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Local trappers harvested about 50 lynx in 2019 and 2020 combined. One researcher expects another peak could come in the next two or three years.

The trap that killed Lola was set legally, though recreators and trappers agree that it was set unethically, since it was too close to the trailhead.

State Rep. Andy Josephson wants to make it illegal to set traps within 200 feet of public trails, but he’s getting a lot of pushback from the trapping community.

Even though Judge Thomas Nave finds Kathleen Turley liable, he states John Forrest failed to prove his damages during the small claims case.

“When you read it, please keep in mind the fact that it will represent what the law requires. It will not represent any notions of approval or disapproval on my part of trapping,” said Judge Thomas Nave.

Monday’s small claims case between a trapper and a trap springer was supposed to last an hour, but after about two and half hours in District Court, it’s stretching into a second day.