Had a real scare today while hunting some creek bottom for pheasant. Maggie my beautiful and talented 3 yr old Black Lab suddenly cried out as I heard that metalic snap and a chain yanked hard. Apparently she got nipped only- slightly lame, no blood. Trap was set in the middle of a game trail 10yrds from the creek. But what really got me was that only 10' away from this trap was a large double spring trap rigged in a black 5gal bucket, staked and baited. Big enough for a dogs head. I believe this was one of the underwater-only traps and maybe illegal? I was so mad I put a load of #5s into the bucket,trap and all after heeling in Maggie. I'm still waiting for a call back from the landowner to find out if somebody has permission to trap or if they sneak on. We understood there was nobody trapping when we talked to the wife.
Anybody know if this kind of rig is legal in Illinois or anywhere else?
Anybody know if this kind of rig is legal in Illinois or anywhere else?