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Trapping Season Dates

Bear Trapping Season:

  • September 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011

Statewide Trapping Season: Bobcat, coyote, fisher, fox, marten, mink, muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, red squirrel, skunk, and weasel.

  • October 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011

Early Fox and Coyote Trapping Season:

  • October 16, 2011 to October 29, 2011

Early Muskrat Trapping Season: (WMD's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 only):

  • October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011

Beaver Trapping Season:

  • WMD's 1, 2, 4, 5: October 16, 2011 - April 30, 2012
  • WMD's 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11: November 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012
  • WMD's 18, 19, 28: November 1, 2011 – April 15, 2012
  • WMD's 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 27: November 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
  • WMD's 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29: December 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012

2011-2012 Trapper Information Booklet (PDF)

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