Letter to the Editor: Vote against anti-trapping initiative

Editor,

Are you a farmer who leases state land to plant crops on? Are you a rancher who grazes livestock on State lands? If so, it is imperative that you check out I-177 which will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.

A farmer who leases State land and has badgers digging holes in the field while they are hunting gophers will no longer be able to trap the badgers until all non-lethal methods have been tried by the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks for 30 days.

A rancher who grazes livestock on leased public lands and has a predator problem with coyotes must have the Department of Fish, Wildlife a...