Bobcat freed from illegal trap in Carmel; 2 teens charged
By Michael Risinit • mrisinit@lohud.com • December 30, 2009
CARMEL — Spending some time stuck in a leg trap apparently left a female bobcat in Carmel with a bit of an attitude.
Two teenagers eventually were charged in the illegal trapping of the animal, which was discovered in the woods Sunday off Drewville Road by a man and his grandson out for a stroll. They heard growling and found the animal with its left front paw in the trap.
Carmel police Chief Michael Johnson said the trap was on watershed land owned by New York City, which doesn't allow trapping on its property, and was not labeled with the owner's name, which is required by state law.
The bobcat was released by Kricket and Chuck Dyckman, the town's dog-control officers. The two also run Dyckman's Wildlife Nuisance Control in Mahopac.
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