What EVERY Minnesotan that is against N.R. trapping doesn't seem to get is that there are 51,205,760 acres of federal land ( 6.8% of the state ) that belongs to EVERYONE in this country to use for legal recreational and commercial activities. Minnesota trappers against N.R.trapping are holding these lands hostage, as if they own sole rights of use as trapping grounds! Total B.S., whenever you guys need help think about how your stance on this issue is going to hurt you.

You need a fur bearer license (trapping) license to possess a bobcat. We get tags for them. If you're a non resident you cant have a trapping license, so you can't possess a bobcat. It's a really touchy subject, and I don't agree with it. When these out of state guys are running in an area that has very few coyotes (lots of wolves), and a high number of cats, it really gives away their intentions.


You cant go deer hunting without a license and tell everyone you're hunting coyotes, that wouldn't fly with the game warden.






Really there's nothing here for anyone out of state to trap if...
1 We dont allow cities tags - martin, Fisher, cats.
2 we block spring beaver.
3 non resident have a later start date.

Aside from trapping with a family member for a couple days what would be the point? I doubt any warm weather guys would chop through a foot of ice to set beaver traps only to find out someone cleaned the pond out on the first weekend of season.

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then dont block the cites species, dont block spring beaver, and let them start same time as a resident. whats their reasoning for not wanting southern minn trappers in THEIR area either? ive been there and done that, during the fur boom years. equipment destroyed, traps and fur stolen on an epic scale, and even death threats. seems nothings changed in all these years.

You need a fur bearer license (trapping) license to possess a bobcat. We get tags for them. If you're a non resident you cant have a trapping license, so you can't possess a bobcat. It's a really touchy subject, and I don't agree with it. When these out of state guys are running in an area that has very few coyotes (lots of wolves), and a high number of cats, it really gives away their intentions.


You cant go deer hunting without a license and tell everyone you're hunting coyotes, that wouldn't fly with the game warden.

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Patfundine, you are one of those people that don't " get it ". You responded to my post but missed the point. You assume that I would follow your logic and not buy a license for reasons you stated. Your position on N.R .trapping doesn't allow any non resident to make a choice to trap on Federal Lands located in minnesota. The point being these lands belong to ever citizen in the USA!

Its kinda wrong pcr2. Every time NR trapping gets promoted by some Minnesota trappers their association and their associations lawyer, get in the way. Many of you should recognize their lawyers name.

There is very little chance that this will ever go anywhere.



There are a lot of trappers in MN that have the same feeling I have on this.

1 I dont have money or time to trap another state.
2 I have plenty of places to trap at home.
3 what am I going to trap that I cant at home???? Possum
4 other than Bobcats or Martin why would you want to buy a nonresident license to trap Mn
5 this is really my #1. I have seen the out of state guys here with their hounds "running coyotes" they say. 99% of the time they are on a cat track with a tree dog not a running dog. I really dont want to see more of those guys here, and they would be.


So when it comes to us voting, I don't care or if pushed I vote No. Sorry it's just how I feel, and no amount of talking will change my opinion.