2012-2013 Illinois Otter Trapper Report

Illinois otter trapping was reinstated for the 2012-2013trapping season; all817persons who receiveda 2012-2013resident Illinois otter registration permitwere mailed a 4-page questionnaire, and we received 641(79%) questionnaires.Trappers set an average of 29traps for an average of 38days or nights d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miller, Craig A., McCleary, Meghan E., Campbell, Linda K.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Illinois Natural History Survey 2013
Subjects:
otter
trapping
permit
harvest
activities
Lontra
Lynx
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2142/47547
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Summary:Illinois otter trapping was reinstated for the 2012-2013trapping season; all817persons who receiveda 2012-2013resident Illinois otter registration permitwere mailed a 4-page questionnaire, and we received 641(79%) questionnaires.Trappers set an average of 29traps for an average of 38days or nights during the 2012-2013season.They harvested an average of 2.46otters(Lontra canadensis) each, totaling1,506otters. Participants also harvested27,544raccoons (Procyon lotor),9,851 muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and 6,126 beaver (Castor canadensis)during the 2012-2013Illinois trapping season.Sightings of bobcat (Lynx rufus) by trappersand trapper attitudeswere also documented. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Federal Aid Project W-112-R-22 IDNR Division of Wildlife unpublished not peer reviewed

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