There are some real bastards out there that don't give a damn.
You are correct. Not every trapper is ethical, and follows the rules and regulations to the letter.......just as not every hunter does so either, and anyone else for that matter. Caught some local Mennonites setting traps on posted land, and they were checking them every 2 or 3 days, or whenever they had the time. Called the game warden and he ticketed them, they went before a judge and pleaded this "we're just poor working people trying to make a living" to him, and the judge let them walk.
I often set traps for varmints around my farm, both live and leg hold traps, and I always check them every day. If I see that I'm going to get busy and can't check them properly, I'll pull them.
