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2014-2015 Illinois Otter Trapper Report

Williams, Brent D.; Campbell, Linda K.; Schweizer, Laura A.; Miller, Craig A.

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Title
2014-2015 Illinois Otter Trapper Report
Author(s)
  • Williams, Brent D.
  • Campbell, Linda K.
  • Schweizer, Laura A.
  • Miller, Craig A.
Issue Date
2015-08-31
Keyword(s)
  • Trapper effort
  • otter harvest
  • satisfaction
  • marketing practices
  • IDNR
  • Division of Wildlife U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
llinois otter trapping was reinstated during the 2012-2013 Illinois Furbearer Trapping season. During 2014-2015, thethirdyear of reinstatement, 495 Illinois residents who trapped an otter were provided anotter permit; each otter trapper was mailed a 4-page questionnaire. We received 342 (74%) usable questionnaires. During the 2014-15 season, an average of 30 traps were set per trapper over the course of 43 days or nights. Respondents harvested an average of 2.2 otters (Lontra canadensis) for a total of 723 otters, which represented a 25% decrease from 2013-14. Participants also harvested 15,513 raccoons (Procyon lotor), 7,410 muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and 2,557 opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during the 2014-2015 Illinois trapping season. Trapper attitudes toward wildlife related issuesand marketing practices were also examined.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
  • Technical Report INHS 2015 (27)
  • Federal Aid in Wildlife Research W-112-R-24
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90075
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
  • IDNR Division of Wildlife
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Federal Aid Project Number W-112-R-24
Copyright and License 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.

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