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Credit: D.J. Case and Associates
Caption suggestion: Illinois conservation police officers
ensure that this trapper is properly licensed. Officers enforce
more than 75 laws and regulations about fur hunting and trapping. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR
Caption suggestion: Modern foothold traps are sized for
specific animals and have smooth and/or padded surfaces. The
traps shown here are modified with padding to capture species
unharmed for safe release later. State agencies develop nationwide
standards to ensure that trapping is as humane as possible. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR
Caption suggestion: Modern traps include live traps and
kill traps. Shown here, live traps can be separated into box,
snare and foothold traps, to capture animals without injury.
Square body-grip traps are designed to quickly kill, much like
a common mousetrap. State agencies develop nationwide standards
to ensure that trapping equipment is as humane as possible. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR
Caption suggestion: Trappers must be experts on
each species' habits and habitats, positioning traps to go
unnoticed along familiar routes. This trapper is staking a trap
along an Illinois creek. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR/Adele Hodde
Caption suggestion: This raccoon was caught, but not
before it caused expensive damage to the roof of an Illinois
home. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR/Adele Hodde
Caption suggestion: Raccoons can cause extensive damage.
Homeowners should take steps to discourage raccoons and other
wildlife near their homes. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR/Adele Hodde
Caption suggestion: Brad Reiter, a nuisance wildlife
trapper with Critter Control of Chicago, based in Palatine,
traps a raccoon that caused extensive damage to one Illinois
home. |
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Credit: Illinois DNR/Adele Hodde
Caption suggestion: Brad Reiter, a nuisance wildlife
trapper with Critter Control of Chicago, based in Palatine,
places a permanent cage over a popular entry point to an Illinois
home. Such control measures prevent damage before wildlife have
a chance to set up housekeeping. |
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Credit: Rodney Kehrer/Illinois State Coonhunter's
Association
Caption suggestion: This boy and his bluetick win high
honors at an Illinois State Coonhunters show. |
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Credit: Rodney Kehrer/Illinois State Coonhunter's
Association
Caption suggestion: A seasoned show veteran makes sure
his Plott hound is always on its toes at an Illinois State Coonhunters
Association show. Show judges want to see dogs with tightly
knuckled feet. |
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Credit: Rodney Kehrer/Illinois State Coonhunter's
Association
Caption suggestion: Young coonhunters in the making
pose with a Walker puppy at a dog show sponsored by the Illinois
State Coonhunters Association.
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