Rather than making new rules to restrict trapping in Idaho, state Fish and Game commissioners say they prefer to have trappers take educational classes to reduce the chance that dogs will be caught in deadly body-gripping traps, S-R reporter Scott Maben reports today. Meeting this morning in Post Falls, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission declined to move forward with proposals to restrict the use of “conibear” traps, which killed two dogs in North Idaho last winter.

“I think this whole issue is emotional right now, and I hate to see rules and laws come out of emotion,” said Commissioner Mark Doerr. You can read Maben’s full story here at spokesman.com.