Trapping and Furbearers

Interactive Map

Pennsylvania Game Commission Mobile App

Seasons and Bag Limits

Wildlife Management Units

Trapping Tips

Permission to Hunt/Trap (PDF)

Mandatory Cold Weather Life Jacket Wearing FAQs

Successful Furtaking Training Manual (PDF)

Modern Snares for Capturing Mammals (PDF)

Facts About Furbearer Management (PDF)

Trapping and Furbearer Management (PDF)

​Beaver
Bobcat
Eastern Coyote
Fisher
Gray Fox
Mink
Muskrat
Opossum
Porcupine *trapping prohibited
Raccoon
Red Fox
River Otter
Striped Skunk
Weasels

All links below are PDFs.

Fisher
Bobcat
Beaver
River Otter

The BMPs are guides and not regulatory in nature. They provide information on devices and practices that are not legal in some states, including Pennsylvania. Please refer to the Pennsylvania Hunter Trapper Digest for the most current information.

All links below are PDFs.

Introduction to BMPs
Trapping Eastern Coyotes
Trapping Red Foxes
Trapping Gray Foxes
Trapping Beavers
Trapping Muskrats
Trapping Mink
Trapping Raccoons
Trapping Opossums
Trapping Striped Skunks
Trapping Weasels
Trapping Bobcats
Trapping Fishers
Trapping River Otter

​Select "Furbearer" in the Report Types filter of the Annual Wildlife Management Reports to view Game Take Survey information.

​Select "Furbearer" in the Report Types filter of the Annual Wildlife Management Reports.

Pennsylvania Trappers Association

Northeast Furbearer Resources Technical Committee

National Trappers Association​