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Owner trapping nuisance muskrats, is it legal.

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Humptulips:

--- Quote from: Born2late on April 02, 2025, 05:20:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: Humptulips on April 02, 2025, 11:08:24 AM ---You cannot retain the pelts outside of the trapping season unless you have a special trapping permit.
That may seem crazy but yes, March 31st to Nov. 1st, if you use cage traps you cannot retain the pelts. If you however have a Special Trapping Permit to use bodygripping traps you can retain the pelts for personal or educational purposes.

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So if I trap them and want the meat do I skin it right where I trapped it and leave the hide?

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No, you can't keep any of it if killed out of season. Same with all animals, bear, beaver, muskrat, moose, you can protect your life or property but if you kill it, you cannot keep it. Of course that doesn't include unclassified stuff like possum, skunk, nutria because there is no closed season.
With a Special Trapping Permit we convinced the Commission to let us keep them mainly because we plead, we needed them to help with Trapper Education classes during the off season so the rule came out a little more flexible.

lewy:

--- Quote from: Born2late on April 02, 2025, 05:20:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: Humptulips on April 02, 2025, 11:08:24 AM ---You cannot retain the pelts outside of the trapping season unless you have a special trapping permit.
That may seem crazy but yes, March 31st to Nov. 1st, if you use cage traps you cannot retain the pelts. If you however have a Special Trapping Permit to use bodygripping traps you can retain the pelts for personal or educational purposes.

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So if I trap them and want the meat do I skin it right where I trapped it and leave the hide?

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I would just maybe not ask and just do. You are a free man, you killed a nuisance critter on your land and want to eat it, dont ask the government for permission

Katalla:
Another policy that I adhere too: SSS

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