Trapping & Furbearers

TOOLS FOR TRAPPERS: The Game Commission and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have teamed up to create an interactive map for Pennsylvania hunters. And the official Pennsylvania Game Commission mobile app provides official information for Pennsylvania hunters and trappers.

Limited Trapping Opportunity at Middle Creek:

• Applications will be accepted electronically through Nov. 1 and selected through a public drawing at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, in Lancaster and Lebanon counties, on Nov. 6, 2019. Application status can be checked after the drawing through the same link.

Annual Furbearer Harvest and Furtaker Surveys

All links below are PDFs.

2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Furbearer Population and Harvest Monitoring Annual Reports

All links below are PDFs.

2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Helpful Information

Seasons and Bag Limits
Hunting and Trapping Digest
Wildlife Management Units
Trapping Tips
Mandatory Cold Weather Life Jacket Wearing FAQs
Successful Furtaking Training Manual (PDF)
Modern Snares for Capturing Mammals (PDF)
Facts About Furbearer Management (PDF)
Trapping and Furbearer Management (PDF)

Best Management Practices

All links below are PDFs.

Introduction to BMPs
Trapping Eastern Coyotes
Trapping Red Foxes
Trapping Gray Foxes
Trapping Beavers
Trapping Muskrats
Trapping Mink
Trapping Raccoons
Trapping Opossums
Trapping Striped Skunks
Trapping Weasels
Trapping Bobcats
Trapping Fishers
Trapping River Otter

Management Plan

All links below are PDFs.

Fisher
Bobcat
Beaver
River Otter

Species

Beaver (PDF)
Bobcat (PDF)
Eastern Coyote
Fisher
Gray Fox
Mink
Muskrat
Opossum (PDF)
Porcupine (PDF) *trapping prohibited
Raccoon (PDF)
Red Fox
River Otter
Striped Skunk (PDF)
Weasels (PDF)

Field Reports

Northwest
Southwest
Northcentral
Southcentral
Northeast
Southeast