Wolf Trapping in the Rocky Mtn states is "incarcerating" a whole bunch more than just Wolves----deer, coyotes, pumas, domestic pets, bobcats, golden eagles, ravens, geese, skunks and raccoons all have wandered into these "wolf traps"

Trappers catch a lot more than wolves

Jodi Peterson; hcn.com

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  As the feds handed management of gray
  wolves to Idaho, Montana and
  Wyoming over the last few years, reactions
   were mixed. Conservationists
  worried that wolf numbers would plummet,
   while hunters and trappers
  were thrilled they'd get to legally pursue the
   predators. All three states
   have hunting seasons now. Idaho started
   allowing wolf trapping last year;
   this year, Montana had its first season.
  
  Despite mandatory state-run education
   classes, though, trappers have
  been catching a lot more than wolves --
  mountain lions, coyotes, bobcats,
   eagles, fishers, deer, moose, even family
  pets. Hikers and skiers have
   encountered wolf traps on public lands
   close to trails. In January, a
  National Park Service employee accidentally
   stepped into one, just
   outside Glacier National Park; the next month,
  a dog got three of its
  legs caught in two different traps at once south
   of Livingston, Mont.
   Below are some figures from Idaho's 2011-2012
   wolf trapping season.
   (Complete data from the current season aren't
   yet available for either state.)

Total wolves trapped
143 Number of people who reported setting traps for wolves *
557; 111 Greatest number of wolf snares set in one night in one game-management
 unit; foothold traps set *
45; 33 White-tailed deer caught; released alive *
45; 1 Coyotes caught; released alive *
9; 3 Mountain lions caught; released alive *
9; 7 Domestic pets caught; released alive *
39; 22 Other non-target animals caught, including bobcats, geese, skunks, raccoons,
 golden eagles and ravens; released alive *
$37,115 to $1,256,966 Estimated monetary value of one Northern Rockies wolf **
$38.25; $333.50 Cost for license and tag to trap one wolf for Idaho residents; for
nonresidents

* Based on responses to a survey sent to 460 people who took Idaho's wolf trapper
education class and purchased a 2011-2012 trapping license.

** according to 2011 Duke University study
Sources: Idaho Fish and Game Department, Duke University