Results of the 2009-2010 Illinois Trapper Survey
A random sample of 1,200 purchasers of the Illinois resident trapping license (2009-2010 series) were mailed a 5-page questionnaire between March and May 2010. We received 787 usable responses (67% response rate). Trapping license sales decreased by 10% from 2008-2009 (4,146 licenses) to 2009-2010 (...
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ftunivillidea:oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/59127 2024-10-20T14:12:14+00:00 Results of the 2009-2010 Illinois Trapper Survey Lischka, Stacy A. Campbell, Linda K. Spacapan, Molly R. INHS Human Dimensions Research Program 2011-01-12 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/59127 English eng Illinois Natural History Survey Technical Report INHS 2011 (04) Illinois Trapper Survey http://hdl.handle.net/2142/59127 This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested. Illinois trappers Illinois furbearer trappers Illinois resident trapping license technical report text 2011 ftunivillidea 2024-10-01T12:57:48Z A random sample of 1,200 purchasers of the Illinois resident trapping license (2009-2010 series) were mailed a 5-page questionnaire between March and May 2010. We received 787 usable responses (67% response rate). Trapping license sales decreased by 10% from 2008-2009 (4,146 licenses) to 2009-2010 (3,751 license). Trappers set an average of 20.1 traps for an average of 25.5 days/nights during the 2009-2010 season, and they harvested an estimated 117,597 furbearers (24% decrease from 155,496 furbearers harvested in 2008-2009). An estimated 52,431 raccoon (Procyon lotor) were taken by trappers in 2009-2010, more than any other furbearer species. Estimated harvest of other species included 31,942 common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), 1,792 American mink (Neovison vison), 14,203 Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), 1,001 red fox (Vulpes vulpes), 71 gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), 7,697 American beaver (Castor canadensis), 3,784 striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), 29 least/long-tailed weasel (Mustela nivalis/M. frenata), 4,585 coyote (Canis latrans), and 62 American badger (Taxidea taxus). A majority (90%) of respondents reported using body-gripping traps (e.g. Conibearâ„¢) during the 2009-2010 season. Sightings of North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) and bobcat (Lynx rufus) by trappers, and harvest of furbearers by hunting trappers, were also documented. not peer reviewed Submitted by Agnes Stankiewicz (stankie2@illinois.edu) on 2014-12-08T17:25:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2011_04.pdf: 1512000 bytes, checksum: 8573e4a26b1339cfd6f2ea34f3c422ae (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T17:25:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2011_04.pdf: 1512000 bytes, checksum: 8573e4a26b1339cfd6f2ea34f3c422ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-01-12 Illinois Natural History Survey unpublished Open Report Lontra Lynx University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: IDEALS (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship) American River ENVELOPE(-106.568,-106.568,57.317,57.317) |
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A random sample of 1,200 purchasers of the Illinois resident trapping license (2009-2010 series) were mailed a 5-page questionnaire between March and May 2010. We received 787 usable responses (67% response rate). Trapping license sales decreased by 10% from 2008-2009 (4,146 licenses) to 2009-2010 (3,751 license). Trappers set an average of 20.1 traps for an average of 25.5 days/nights during the 2009-2010 season, and they harvested an estimated 117,597 furbearers (24% decrease from 155,496 furbearers harvested in 2008-2009). An estimated 52,431 raccoon (Procyon lotor) were taken by trappers in 2009-2010, more than any other furbearer species. Estimated harvest of other species included 31,942 common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), 1,792 American mink (Neovison vison), 14,203 Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), 1,001 red fox (Vulpes vulpes), 71 gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), 7,697 American beaver (Castor canadensis), 3,784 striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), 29 least/long-tailed weasel (Mustela nivalis/M. frenata), 4,585 coyote (Canis latrans), and 62 American badger (Taxidea taxus). A majority (90%) of respondents reported using body-gripping traps (e.g. Conibearâ„¢) during the 2009-2010 season. Sightings of North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) and bobcat (Lynx rufus) by trappers, and harvest of furbearers by hunting trappers, were also documented. not peer reviewed Submitted by Agnes Stankiewicz (stankie2@illinois.edu) on 2014-12-08T17:25:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2011_04.pdf: 1512000 bytes, checksum: 8573e4a26b1339cfd6f2ea34f3c422ae (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T17:25:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 INHS2011_04.pdf: 1512000 bytes, checksum: 8573e4a26b1339cfd6f2ea34f3c422ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-01-12 Illinois Natural History Survey unpublished Open |
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Results of the 2009-2010 Illinois Trapper Survey |
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