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DNR promotes sustainable and compatible uses of the furbearer resource.
Hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits are established based on
furbearer biology, distribution and abundance of each species, public
interests and needs and the incidence of furbearer damage complaints.
The following species are managed as "furbearers" in Maryland:
muskrat, beaver, raccoon, red fox, gray fox, nutria, opossum, mink, skunk,
river otter, fisher, long-tailed weasel, coyote and bobcat. |
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Trapper Education Requirement
Effective August 1, 2007, any person who is trapping or
attempting to trap furbearers under the authority of a Furbearer Permit must
first obtain a certificate of trapper education, except that the certificate
is not required if the person held a Furbearer Permit during the 2006-07
trapping season (prior to August 1, 2007). Trapper Education Requirement.
Furbearer Tagging Requirements
A permit is required to possess the meat or skinned carcass of a furbearer
for more than 10 days after the season has closed. Permits can be
obtained from the Maryland Natural
Resources Police (NRP).
The pelt or unskinned carcasses of all otter and fisher harvested in
Maryland must be tagged within 15 days after the season has closed.
Otter and fisher pelt tags may be obtained by contacting local offices
of either the DNR
Wildlife & Heritage Service or Maryland
Natural Resources Police (NRP).
The pelts or unskinned carcasses of furbearers harvested in Maryland, and
then transported across the state line must have a "Fur Shipping
Tag" accompanying them. These tags are available by contacting
local offices of either the DNR
Wildlife & Heritage Service or Maryland
Natural Resources Police (NRP).Furbearer License Requirements
This year you will be able to obtain your non-resident trapping license in
the same manner that you obtain your non-resident hunting license.
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Furbearer, Rabbit and Squirrel Project
2006-2007 Annual Report
Maryland's Mustelids
(Weasel, Mink, Skunk,
Fisher, Otter)
Photo Courtesy of John White
Coyote in Maryland
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