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| Title: | 2012-2013 Illinois Otter Trapper Report |
| Author(s): | Miller, Craig A.; McCleary, Meghan E.; Campbell, Linda K. |
| Subject(s): | otter
trapping permit harvest activities |
| Abstract: | Illinois otter trapping was reinstated for the 2012-2013trapping season; all817persons who receiveda 2012-2013resident Illinois otter registration permitwere mailed a 4-page questionnaire, and we received 641(79%) questionnaires.Trappers set an average of 29traps for an average of 38days or nights during the 2012-2013season.They harvested an average of 2.46otters(Lontra canadensis) each, totaling1,506otters. Participants also harvested27,544raccoons (Procyon lotor),9,851 muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and 6,126 beaver (Castor canadensis)during the 2012-2013Illinois trapping season.Sightings of bobcat (Lynx rufus) by trappersand trapper attitudeswere also documented. |
| Issue Date: | 2013-10-28 |
| Publisher: | Illinois Natural History Survey |
| Series/Report: | Technical Report INHS 2013 (39) Illinois Otter Trapper Survey |
| Genre: | Technical Report |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/47547 |
| Publication Status: | unpublished |
| Peer Reviewed: | not peer reviewed |
| Sponsor: | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Federal Aid Project W-112-R-22 IDNR Division of Wildlife |
| Rights Information: | This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested. |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2014-03-18 |