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Quote from: trippledigitss on November 23, 2011, 09:26:52 AMQuote from: 400out on November 22, 2011, 12:12:11 PM you might have to go to the dentist for it Huh? I dont get it?? Anyway - sweet fox man, I love the color! Not to jack the thread but.... I was thinking how I'd like to setup a cage trap at this private property where the owner is having her animals eaten by coyotes and pretty sure cats too. Seems like I have taken at least 8 coyotes out of there in the last year or so and they just keep a coming. I'd love to get a cat out there too. But - I just assumed I need a trappers license or something? I'm pretty new to hunting all together, just about 2yrs or so now, so still learning the rules and they are a bit confusing to me. I guess I could research it myself but its alot easier to ask people already in the know! Yes you will need to get a trappers license if you want to trap cats. The owner could kill the cats but would have to turn them over to the state so you are better off taking the class and getting the license or finding a licensed trapper to help you out.QuoteLegal StatusWashington: Bobcats are classified as game animals and an open season and a hunting license are required to hunt them (WAC 232-12-007). A property owner or the owner’s immediate family, employee, or tenant may kill a bobcat on that property if it is damaging domestic animals (RCW 77.36.030). No permit is required.The killing of a bobcat in self-defense, or defense of another, should be reasonable and justified. A person taking such action must have reasonable belief that the bobcat poses a threat of serious physical harm, that this harm is imminent, and the action is the only reasonable available means to prevent that harm.The body of any bobcat, whether taken under the direct authority of RCW 77.36.030, or for the protection of a person, remains the property of the state and must be turned over to the Department of Fish and Wildlife immediately.See “Lynx” for legal status.
Quote from: 400out on November 22, 2011, 12:12:11 PM you might have to go to the dentist for it Huh? I dont get it?? Anyway - sweet fox man, I love the color! Not to jack the thread but.... I was thinking how I'd like to setup a cage trap at this private property where the owner is having her animals eaten by coyotes and pretty sure cats too. Seems like I have taken at least 8 coyotes out of there in the last year or so and they just keep a coming. I'd love to get a cat out there too. But - I just assumed I need a trappers license or something? I'm pretty new to hunting all together, just about 2yrs or so now, so still learning the rules and they are a bit confusing to me. I guess I could research it myself but its alot easier to ask people already in the know!
you might have to go to the dentist for it
Legal StatusWashington: Bobcats are classified as game animals and an open season and a hunting license are required to hunt them (WAC 232-12-007). A property owner or the owner’s immediate family, employee, or tenant may kill a bobcat on that property if it is damaging domestic animals (RCW 77.36.030). No permit is required.The killing of a bobcat in self-defense, or defense of another, should be reasonable and justified. A person taking such action must have reasonable belief that the bobcat poses a threat of serious physical harm, that this harm is imminent, and the action is the only reasonable available means to prevent that harm.The body of any bobcat, whether taken under the direct authority of RCW 77.36.030, or for the protection of a person, remains the property of the state and must be turned over to the Department of Fish and Wildlife immediately.See “Lynx” for legal status.
Thanks Kain - same for trapping coyotes - a trapper's license is needed?
Legal StatusThe Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife does not classify coyotes as game animals, but a state license is required to hunt or trap them (RCW 77.32.010). The owner, the owner's immediate family, employee, or a tenant of real property may kill or trap a coyote on that property if it is damaging crops or domestic animals (RCW 77.36.030). A license is not required in such cases. Check with your county and/or local jurisdiction for local restrictions. Except for bona fide public or private zoological parks, persons and entities are prohibited from importing a coyote into Washington State without a permit from the Department of Agriculture and written permission from the Department of Health. Persons and entities are also prohibited from acquiring, selling, bartering, exchanging, giving, purchasing, or trapping a coyote for a pet or export (WAC 246-100-191).
The opossum is unclassified and may be trapped or killed year-round; no permit is necessary. No permit is necessary for the use of live (cage) traps; however, a special trapping permit is required for the use of all traps other than live traps (RCW 77.15.192, 77.15.194; WAC 232-12-142).It is unlawful to release an opossum anywhere within the state, other than on the property where it was legally trapped, without a permit to do so (RCW 77.15.250; WAC 232-12-271). Except for bona fide public or private zoological parks, persons and entities are prohibited from importing opossums into the state without a permit to do so (WAC 246-100-191).Because legal status, trapping restrictions, and other information about opossums change, contact your local Fish and Wildlife office for updates.
The mountain beaver is unclassified and may be trapped or killed year-round without a permit. Although no special trapping permit is necessary for the use of live traps, a special trapping permit is required for the use of all traps other than live traps (RCW 77.15.192, 77.15.194; WAC 232-12-142). There are no exceptions for emergencies and no provisions for verbal approval. All special trapping permit applications must be in writing on a form available from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.It is unlawful to release a mountain beaver anywhere within the state, other than on the property where it was legally trapped, without a permit to do so (RCW 77.15.250; WAC 232-12-271).Because legal status, trapping restrictions, and other information about mountain beavers change, contact your local Fish and Wildlife office for updates.
The nutria is classified as a Prohibited Aquatic Animal Species (WAC 220-12-090). Due to this classification, all live-trapped nutria should be euthanized and not returned to the wild. (See Trapping Wildlife for information, including euthanization.)No special trapping permit is necessary for the use of live traps. However, a special trapping permit is required for the use of all traps other than live traps (RCW 77.15.192, 77.15.194; WAC 232-12-142). There are no exceptions for emergencies and no provisions for verbal approval. All special trapping permit applications must be in writing on a form available from the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).It is unlawful to transport nutria, and all other wildlife, anywhere within the state without a permit to do so (RCW 77.15.250; WAC 232-12-271).
if i didnt live 5 hours away, i would love to take it off your hands