Regulated trapping plays an important role in the ecology and conservation of Minnesota's furbearers - mammals that are hunted and trapped primarily for fur. Read more...
Reminder: Trappers must present the heads and pelts of fisher and pine marten as well as the entire carcass of each bobcat when registering furbearers this year.
Helpful Links:
- Hunting and Trapping regulations
- Small game rules
- Statutes related to trapping
- Emergency game and fish rules
- Enforcement Patrol Areas - find the enforcement offices in your area
Mandatory Trapper Education: Persons born after Dec. 31, 1989, who have not been issued a trapping license in a previous year may not obtain a trapping license without a trapper education certificate. The Minnesota Trappers Association conducts free trapper education courses statewide and issues certificates that satisfy this requirement. More information about trappers education courses is online at the Minnesota Trappers Association 
web site.
Trapper Resources
- Fur Registration Form
- Minnesota Trappers Association
- Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association
- Lynx avoidance brochure (20 pages | 168k)
- Otter avoidance brochure (2 pages | 165k)
- Fur registration Q&A (2 pages | 27k)
- Furbearer Management in North America (43 pages | 1.7MB)
- Modern snares: definitions, mechanical attributes and use considerations
- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies best management practices for furbearers
Reports and surveys
All files are in PDF
Fur Harvest Reports:
Trapper Surveys: