Guys, we know that foothold traps were used in the controversial reintroduction programs .
Is there any place where this information can be found?
Govt agencies?
Published studies?
This is getting to be an extremely hot issue,, I’m getting several groups coming up on my Facebook feed that are extremely pro wolf…yet, they believe it’s nonsense that foothold traps were responsible for the wolves being captured. I don’t engage, and I should probably not even click on to them to see their discussions.

Foothold traps have been the choice of wolf teams for capture & release tracking projects since late 1960s. This was driven largely from studies by wolf expert LD Mech who produced numerous publications on use of footholds for minimum foot damage and least stress. Much of this information/technique was assimilated to later reintroduction teams who also preferred footholds for selective capture & transport of target wolves (and removal of problem wolves).

I have interviewed numbers of well-known professional/Government wolfers, acquired examples of their equipment, and collected many photos & research reports...much of which will be presented in future issues of NATCA "TRAPS" magazine (Tom Parr, editor 614-878-6011).

I have no desire to provide information for such discussions on Fakebook.

Thanks ...good to know