As we're headed to the turkey woods .i get this call on a coon problem , which I did land the job.the customer had called the twp and and they told him he would need a fur trappers lic before he could set traps for his coon . He feels why not just call a company instead of doing it him self seeing he needs a lic . I never realized that these city's and twp that drop off traps for there residences to use is causing people to break state law . In mi you need a trappers lic to trap some animals that fall under fur harvester rules and a small game for the animals that don't , even if you have the wildlife control permit . This rule would also apply to company's that lease there traps to get around the trap check law . In mi you also need to take hunters safety to get a small game lic. Good laws

I wish more people knew that. Animal shelters are the worst. They loan out traps and the customers relocates the animal. Which is also illegal without a permit. A simple letter to these agencys from the DNR along with a little follow up would put an end to that.

All of that stuff is perfectly legal in Wisconsin. It is also legal to use a more violent means to get rid of your problem. But Mr.Woozy can't stand blood so he rents a trap from the Inhumane Society. When he catches an animal it growls, hisses, or sprays at him. That's when he calls me up and I tell him that I charge to come out and remove his victim. That when he says, "Never mind, I'll just wait 'til it dies and remove it myself." How about a big round of applause for the Inhumane Society and all their inhumane customers!

P.S. I can only hope that they reading this too.

I have found the same thing Paul thier kindness only goes as far as thier checkbook.

Pesky, see first bullet under exceptions.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_10880-174605--,00.html

Pesky, Also take a look at Page 5. Section 5.52(2)?....or page 15...number 16.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/IC...it_368507_7.pdf

Dave, every time I read regulations like those I find out that I've been doing stuff wrong for thirty years, but I solved the problem. I quit reading them!

Nothing wrong with going above and beyond the regulations!

That's only on family farms Dave , also has to be a family member , the stuff on the website and there print has miss prints', that's why they have the disclaimer on there , it was funny I watched the last meet the DNR on PBS ,they have people call in and ask Q to the three top DNR guys , they talked on this over and over , they said people get this one wrong all the time , well I wonder why . If you read the website your like open season , you need to look at the law books , thats in the disclaimer as well . They must hire out when they wright this stuff for the guide books .

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j..._3I72Juvbnl-VA. This good to watch , they go over all laws that we don't understand , might seem kinda funny that we need to have this , are DNR is just total broke so this what they came up with

3.605 Raccoon hunting, seasons; taking raccoons doing or about to do damage, person taking considered permittee.

Sec. 3.605 (1) The open season for taking raccoon by hunting shall be October 1 to January 31, except that the open season for nonresidents taking raccoon by hunting shall be November 15 to January 31.

(2) A property owner or their designee may take raccoon all year on property owned by the person when raccoons are doing or are about to do damage to the person's property. A person taking a raccoon under the authority of this subsection shall be considered a permittee as defined by section 5.50 of this order. A written permit is not required, and the person shall be authorized to take raccoon all year by otherwise lawful hunting and trapping methods. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this order, a person taking raccoon under the authority of this subsection may take raccoon at night from July 15 to September 14 using artificial lights, similar to the type ordinarily held in the hand or on the person, in possession of an unloaded firearm while following dogs and at the point of kill for the purpose of taking raccoons if using a rimfire firearm .22 caliber or smaller.

History: Eff. Mar 31, 1989; Am. 9, 1989, Eff. Sep 1, 1989; Am. 10, 1993, Eff. Sep 1, 1993; Am. 7, 1998, Eff. Sep 1, 1998; Am. 2, 2003, Eff. Apr 12, 2003; Am. 2, 2005, Eff. Mar 11, 2005; Am. 9, 2005, Eff. Jul 8, 2005.

No permit needed , still need a lic , get caught driving down the road with a truck load of coon that's legal because that's what the permit is for transport. , the trapping with no lic is a big problem , each coon is one charge , three charges no more permit or truck , 90 days in jail , three years no lic to trap . Coyote you don't need a fur harvesters but still need a small game , skunk and woodchuck squirrel are under small game .

The permit only covers the transport part , still need your reg lic of small game and trapping , if your a farmer no lic needed . The farmer his wife and kids are the only ones that don't need a lic

Just a few years ago they had this mis print saying they where going to have this state wide firearm deer season in oct . People were like really , bow hunters dint like it much . If you look on page 7 there's a notice saying this brochure is not legal notice or a compleat collection of reg ,,,,,, see wildlife conservation orders . That's are hunting trap guide book .

Look at what a permit allows one to do.