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trapping national wildlife refuges #6883916
05/28/20 07:46 AM
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my daughter just bought a house here in virginia on the rappahannock river. a couple miles down the road is rappahannock river valley nwr. a little over 9000 acres. googled their web site but not one word on trapping. thought i`d ask on here before getting on the horn to them. anyone ever run a line on federal refuges??

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883928
05/28/20 08:26 AM
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Not sure if this answers anything or not but there is a National Wildlife Refuge outside of Erie, closer to Meadville. I wanted to set a game camera and try to get pics. of otters. Being it was a national refuge the person in charge there told me I had to get in touch with the DCNR. Got in contact with them and they said it was up to the person in charge! Checked again with person in charge and he said that it might be a fire hazard plus things like that (not natural) objects couldn't be left overnight. Now they bid out trapping rights here you have to apply for. So traps are natural? If not then by their own regulations must be pulled each night?? He finally said I could set a game camera which they had to approve plus check each day (over 25 miles one way for me) and they wanted copies of any pictures. (did all this as a friend had set a cam and got pics. of otters and when checking once had them come up to him and tell him he would be fined, whatever unless he got it off right away)
So guess getting in touch with them is the best way as each individual has their own interpretation. (think I would also get it in writing).
May have just been my experience but...

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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883931
05/28/20 08:30 AM
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I havent,but am somewhat familiar with them.Some you can trap,others you cant.I've known a few where you could had their own set of rules which were ridiculous.


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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883949
05/28/20 09:02 AM
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Chech with the refuge manger.


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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883950
05/28/20 09:03 AM
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sounds like trouble but thinking ill stop by next time I'm over there. thanks guys.

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883974
05/28/20 09:42 AM
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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6883991
05/28/20 10:05 AM
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its a site by site thing
https://www.fws.gov/refuges/visitors/trapping.html

contact the manager.

i used to live out that way on the other side of the river


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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884005
05/28/20 10:14 AM
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Flash also check with your game and fish regs.
Here wildlife refuges are closed to trapping. Some here allow a very short and specific hunt

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884128
05/28/20 01:29 PM
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Here it's up to the refuge manager. They split it up into sections and have a drawing. $20 to apply and $100 for a permit if you draw. Hasn't been a problem the past few years with fur prices as they are.
They like you to keep traps away from the roads/trails so as to not upset a bunny hugger that happens past.
A neighboring ranch's cows got thru a fence and ate some grass on the refuge and it cost him $7000. They do lease the refuge for grazing, he just didn't have a permit.


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Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884152
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I trapped one for a number of years. Here, the rules are left up to the manager, some you can work with and some you can’t.

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884156
05/28/20 02:06 PM
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One near me can be trapped. There's a bid process for specific sections of the refuge. I think the seasons may also be slightly different than our normal season.

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884165
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Hu , who owns them things ?

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: Rat_Pack] #6884168
05/28/20 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rat_Pack
One near me can be trapped. There's a bid process for specific sections of the refuge. I think the seasons may also be slightly different than our normal season.

Montezuma??









Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884200
05/28/20 03:34 PM
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Yes, at Montezuma.

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884207
05/28/20 03:38 PM
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Once this CV-19 settles down, call the office and ask to talk to the wildlife manager. The person in that position will know what is allowed and what is not.

Re: trapping national wildlife refuges [Re: flash] #6884217
05/28/20 04:12 PM
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I trapped on a couple and always liked it. I was behind locked gate with the area patrolled by the wardens that worked there. If I saw someone I could call and they came running. It was closed to the public in the area I trapped.


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