After my column about catching snapping turtles appeared in newspapers around the country, I was inundated with information, on which I was so sorely lacking. I learned how to clean turtles, in many ...

Once the traps are set, the team marks the location with GPS so they are easy to find the next day. Lyke noted that some turtles, such as soft-shell turtles and common snapping turtles, are especially ...

TABOR, Ia. — Amber Sharp insists that trapping turtles isn’t so much an art form as it is an exercise in common sense. You need to keep an air pocket in the top of the trap so the turtles can come up ...