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Show Ir? A It's Your Wildlife I VjM lift I P5KA By Gurth Carter I With the onset of winter, pelts are becoming becom-ing prime and the trapping trap-ping season commences. A license is required for anyone trapping beaver, mink, marten and otter. The law requires that the license must be carried on the trapper's person while trapping; a license is not required to trap predators and other forms of unprotected un-protected wildlife. Bobcats Bob-cats are protected and the entire state is closed to the taking of bobcats. Traps used in taking any wildlife must be permanently marked with the name and address of the trapper using them. All traps must be checked at least once every 72 hours. Traps set for predators must have spacers spa-cers on the jaws which leave an opening of at k-k-k least 516 of an inch when the jaws are closed. It is unlawful for anyone to disturb, remove or possess pos-sess the traps of another or to remove furbearers or unprotected wildlife from the trap of another without with-out first obtaining written permission from the trap owner. It is unlawful to use any form of protected wildlife or parts of protected wildlife as bait in trapping any wildlife in the state. The use of scent baits, castors, non-game fish and unprotected wildlife as bait is permitted. Traps utilized for taking carnivores carni-vores may not be set within 30 feet of any form of exposed bait. Any person caught trespassing tres-passing on properly posted post-ed property without permission per-mission from the owner or person in charge is guilty of a misdemeanor. Pelts usually prime-up in mid-November and remain prime through Murch. Utah has a healthy population of furbearers and unprotected wildlife for anyone wishing to try their hand at trapping. |
