330 Conibear trap while he and his owner were grouse hunting in Schoolcraft State Park. The trap was partially submerged in water, with an intended target of beaver. According to the MN DNR report, the trap was set approx. 50 feet away from the trail.

A fox was found dragging a trap attached to one of its paws. The trap was later found with the fox’s paw still trapped, but the fox was nowhere to be found. The trap was set illegally and the trap with the fox’s paw was turned over to the CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, which is conducting an investigation.