The biggest complaint or objection to the BOG's rulings on trapping I have seen is their refusal to act on Lynn Mitchell's, the president of Alaska Safe Trails Inc, proposed ban on any trapping near, (key word NEAR), any trail or other popular parts, (key words OTHER POPULAR PARTS), of the valley.  These descriptions of areas are vague at best and far from any type of accurate identification of any single place.  It would seem reasonable to me if exact identification of a specific place might have a better chance on being passed by the BOG for a trapping ban or at least a set back rule of say 200yds for safety reasons .  Checking traps and trap sites every 24hrs is unreasonable in Alaska and would not prevent dog catches.  As far as the issues with dogs being caught in traps, here is an idea, how about keeping dogs on leashes while walking/hiking in these areas?  I know of several people whose dogs were running loose that attacked other loose dogs or bit people in these areas.