Furbearer & Trapping

Trapping Season: Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
(all furbearer species and nuisance species)

Bag & Possession Limits: None

Licenses: 
Trapping and Fur Dealer Licenses may only be purchased at the Jackson Office, any Regional Office, State Lake, or State Park.

Trapping License:
Resident $25.00
Non-Resident $205.00

Fur Dealer's License:
Resident $50.00
Non-Resident $205.00

Trapper Harvest Surveys

The 2012-13 surveys were sent out April 9 to all licensed trappers.  The deadline for returns is May 1, 2013. 

Rules & Regulations

• Trapping Regulations
• River Otter and Bobcat Tagging Info
• Types of Traps
• Land-Set Traps
• Water - Set Traps
• Snare Traps

Additional Resources

• 2011-2012 Final Small Game Hunting/Trapping Seasons and Bag limits
• Trapper Effort and Harvest Report 2010
• Trapping Manual (Large File so be patient)
• Stretching Beaver Instructions
• Beaver Table Instructions
• Beavertail Preperation
• Board Sizes Instructions
• Grading Terms
• Sizing Pelts
• Fur Harvester's Auction
• Fur Takers of America
• FTA Trappers College
  
• North American Fur Auction
  
• Wild-about-trapping
  
• National Trappers Association