A CHIMAYO MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES IN WHAT THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH IS CALLING ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST HIGH PROFILE TRAPPING CASES. FORTY TWO YEAR OLD MARTY CORDOVA IS ACCUSED OF RUNNING ILLEGAL TRAP LINES THAT RESULTED IN THE UNLAWFUL HARVEST OF A NUMBER OF WILDLIFE ANIMALS…AS WELL AS THE DEATH OF A BELOVED PET DOG, ROXY.
WHEN CONSERVATION OFFICERS SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT ON CORDOVA’S PROPERTY IN JANUARY, THEY SEIZED SNARES AND FOOT HOLD TRAPS THAT WEREN’T PROPERLY MARKED. THEY ALSO FOUND THE PELTS OF BOBCATS, A FOX, BADGERS AND RINGTAIL CATS.
