Alaska Dog Incident Leads to Guilty Pleas | Anchorage News

In Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, mother and son Laura McIndoe and Trafford Evanoff pleaded guilty to interfering with a legal fur trapping line after their dog got caught in a trap — sparking a rare federal court case that nearly went to trial before they settled with fines. Tensions flared when McIndoe confronted a Fish and Wildlife Service officer, threatening confrontation and accusing him of overreach, while two other traps were damaged and one vanished. Though the trapline was properly marked and permitted, the incident highlights ongoing friction between dog walkers and trappers in shared wild spaces — and the legal fallout has now officially closed, though no public statement from the pair has been received.

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