Two Minnesota men set more than 600 illegal snares for wildlife

CHISHOLM, Minn.—Two Chisholm trappers were charged Monday in one of Minnesota's most extensive trapping cases. They are accused of running traplines that included more than 600 illegally set snares for wildlife across four Northeastern Minnesota counties.

Douglas Anthony Marana, 70, and Roderick Robert Kottom, 68, each have been charged with four counts of illegal trapping activities after a two-year investigation by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in State District Court in Duluth.

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