Annual trapping licenses go on sale June 1 each year. They are valid from the date of purchase and expire on June 30 each year.
You must have a current trapping license to set or run traps of any type to catch furbearers during the open trapping season OR to sell pelts or carcasses of furbearers*. This includes bobcat, raccoon, and/or opossum hunters selling pelts and/or meat. You must have your license in your possession while trapping or selling pelts or carcasses.
*Furbearers are beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, river otter, red fox, raccoon, and skunk.
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License Type |
Fee |
|---|---|
| RESIDENT FEES | |
| Youth Hunt and Trap (17 or younger) | $5 |
| Trapper (age 18 or older) | $40 |
| Fur Buyer | $55 |
| Fur Dealer | $400 |
| NON-RESIDENT FEES | |
| Trapper | $160 |
| Fur Buyer | $215 |
| Fur Dealer | $800 |
| OTHER FEES | |
| Non-game Quadruped Breeder | $50 |
| Non-game Quadruped Exhibitor | $20 |