May 19–Boise — Hunters and other dog owners can make going outdoors with their pets safer through a two-part training clinic on snake avoidance and trap removal.
The combined event will be held at Veterans’ Memorial Park at State Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway in Boise on Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rattlesnake avoidance training is $40 and registration is required. The trap awareness seminar is free, with no appointment needed.
To registers go to www.snakeavoidance.org, contact event organizer Heidi Funke at [email protected] or by phone at 463-2304.
Dogs are trained in a simulated situations where they encounter snakes, including live ones.
The trap awareness seminar is designed for anyone who regularly takes their dogs to the Boise foothills, other outlying areas and even the greenbelt.
“Most dog owners are unfamiliar with traps of any kind,” Fish and Game conservation officer Kurt Stieglitz noted. “This seminar will provide them with some very practical tools related to trapping, including the steps to take if a pet dog ever ends up in a trap.”
Stieglitz and fellow officer Brian Flatter will discuss the different types of traps that might be encountered including foot-hold traps, body-gripping traps and snares, how each trap type works and how to safely release a pet from a trap. Other topics to be covered include trapping seasons, areas to avoid while walking your pet, trapping rules, and what to do if a trap is encountered.
For more information regarding the trap awareness seminar, contact the Idaho Fish and Game Nampa office at 465-8465.