They should have stopped them when they could. There were 13 in our own ranks that got that law changed and now as the antis grab more (which they always will) who is really surprised. LLL

You can open a cam from a dinky little animal like a fox or western coyote with your fingers,a large animal that has a 75 lb spring fully compressed-no way in Hel are you going to loosen off a toothed cam or amberg wedge with your fingers.
I will put one on your wrist and yank it hard and watch you panic trying to get it off without cutters.

That’s a shame.

I know a bunch of trappers that tried this a few years back. They don’t listen.

Good luck

Our Gfp is focused on one thing $$$$$. We cater to all of these nonresident pheasant hunters and have no thought of anyone else. Ill be at the meeting but i have a feeling that this is already a done deal. Anyone remember the Duck hunting proposal. It was 2 to 1 against adding more out of state license's but they still went ahead and opened up more lisc. That wasnt just the resident's either, that was alot out of state guys saying they want it that way so they can have a quality duck hunt and most of them drew duck tags every other year. This is all about where the money comes from $$$$$$$

I'm sure there are plenty of big buck chuck resident pheasant hunters that would whine if their dog got tangled in a snare, although why they would be hunting public land, I don't know. There's plenty of bird hunters on the south side of Sioux Falls metro that look down their noses at trappers. 10 grand in a super papered dog and fancy gun makes them think they should have more say in this state than everybody else.

I'm fairly neutral on our state agency, they are a mixed bag, but if you want to criticize them for kissing up to big money, we only have ourselves to look in the mirror for the reason. As far as I know, SD GF&P gets no general fund money. If the agency only survives by selling licenses and other fees, they are in a tough place to please everyone so big buck squeaky wheels get the grease...

With the proper ground work laid in place small buck squeaky wheels get greased as well.

Put in the effort and it could work out for you guys in the end.

Good luck Larry, if there is something I could do to help let us know.

Thanks for the offer Steve. We appreciate your support.
We can make a difference if our resident trappers will take a few minutes and express there opposition to the GF&P commission. It needs do asap to be counted.

Not so Nimzy.
A few years ago In SD 13 SD trappers got non residents booted out.

Mother nature and the market would have accomplished the same thing if they would have been patient.

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Not so Nimzy.
A few years ago In SD 13 SD trappers got non residents booted out. [/quote]

So very true!

We might not be correct on our numbers Beav, 13 or so trappers started it by petition, and another couple 100 joined it in support at the public hearing

Agree or disagree with those 13 guys but they showed what a motivated movement can accomplish.

Ultimately, supreme power belongs to the legislature if the SDGFP isn't helpful.

If your going to tell a story at least tell a true story without all of the drama BS! How is a 90+ season booted? I don't like it either but booted is total crap!

Do a little research and see how many species are closed to NR in other States check NV, MI, MT start there then look in the archives for many past discussion before buying into a few cheap shots being thrown around!

Apparently rich and beav didn’t write. I never trapped in SD but I wrote on the behalf of the NRs and they didn’t listen to me.

They let that state get diseased out and ate down. Not enough pressure I suspect.

Well did you vote to limit Non resident Trapping In SD?

Why did you guys have to hijack Larry's thread.

Start a different one.

As an avid upland bird and waterfowl hunter AND trapper, the guy who's dog was caught needs to realize that it is PUBLIC land. Like was stated already, trappers have helped pay for that public land just as much as other hunters and anglers. If someone is so concerned about traps being on public land then they should keep their dogs off of it. I hunt upland birds and waterfowl with my dog about 50 days per year on public land. While I do think option #3 is a reasonable compromise, I also think that if #3 is put in place, it will eventually lead to more restrictions on trapping. Once the anti's get their foot in the door, there is no telling what other kind of regulations they may come up with.

Was the guys dog injured?

I can see BMP in SDs future.
Have fun with CRs,