Starting October 24 in Vermont, October 15 in New Hampshire, Furbearer Trapping season begins.
Precautions are in order for those who walk their dogs in Vermont and New Hampshire, especially off leash, in the woods. Some traps, commonly known as conibear, or body-gripping traps, can kill your dog.
Baited conibear traps, up to 8”, measured inside the jaws ( 6-1/2" in NH) are legally used at ground level.
To repeat, these traps are baited.
Information is available on the Vermont/NH Fish & Wildlife websites, including dates for each hunting and trapping season.
A conibear trap is also known as a kill trap, for it is designed to humanely do just that. It’s jaws, once tripped, are nearly impossible to open without mechanical aid, especially to the uninitiated.
Know the danger that exists, and restrain your dogs during trapping (and hunting) seasons in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Please pass this warning on to other dog owners you know. Wear some blaze orange in the woods, and put some on your leashed furry friends too.
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