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Horicon Marsh Trapping Bid Application Deadline Oct. 6
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds trappers that the deadline for submitting a bid for the coming season on the Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge and Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area is 6 p.m. Oct. 6.
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Trapping Regulations
The river otter trapping season in the Northern Zone will close early, effective April 1, 2024, at midnight. No river otters can be harvested on or after April 1. Registration can still occur on April 1, so long as the harvest occurred the prior…
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Furbearer Drawing Results
The application deadline for bobcat and fisher permits is August 1. Drawings are held in mid-September. Drawing results for bobcat and fisher permits River otter are now a bag limit/quota species. There will no longer be a drawing for…
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Trapping season dates and application deadlines
The river otter trapping season in the Northern Zone will close early, effective April 1, 2024, at midnight. No river otters can be harvested on or after April 1. Registration can still occur on April 1, so long as the harvest occurred the prior…
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Trapping in Wisconsin
Trapping is one of the oldest forms of hunting. It was the “mountain man” trappers who opened up North America for westward expansion. Probably the first industry in North America, the fur trade continues today. Trapping in Wisconsin is highly…
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Permits for bobcat and fisher
The Wisconsin DNR regulates the harvest of bobcat and fisher through a special permitting system. Harvest permits, or kill tags, are awarded through a "preference point" lottery system. In order to receive a kill permit for one of these species…