Couple’s Dog Trapped Within Feet of Popular Road

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BUFORD, WY – A couple’s dog was trapped by a snare at the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, near a popular campground and climbing area. They parked along the Middle Crow Creek in Vedauvoo to ice skate in the area. They had pulled off the road at Middle Crow Creek, east of the road, right at a well-traveled parking spot to skate around on the ice. Their dog was caught right in the bushes on the north edge of the creek almost as soon as they arrived. It may have been 30-40 feet from the road. The snare caught his two front paws. They were able to release him without injury. A warden investigated the traps after the incident; apparently, there were still snares in the area when the couple left, but the snares were all set legally. This was the third trapping incident in Vedauwoo Recreational area this winter season.

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