Reynolds wants size 155, 160 and 220 Conibear-style traps eliminated from ground use. Under his proposal, they could be used 5 feet above ground, or underwater.

A Conibear trap is a double-spring trap designed to close on an animal's neck and kill it instantly or quickly. No. 220 Conibear is square in shape, 7 inches on a side.

On Sunday, the Pioneer Press reported on the new Minnesota restrictions affecting Conibear 220 traps, which generally open 6.5 to 7.5 inches wide — the largest traps that can be set on dry land ...

Minnesota dogs still dying in traps Since 2012, at least 35 Minnesota dogs have been caught and killed — and dozens more injured — in traps aimed at wild animals like bobcat, fox and racoon.

Conibear 220 traps are commonly baited and set - on the ground - inside a 5-gallon bucket or small crate. A lightweight, powerful and compact body-gripping trap with a jaw spread of seven inches ...

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 grouse hunting near ...

As of June 12, five beavers were taken from the golf course using a conibear trap, said Harry Sheehan, the water resources chief deputy, maintaining state regulations allow them.

Body-gripping traps Spurring the current anti-trapping movement is the growing popularity of a body-gripping device, specifically the Conibear 220.

View full size Bruce Ely, The Oregonian Doug and Denise McCurtain stand at the pond near their Gresham home where they found their dog in a trap set out to catch nutria. The dog died.

Conibear traps pack a powerful punch, Habedank says, and that's why they're so lethal. Whenever he sets conibears, Habedank says he tries to notify bird hunters he knows who frequent the same ...

Grizzly ran back minutes later, shrieking and thrashing wildly, his head locked in a Victor Conibear 220 coil trap, designed for small game like coyotes. He died several hours later.

Tony and Natalie Lazenby's 4-year-old dog died Wednesday, hours after being trapped in a Conibear 220 spring-loaded trap, The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday.