It was the last hunt of the year for Tim Manning Jr. and his golden retriever, Bella, and as they walked out of the woods near Brainerd on a cold December day, the 3-year-old dog yelped. "She was in a ...

BARNUM, MINN. – They came by the hundreds to this sleepy little town, which bills itself as the "Gateway to the North Woods." They were drawn here by a collective passion for trapping fur-bearing ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minnesota hunter is pushing for change after his dog was caught and killed in a trap. Mark Johnson's 7-year-old lab, Bronco, was killed in a body grip trap while they were ...

Bobcat trapping season opens Dec. 19 in Minnesota and John Reynolds is worried about your dog. “It happens every year. It’s going to happen this year. Someone’s dog, someone’s pet, or their favorite ...

To the editor: My sweet little dog should be dead. A week ago a friend was skiing with her from a popular trailhead off the Denali Highway when she was caught in a Conibear trap. There were no signs ...

On the first day of Minnesota’s trapping season, a pet dog being walked by a 6-year-old girl was killed. Schatzie, a 2-year-old dachshund-Chihuahua mix, was off its leash but within a few feet from ...

At Tuesday’s Department of Natural Resources hunting-trapping open house, two sides of the Conibear trap debate sat side-by-side and gave the DNR and earful of opinions: Conibear traps snare, and can ...