[QUOTE=IanDarkpeak;135163]'ang on a minnit ID...in tha previous post tha said "snare"...now tha's sayin "trap"...there's a difference. I think tha's stumbled on a Fenn trap which are used to catch small ground "vermin" such as stoats, weasels 'n rats.
Tha mention that the dead animal was semi-decomposed...these traps are legal but they must be set in a tunnel to prevent non-target animals being caught and they must be checked at least once a day but preferably twice...mornin 'n evenin...so the fact that the animal was decomposed shows that the "gamekeeper" is usin the trap illegally.
Tha shuduv tekken a photo then passed th'evidence to th'appropiate authority...animal welfare/DEFRA/Natural England/RSPCA.
Don't pick the trap up or destroy it coz that's th'evidence. Also if traps/snares are bein used legally then tha won't be doin fell runnin fraternity any good by annoyin gamekeepers 'n landowners.
That was anutha "public information message".