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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Some Minnesota dog owners asked lawmakers to change how body grip traps are used. Lawmakers responded, but not in the way some dog owners had hoped. John Reynolds, whose dog was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1996, Massachusetts citizens voted to prohibit the use of the most common and effective traps for catching animals like beavers, coyotes, and foxes. That left cage traps, such as the Havahart, as ...

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 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 ...