Colony Traps

Colony Traps: Mink that are incidentally captured in colony traps placed for muskrats can be retained.

Enclosure-type devices that allow for the capture of one or more animals in a single set are only legal to use for trapping muskrat.

You may not:

• Set, place or operate a colony trap with a length exceeding 36 ½ inches or with a height or width exceeding 6 ½ inches (Figure 5). If using a round (tube-shaped) trap, the diameter cannot exceed 6 ½ inches.
• Set, place or operate a colony trap within 3 feet of any culvert.
• Place bait, including scent, in the trap or at the set location.
• Set, place or operate a colony trap that is not completely underwater.
• Use a colony trap in conjunction with any fencing, netting or other material placed in the water (including other colony traps) that create an underwater obstruction designed to force or channel any wild animal into the trap.

Figure 5. No person may set, place or operate a colony trap with a length exceeding 36 ½ inches or with a height or width exceeding 6 ½ inches.