I see people saying they are trappibg coyotes during summer for goverment. I am pretty interested because it will make me become a better trapper her come fur season. How do I do this legally?

Give it a rest!

LOL...

I don’t think you can do that in PA

Pretty sure the gov't doesn't pay people to learn how to trap.....

Well, you have to be at least 18 for one thing. And while it may not be an absolute requirement, these days you'd likely need a degree in wildlife biology, so that would put you at 22. You got a ways to go before you can become a gov't trapper, lol.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. I believe the gov't pays to put quite a few gmen through the Furtaker's college.

I'm sure some of the farmers wouldn't mind if you trapped some groundhogs out of the fields however I'm not sure what the regs are for that. When I was a kid we trapped groundhogs every summer in Pa.

I already trapped 3 this summer.

Check with the Pa F&G dept for the regs.

Scouting your line will improve your catch.

Spend more time in the summer scouting and less time on here will make you a better trapper.

Talk to some landowners to see if they are having any problems If you know any adults they may know people who can help you out.
While you are learning tell them you will only charge by the animal
And yes,make sure all is legal-always check regs.

I started in a similar fashon when I was a kid.
I asked my dad how to trap muskrats,he was not a trapper but he worked with a couple people who trapped and I got started thru them.

Do we have any government trappers on here??

I dunno i just got here

Talk to a CO, it’ll be different everywhere. Even the municipality/county will give you bad info….they don’t mean to, they just don’t know. I just finished my first summer beaver job. Let me tell you, you’ll find out quick if you really like trapping or not!…lol.
The worst place to ask a legal question is on social media.

If you only have 650 acres to trap, you might want to wait until the animals are prime before you start trying to catch them. That's not near as much land as you think it is.

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Here is the Pennsylvania code governing nuisance animal control and operators.

For those trapping during the summer not on their own properties as landowners.

If you want to catch something for profit right now, why not get a permit to catch and sell snapping turtles?

Keith