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Trapping and fur harvesting in Michigan
Season information:
See each of the species below for season information and bag limits.
License requirements for fur harvesting:
- Base license
- Fur harvesting license
- Residents who intend to harvest bobcat, otter, fisher or marten must request and be issued free kill tags for those species. The kill tag must be replaced by an official DNR seal at a registration station.
Fur harvesting regulations
Fur harvester species
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Badger (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Zones 1 and 2
- Oct. 15 - Nov. 14
- Zone 3
- Nov. 1 - March 1
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for zone information.
Bag limits:
- 1 per resident
Species info:
- Zones 1 and 2
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Bobcat (tap or click for info)
Hunting season dates:
- Unit A, B and C
- Jan. 1 - March 1
- Unit D
- Jan. 1 - Feb. 1
- Unit G
- Jan. 1-20
- Unit H
- Jan. 1-11
Trapping season dates:
- Units A and B
- Nov. 1 - 14
- Dec. 1 - Jan. 18
- Units C, D and G
- Dec. 10 - 29
- Unit H
- Dec. 10 - 20
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Note: Oct. 31 is the last day to obtain bobcat kill tags for a season.
Bag limits:
- 2 per resident fur harvester. One kill tag is valid for all lands and for all units combined. A second kill tag is valid for Unit A ONLY, on public and private lands (excluding Commercial Forest lands).
Species info:
- Unit A, B and C
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Fisher (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Zone 1 (excluding Drummond Island)
- Dec. 6-15, 2024
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- Fisher/marten have a combined bag limit of 2 per resident fur harvester.
Species info:
- Zone 1 (excluding Drummond Island)
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Marten (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Zone 1 (excluding Drummond Island)
- Dec. 6-15, 2024
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- Fisher/marten have a combined bag limit of 2 per resident fur harvester.
Species info:
- Zone 1 (excluding Drummond Island)
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Muskrat (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Zone 1
- Oct. 25 - March 1
- Zone 2
- Nov. 1 - March 1
- Zone 3
- Nov. 10 - March 1
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species info:
- Zone 1
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Raccoon (tap or click for info)
Hunting season dates:
- Oct. 1 - March 31
Trapping season dates:
- Oct. 1 - March 31
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species info:
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Beaver (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Unit A
- Resident: Oct. 25 - April 30
- Nonresident: Nov. 15 - April 30
- Unit B
- Resident: Nov. 1 - April 25
- Nonresident: Nov. 24 - April 25
- Unit C
- Resident: Nov. 10 - April 25
- Nonresident: Dec. 15 - April 25
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species Info:
- Unit A
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Coyote (tap or click for info)
Hunting season dates:
- Jul. 15 – Apr. 15
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for more information.
Note: The use of centerfire firearms .269 caliber or smaller for the take of coyotes, foxes, raccoons and opossums at night is now permitted on public and private lands statewide. Nighttime take with centerfire firearms is still prohibited in all state parks and recreation areas.
Trapping season dates:
- Oct. 15 - March 1
See Fur Harvester Digest for more information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species info:
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Fox (tap or click for info)
Hunting and trapping season dates:
- Oct. 15 - March 1 (gray and red fox)
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for more information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species info:
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Mink (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Zone 1
- Oct. 25 - March 1
- Zone 2
- Nov. 1 - March 1
- Zone 3
- Nov. 10 - March 1
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- No limit
Species info:
- Zone 1
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Otter (tap or click for info)
Trapping season dates:
- Unit A
- Oct. 25 - March 31
- Unit B
- Nov. 1 - March 31
- Unit C
- Nov. 10- March 31
See Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for unit information.
Bag limits:
- 4 per resident. Only three may be taken from Unit B, and only two from Unit C.
Species info:
- Unit A
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Year-round (tap or click for info)
Opossums, skunks, and weasels may be harvested year-round, statewide with a valid Michigan Fur harvesting license. There is no bag limit for these species.