Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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07/26/21 01:03 PM
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Muskrat are easily caught in colony traps set in the runs, or trails, they make through the vegetation in the water. Set the trap in the run, making sure that h the entire trap is submerged in order to drown the muskrats. No bait needed. Search the words colony trap on the forum and you’ll find all kinds of info
Beaver are a different story. There are people who do catch them in special made cage traps, but from what I hear it’s difficult to do and the traps are expensive. I’ve never even attempted it so I don’t know much about it at all.
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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07/26/21 07:26 PM
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Colony traps are not legal for recreational trapping in Colorado. For your beaver set up, How big of a cage are you using? Carrots are not beaver bait. Cages are very effective for beaver but there is a learning curve.
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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07/27/21 02:45 PM
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Welcome. Lots of great guys in your State fur harvesting association that can help you out. Good luck
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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11/01/23 10:47 AM
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Here is the Legal definition of a "Live Trap" or "Box Trap" in Colorado “Live Trap (Cage or Box)” means a mechanical device designed in such a manner that the animal enters the trap through an opening that prevents the animal from exiting. This is consistent with the Silly law made in like 97 that states, "It shall be unlawful to take wildlife with any leghold trap, any instant kill body-gripping design trap, or by poison or snare in the state of Colorado." As long as the animal enters and is prevented from escape there is no regulation or law that dictates the manner of place, nor the condition of the animal when inspecting. "Live Trap" is a loose definition on purpose. Us trappers prefer it that way I use box traps with pretty consistent results I am not putting up the numbers of those trappers back east where the regs are more reasonable but I take enough to fill my freezer every year I can post pictures of my DIY muskrat and beaver traps but I did steal the design from this site sooooo It might be more prudent to search for them.
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Trapperteacher]
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11/01/23 12:12 PM
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Here is the Legal definition of a "Live Trap" or "Box Trap" in Colorado “Live Trap (Cage or Box)” means a mechanical device designed in such a manner that the animal enters the trap through an opening that prevents the animal from exiting. This is consistent with the Silly law made in like 97 that states, "It shall be unlawful to take wildlife with any leghold trap, any instant kill body-gripping design trap, or by poison or snare in the state of Colorado." As long as the animal enters and is prevented from escape there is no regulation or law that dictates the manner of place, nor the condition of the animal when inspecting. "Live Trap" is a loose definition on purpose. Us trappers prefer it that way I use box traps with pretty consistent results I am not putting up the numbers of those trappers back east where the regs are more reasonable but I take enough to fill my freezer every year I can post pictures of my DIY muskrat and beaver traps but I did steal the design from this site sooooo It might be more prudent to search for them. All animals captured in a live are meant to be alive when the trap is checked. Without an exemption permit colony traps and swim through(fully submerged) beaver traps are not legal for use in Colorado.
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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11/08/23 02:38 PM
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As I'm sure you know, all gripper and kill traps are illegal on public land in CO and so I'm basically handcuffed to box traps (until I can get permission on some local ranches). With the understanding that this thread is 2.5 years old, I guess I was under the impression (as someone who has never lived in or trapped in CO) that all footholds and BG traps were banned in Colorado. Is that only on public? You CO guys can use those on private land?
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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11/08/23 03:53 PM
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So, only cages are allowed on public and non-ag ground.
Agricultural exemptions may be made, but first the land must be zoned agricultural, then,
Damage must be taking place, no preventative trapping is allowed. Landowners must employ 2 means of deterrent first ( shooting, lights, noise, barriers, etc) after that a warden may issue a 30-day exemption, good for 30 continuous calendar days per year. With that permit we are allowed to use traps, snares, body grips as long as they meet the states criteria.
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Re: Colorado Fur Trapping
[Re: Drewe L.]
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11/09/23 01:06 AM
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Interesting. I've never heard it explained in detail, thanks. I just thought that all footholds and BGs were banned completely and only cage traps were allowed in CO. Which....does sound like the general standard, I didn't know about the exemptions.
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