Trapping on land ,takes a signed trapping permit,by the land owner...unless you win the draw on State owned land.

Seems like it was forever ago that Mass outlawed or banned trapping.Probably would be best to let the beaver,coons and whatever else continue to breed and populate and not tap a single one.Use that mess as leverage to work on getting your real trapping rights back.Not the lame arse excuse they have for trapping now.

Yeah Thank you
Footholds were required to be in water 1974. The year I got married
That's funny in a sick way. The huggers wanted them on drowning slides to drown
the catch asap. This past year drowning was banned all together. If we don't keep a close eye
they will get it all.
MTA has brought in a number of younger members the ladt 2 years.
Our president is mid 30s. That has helped to continue the good fight.
Stay safe.
Don

Beavers do not drown..there is no water in their lungs..it is called something else..more technical term...

That was from the Terminal Dive Study many years ago.
Its called Dry Drownig AKA CO2 build up in blood.
Considered a humane way to put a xritter diwn by AVMA.
The no drowning law applies to all animals in Mass. It was ment to
Stop breeders from killing over stock, etc. Also litters of kittens and such.
Itgot warpped into trapping as well. Bad miss on the part of our DF&W
for not seeing that.
Thanks

Do you really think that animal populations would be allowed to grow to the point
that the public would screem "bring back trapping"
Heres how it would go down. USDA wildlife services would propose to do Professional
control and the tax payers would foot the bill. There is no way on earth they would pass on a hugh income base like that. The HSUS likes them better then trappers or private wildlife control operators. because they can file FOIA and get the USDA info of where, what, and how they are killing. On that note the 150+ trappers still active in state would loose it all. Its not great here but better then nothing at all.
Many like myself make a very good living trapping in this state. We use the open trapping seasons and remove the problems then. We get to use the harvested resource(fur), solve problems and get paid way more then fur trapping alone. 30 years full time trapper here in Mass. Just beaver...
Don LaFountain
MTA Directors Chairmen