Trapping Incident #145
Reported:
12/22/2004
Location:
Chassell, MI - USA
Species:
Dog
Trap Type:
Kill-type
Incident Date:
11/30/2004
Victim's Disposition:
dead
Victim's Name:
Sheila
Legal Action:
No
Summary:
A hunter had placed Shiela and 2 other dogsin an enclosed running pen on his property. When he returned later in the evening, he found the pen empty and evidence a coyote had dug into the pen. The dogs had tracking collars, and the hunter searched for them. When he found Shiela, she had been killed in a snare trap, designed to choke a coyote in a wire lasso. The trap was illegally placed and out of season.
Result: