State moves to ban Cascade fox trapping

OLYMPIA – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving to protect Cascade red foxes from trapping statwide.

The agency announced that it will accept public comment through Aug. 9 on a new proposed ruling banning fox trapping.

Under the new rule, it would be illegal to trap Cascade red foxes in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot national forests this year and in future trapping seasons.

"Fox trapping was closed in these locations last season due to an emergency rule the Department filed in February," agency carnivore manager Stephanie Landry said. "If the cur...