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Trapper Education

Trapping is part of our North American heritage. First-time trappers in many states and Canadian provinces must complete a trapper education program covering skills, regulations, and trapping’s role in scientific wildlife management. Trapper education programs teach basic techniques with a strong focus on the responsible treatment of animals, legal methods, safety, selectivity, and ethical trapper behavior.

This Trapper Education Program was developed by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA). The Association represents professionals from the fish and wildlife agencies of the states, provinces, and federal governments of the U.S. and Canada. The program was developed to:

• protect the health, safety, and welfare of people, wildlife, and domestic animals
• support wildlife conservation programs that sustain species and ecosystems for the benefit of future generations
• increase the benefits society currently receives from regulated trapping activities

Arkansas Trappers Association Trapper Workshop

Learn about the upcoming trapper workshop on October 24 - October 26, 2008. 
http://www.arkansastrappers.org/workshop.html\

Trapper Education Manual

You may download the entire manual or you may download it by section.  Please be aware the entire manual is 13.6 mb and may take some time to download.  Listed beside each section name is the size of the document.  

Table of Contents
Chapter 1  Introduction to Trapper Education	Download Chapters 1 & 2	713 kb
Chapter 2  Historical Considerations
Chapter 3  Furbearer Management	Download Chapters 3 & 4	712 kb
Chapter 4 Trapping Regulations
Chapter 5  Best Management Practices	Download Chapters 5, 6 & 7	929 kb
Chapter 6  Traps
Chapter 7  Trapping Equipment
Chapter 8  Using Bait, Lure, and Urine	Download Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12	2.1 mb
Chapter 9  Selective Trapping Techniques
Chapter 10  Water Sets
Chapter 11  Land Sets
Chapter 12  Cable Devices
Chapter 13  Trapping Safety	Download Chapters 13, 14, 15 & 16	1.6 mb
Chapter 14  Running a Trapline
Chapter 15  Using Furbearers
Chapter 16  Handling Fur
Chapter 17  Responsible Trapping	Download Chapters 17 & 18	1.1 mb
Chapter 18  Furbearers
Appendix A  Traps, Sets, and Attractors	Download Appendix A	359 kb
Appendix B  Pelt Preparation	Download Appendix B	359 kb
Glossary	Download Glossary	357 kb
AGFC Trapping Regulations	View Regulations
Trapper Education Manual	Download Manual	13 mb

 

Best Management Practices for Trapping

Best Management Practices for Trapping in the United States
This document was written by the Furbearer Conservation Technical Work Group of the Association of Fish & Wildlife agencies.  Adobe Acrobat PDF format - 693kb

During the extended beaver and raccoon trapping seasons other species are sometimes accidentally captured. Tips on avoiding the capture of other species such as otter may be found in "Avoiding Otter while trapping Beaver and Raccoon" published by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Best Management Practices for Trapping Beaver in the United States   Adobe Acrobat PDF format -1.5mb

Best Management Practices for Trapping Muskrats in the United States   Adobe Acrobat PDF format - 1mb

Best Management Practices for Trapping Nutria in the United States   Adobe Acrobat PDF format - 378kb

Best Management Practices for Trapping Red Fox in the Eastern U.S.  759kb

Best Management Practices for Trapping Raccoon in the Eastern U.S.  1.4mb

Best Management Practices for Trapping River Otter in the United States   573kb

Best Management Practices for Trapping Coyotes in the Eastern U.S

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