Cherry Valley Traps Found

[Happy Gilmore]

Paul-check your email.

Thanks- now I see why someone had a hard time describing it....

[Humptulips]

From the description it sounds homemade and probably one of a kind. If that's the case it is unlikely there will be anymore.
Sure would like to see a picture of it.

[bugs n bones]

yeah i would defiantly like to see a picture!

[Fowlweather25]

A bear trap would've taken the dogs leg off. Sounds like it was meant for humans. Pictures!

[Machias]

It's a 660 conibear, most likely some dumb@$$ set it for beaver or otter.  Look for a brass name tag wrapped around the conibear or the chain, even though it was illegally set he may have been dumb enough to have his trap tag attached...he may do NWCO work and didn't remove the tag...it's worth a close look.  If I was in the area I could walk the bank and see most set locations.

[rasbo]

look like this

[Machias]

Yes

[rasbo]

damn sure dont want one of these on ya,lol,I carry a piece of rope incase I get one of mine stuck on me

[Happy Gilmore]

I didn't know the name obviously but, there were two cases in the last month of dogs getting caught in traps in Oregon too. One died due to drowning. Not so funny thing, it was a trap set by a Fed on a lake where the people lived. It was for Nutria. Their dog drowned near their own home... Feds are saying, "sorry, too bad"....

[Hannibal]

dog should have been on a leash,,,,,,,,,, 

[runamuk]

dog should have been on a leash,,,,,,,,,,

its tough to hunt from on leash  this area is a known hunt training area always has been like since I was a kid in the 70's it has always been a release site as well

sure hope the dogs ok and I would guess anti hunting anti animal owner type person...or a neighbor who hates the hunting use 

[rasbo]

dog should have been on a leash,,,,,,,,,,

x2

[Humptulips]

I get google alerts with trapping as the key word so I read all the stories from across the country, Canada too, involving trapping. This is the time of the year when the animal rights types really play up any accidents involving trapping. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nevada, Utah, Montana and Oregon have had some incidents involving dogs. Probably 20 cases in North America this year. On an individual basis it seems pretty bad but from a larger perspective that's not many for as many traps are set in a winter.
I do think trappers need to push laws that keep us from being tempted to make sets that are dangerous to dogs. I hope you understand that the trap in question is not a bad trap. It was just set in the wrong place and would have been illegal many years ago just by the nature of being set on private property without permission.

[Humptulips]

dog should have been on a leash,,,,,,,,,,

sure hope the dogs ok and I would guess anti hunting anti animal owner type person...or a neighbor who hates the hunting use 

As much as we would like to blame the antis for everything in this case I would think not. Sounds like a beaver set to me. Maybe a neighbor with beaver problems or maybe someone just tempted to break the law.

So you sound like you know the area. Is this area open to the public? Could it be public land?
Really sounds like someone made a bad decision.

[BOWHUNTER45]

sounds like a bear trap

  Yeah me too !!!!