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Michigan Trapper Education
The Department of Natural Resources worked cooperatively with state trapping organizations and other interested trappers to develop a voluntary Michigan trapper education program. The first classes were offered in 2009. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about trapping to take one of the classes being offered around the state.
The purpose of the Trapper Education Program is to help individuals throughout the U.S. acquire the knowledge, skill, attitude, and judgment to selectively and responsibly trap furbearing animals. Michigan offers two options for trapper education: traditional classroom and online. Traditional classroom is instructor led. To find a traditional trapper education class go to www.michigan.gov/recreationalsafety.
Some states and provinces require a field-day in addition to the online program to have a valid trapper education certification. The Michigan trapper education certificate meets the trapper education requirements of those states and provinces. In order to receive a Michigan trapper education certificate a student must complete the skills/field day portion of a traditional class and take the Michigan student examination. It is recommended that students pre-register for the field-day portion of a traditional class before taking the online course. Students can find a field-day at www.michigan.gov/recreationalsafety. The online course is free of charge at www.trappered.com (click on U.S. Trapper Education Course).
There may be fees associated with the traditional course and/or field-day portion of the training. Trapper education is not required in Michigan; however, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the conservation community strongly encourage new trappers to take advantage of the educational opportunities of the traditional and online trapper education courses.
Please click on the links below to access the student manual. Note that the entire manual is a large file size and may require significant download time. Depending on your connection speed to the Internet, you may want to click on the links to access the individual chapters.
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