Welcome To Footloose Montana, a 501(c)3 non-profit organizatio… promoting trap-free public lands for people, pets and wildlife!
E-mail: info@footloosemontana.org; Ph: (406) 274 7878; Mail: P.O. Box 8884, Missoula, MT 59807Alert! The 2011-12 trapping season is in full swing, and we have already received reports on dogs injured in traps. For more information on the most recent alerts on trap locations and incidents involving dogs, please click here.
“We trappers do cause pain and suffering to animals and apologize to no one” Dennis “Foothold” Schutz, Vice-President West of the Montana Trappers Association (MTA)
Every year, tens of thousands of steel-jawed leghold traps, body-crushing Conibear traps and throat-choking snares are legally set on Montana’s public lands and along waterways. Montana trappers report to kill an average of 50,000 wild animals every
trapping season, including mink, marten, muskrat, beaver, otter, bobcat, badger, red fox, skunk, weasel, racoon, coyote, swift fox and wolverine. While there is an official trapping season, with some lax regulations, that runs from September through May, traps set for ‘predators’ can be placed anywhere at any time on public lands, all year long. Montana trappers are not required to check their traps in any specific period of time, nor do they need to put up signs to warn the public. Hundreds of pets, endangered species and other non-target animals are injured or killed in traps 
every year! Trapping is an outdated hobby that benefits few but endangers those of us who like to enjoy public lands with our children and companion animals. In a nutshell, trapping is a public safety threat, further endangers already struggling wildlife species such as wolverine, swift fox, fisher, marten and otter, and it presents a case of animal cruelty!
Footloose Montana’s mission statement is to promote trap-free public lands for people, pets and wildlife. We provide information about the threat of trapping to public safety on public lands, and its impact on our pets and wildife.
Please join us in our efforts and consider making a tax deductible donation to help us with our mission. Footloose Montana is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and your donation is tax deductible. Contact us if you have any questions:
E-mail: info@footloosemontana.org
Ph: (204) 274-7878
If you prefer to write a check, please mail to:
Footloose Montana
P.O. Box 8884
Florence, MT 59807