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BEARS

Intentional/unintentional target

Type of trap

Killed  (total: 131)

Released  (total: 1)

Intentional

Leg snare

  107

   0

Intentional

Firearms

      3

   0

Intentional

Neck snares

      2

   0

Intentional

Culvert

      8

   1

Intentional

Leghold

      1

   0

Intentional

 Dog

      6

   0

Intentional

 Cage

      4

   0

BEAVERS

Intentional/unintentional target

 Type of trap

 Killed  (total: 518)

Released  (total: 1)

Intentional

Leghold

   14

   0

Intentional

Suitcase

      1

   0

Intentional

Cage

    11

   1

Intentional

Conibear

  179

   0

Intentional

Firearms

    94

   0

Intentional

Neck snares

  205

   0

Unintentional

Neck snares

      1

   0

Intentional

Spotlight

     13

   0

BOBCATS

Intentional/unintentional target

 Type of trap

 Killed  (total: 121)

Released  (total: 12)

Intentional

Neck snares

   29

   0

Intentional

Leghold

   77

   0

Intentional

Firearms

   12

   0

Unintentional

Neck snares

     1

   0

Unintentional

Leghold

     0

 12

Intentional

Dog

     2

   0

Intentional/unintentional target

 Type of trap

 Killed  (total: 5,602)

Released  (total:  0)

Intentional

Leg snares

     2

   0

Intentional

M44

  306

   0

Intentional

Gas cartridge, large

  101

   0

Intentional

Aircraft

2,818

   0

Intentional

Firearms

  432

   0

Intentional

Leghold, padded

      2

   0

Intentional

Neck snares

  763

   0

Intentional

Calling device, electronic

    10

   0

Intentional

Dog

    69

   0

Unintentional

Leghold, padded

      1

   0

Intentional

Leghold

1,076

   0

Intentional

Calling device, manual

    22

   0

COYOTES

Some other animals killed:  skunks, 161; ravens, 224; raccoons, 246; marmots, 329.

COUGARS

Intentional/unintentional target

 Type of trap

 Killed  (total:  84)                                           

Released  (total:  1)

Unintentional

Neck snares

    2

   0

Intentional

Firearms

    3

   0

Intentional

Neck snares

  22

   0

Intentional

Leghold

  24

   0

Intentional

Leg snares

    1

   0

Unintentional

Leg snares

    2

   0

Unintentional

Leg snares

    2

   0

Intentional

Dog

  30

   1

BADGERS

Intentional/unintentional target

Type of trap

Killed  (total: 106)

Released  (total: 2)

Unintentional

Leghold

  0

  2

Intentional

Gas cartridge, large

  1

  0

Intentional

Neck snare

  5

  0

Intentional

Leghold

 90

  0

Intentional

Firearms

  9

  0

Year 2006

Animals killed in Oregon by the USDA Wildlife Service.

 

Selected data abstracted from the USDAWS website (click here).

 

 

                 Click on the year:  2004   2005   2006   2007

Check Times:

•  Leghold, foot/leg snares, cages, and culverts - every 76 hours.

•  Neck snares & Conibear  traps - every 30 days.

 

 

 

 

The Wildlife Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture, acts as the primary animal control agent in the USA. The Wildlife Service enters into contracts with municipalities, counties, businesses, and individuals to exterminate animals deemed problems, actual or potential. Ranchers, farmers and timber companies are among its best customers.

 

            

Type of trap/

method

Badgers killed

Bears killed

Beavers killed

Bobcats killed

Coyotes killed

Red foxes killed

Cougars killed

Leghold

  35

   7

   31

   34

  892

   44

   20

Aircraft

    2

 

 

 

2,113

 

 

Neck snare

    7

   8

 200

   15

  531

   28

   18

Cage

  

  22

   38

 

      1

 

 

Poison

 

  15

 

    11

  302 (M44: 276)

     2

   30

Conibear

 

 

 256

 

      1

 

 

Foot snare

 

138

   38

     4

 

 

    3

Call

 

 

 

 

     33

 

    1

Spotlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Killed in Den

 

 

 

 

    91

 

 

Firearm

    4

    3

   44

     3

  290

   18

    1

Total

   48

(3 nontarget)

193

(5 nontarget)

 607

(5 nontarget)

    67

4,254

    92

(2 nontarget)

   73

(3 nontarget)

Year 2005

Some other animals killed: crows, 147; gulls, 1,011; jays, 104; ravens, 105; starlings, 9,328; marmots, 223; raccoons, 235; opposums, 36, skunks, 147.

Type of trap/

method

Badgers killed

Bears killed

Beavers killed

Bobcats killed

Coyotes killed

Red foxes killed

Cougars killed

Leghold

   66

     2

      13

    29

  889

   43

  13

Aircraft

 

 

 

 

1,490

 

 

Neck snare

    8

     6

    277

    18

  784

   30

  16

Cage

   

   22

      31

      1

 

 

    3

Poison

 

     3

 

    10

  193

(114 M44)

     5

  34

Conibear

 

 

    140

 

 

 

 

Foot snare

 

 121

    

 

 

 

    2

Call

 

 

 

      3

  171

     1

 

Spotlight

 

 

      79

 

 

 

 

Killed in Den

 

 

 

 

  103

 

 

Firearm

    9

   13

      33

 

  181

   10

    2

Total

   83

(5 nontarget)

 172

    573

(1 nontarget)

    61

(5 nontarget)

3,811

   90