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Support Continued Trapping; Keep Pets on a Leash

Many counties in Montana are now or have been recently under quarantine for rabies

By Richard Funk

It was last hunting season when I experienced the genuine concern of the Foot Loose crowd. These are the folks who are pushing for the end of trapping.

I stopped out at the area I wanted to hunt and before I could leave my truck, the neighboring “environmentalists” would let their dogs loose to run through the area I was planning to hunt. Every deer was stampeded out ahead of the dogs.

The folks who were responsible for the anti-trapping measure seem to forget that many counties in Montana are now or have been recently under quarantine for rabies. It has been the independent trappers who have kept the animals under control.

Soon it will be time to vote for or against trapping, and I plan to vote to support continued trapping and requirements to keep pets on a leash while they are in the woods.

Richard Funk
Kalispell