Section 6.2: Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Opossum, Weasel, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Skunk, Coyote, Fisher, Bobcat and Pine Marten Trapping Seasons and Bag Limits
Statutory authority: Environmental Conservation Law, §§ 3-0301, 11-0303, 11-0907, 11-0917, 11-1101, 11-1103, and 11-1105
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§6.2 Mink, muskrat, raccoon, opossum, weasel, red fox, gray fox, skunk, coyote, fisher, bobcat and pine marten trapping seasons and bag limits.
(a) Open Seasons
(b) Bag limits
(a) No person shall trap the following listed species except during the open trapping seasons corresponding to the listed wildlife management units, or parts of units. Refer to Section 4.1 of this Title for a description of wildlife management units.
(1) Mink and Muskrat
| Open season | Wildlife management units |
|---|---|
| December 15 to February 25 | 1A, 1C, 2A |
| November 25 to March 15 | 3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4N, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4X, 4Y, 4Z, 5K, 5N, 5P, 5R, 6R, 6S |
| November 25 to February 15 | 6P, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7R, 7S, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8K, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X, 9Y |
| October 25 to April 15 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6N, 7A |
(2) Raccoon, red fox, gray fox, skunk, coyote, opossum and weasel.
| Open Season | Wildlife Management Units |
|---|---|
| November 1 to February 25, except closed for coyote | 1A, 1C and 2A |
| October 25 to December 10 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6F, 6J and 6N |
| October 25 to February 15. | All other WMUs |
(3) Bobcat.
| Open Season | Wildlife Management Units |
|---|---|
| October 25 to December 10 | 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J and 6N |
| October 25 to February 15 | 3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 4B, 4C, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4X, 4Y, 4Z, 5N and 5P |
| Closed. | All other WMUs |
(4) Fisher.
| Open Season | Wildlife Management Units |
|---|---|
| October 25 to December 10 | 3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4X, 4Y, 4Z, 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 5K, 5R, 5N, 5P, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6N, 6R and 6S |
| Closed | All other WMUs |
(5) Pine Marten.
| Open Season | Wildlife Management Units |
|---|---|
| October 25 to December 10 | 5F, 5H and 6J |
| Closed | All other WMUs |
(b) Bag limits. (1) A maximum of six pine marten may be taken by a single trapper during the open season for trapping marten.
(2) Mink, muskrat, fisher, raccoon, red fox, gray fox, skunk, coyote, bobcat, opossum and weasel may be taken by trappers in any number during their respective open seasons.