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Patrick Durkin: Trappers lend a hand when dogs wander off

This poodle-mix dog wandered more than 60 miles from late August until December in northeastern Wisconsin after disappearing from its owner’s cabin near Menominee, Mich. It was reunited with its owner after walking into a cable-restraint trap on public lands in Marinette County. Today’s foothold traps (r) are used by scientists at universities and agencies to catch animals without harm so they can be released elsewhere or monitored during research projects. (Photos by Melissa Soderberg & Patrick Durkin)

Fur trappers can seem uneasy and vulnerable, even though they’re the most skilled, regulated and well-rounded outdoors-folks you’ll find in our marshes, woodlands, and muddy shallows.
They often don’t share their best stories, fearing their insights will be ignored or distorted. After all, assumptions and ignorance sometimes make others dismiss or disrespect their experiences, causing good deeds to be snubbed or demonized with each retelling.

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