Predator Bag Limits

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Ozark Charlie

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Just reading our Arkansas hunting regulations books, I find that there is a limit of two per species per day. That is two coyotes, two bobcats, two grey fox etc.
I don't guess it is any big deal, cause two of anything would be a great day for me.
But it got me to wondering if any other states had a bag limit on coyotes, bobcat and fox.
What I had hoped to see change was the 22 rimfire only rule on game management areas, but unfortunately that rule is still with us.
I'd like to hear about other states coyote bag limits.
Ozark Charlie
 
Historically, coyotes have been listed as neither game animals or furbearers, but rather, as varmints in most every state west of the Mississippi River where they have traditionally ranged up and until the last fifty years or so. In Kansas, there are still no prohibitions on how a coyote can be killed or with what type of weaponry, let alone bag limits. As far as bobcats and other legally classified furbearers, their numbers harvested are regulated through altering the number of days in their open season rather than limiting the number that can be taken on any given day.

Curiously, does the same limitation apply to trappers in Arkansas?
 
Here in New Mexico, there is no limit on coyotes, fox, or bobcat. Fox and bobcat are protected furbearers and require a license and a specified season for hunting. Coyotes can be killed year around. Cougar requires a license and a specified season. The state is divided into several zones and a quota for cougar is set for each zone.
 
I'm guessing that here in Texas some politicians brother lost some beef to one of each of the above listed animals and therefore declared open seasons with no bag limits on Bobcat, Coyote and Cougar... I guess it's who ya know huh?? LOL

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In Texas, Bobcats and coyotes are not considered furbearers but predators. All fox species on the other hand are considered furbearers. There is no limit on bobcat and coyotes, althought a hunting license is required to hunt them. Furbearers on the other hand have a one per day limit for "recreational" harvest and again a hunting license is required. During trapping season, however, a trapping license allows you to take unlimited furbears (including fox). Without the trapping license, you are restricted to the one per day "recreational" limit. That means that without the trapping license you may only kill one furbearer of any species. You could not legally kill say one coon and one fox in the same day since they are both furbearers. Although bobcats are not considered furbearers, any pelts that are transported across state lines or sold must be tagged with a CITES tag.
 
OC,

I just read that yesterday, also. Again, like you, I was hoping to get a break on the rimfire on state managed property. There is a WMA (~1500 acres) less than 10 minutes from my house that holds coyotes and I am planning on hitting it a few times this year.

This state has just never been hunter friendly to anyone but duck, deer, and maybe turkey hunters. I don't know about your part of the Ozarks, but the part I am from has plenty of 'yotes to go around.
 
OC,
Here in Michigan,there is no limit on coyotes or foxes. The limit for Bobcat in the upper region of the Lower Peninsula is one per season, by hunting methods only. The limit in the Upper Peninsula is 3 per season, taken by hunting or trapping methods. No bobcats can be shot at night, and we have a rimfire only restriction for after dark. cg
 
Here in Alaska under a hunting license coyote (10 per season, 9/1-4/30), wolf (5 per season,8/10-4/30), fox (10,9/1-3/31), wolverine (1,9/1-3/31) & lynx (2,11/1-3/15) all have seasons and limits per season depending on where or what unit you are in. But under a trapping license there are usually no limits but there is a later & shorter season usually begining in nov & running into march. So you have to pay a bit of attention to species and time of year and what license that you are taking it under. You must also follow the "method and means" permitted under that license. My combo hunting, trapping, fishing license costs me $53 bucks so it is no big deal. $15 of it is the trapping one and well worth it as the limits disappear and most other fur bearers can then be taken.

In one of the units (13) there is a limit of 10 wolves per day under a hunting license. They have a bit of a predator problem there!
 
California has no limit on coyotes and no season, they can be taken all year long. Bobcats, gray fox and badgers are furbearers and do have a season. Hunters must get bobcats tags, 5 bobcats per year per hunter. Trappers can take all they want? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif Now thats a stupid rule if I ever heard one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Lance H
I did not know the answer to your question, as I have not trapped for 30 years. But looked it up and the trappers have no limit on furbearers, but of course a much shorter season.
In AR furbearers are badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray and red fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, skunk and weasel.
Two per day per species for hunters with some exceptions for coon hunters, and no limit for trappers.
I don't begrudge the trappers. I used to be one before I got old, fat and lazy, but it does not seem to make much sense.
OC
 
Bill B
You hit the nail on the head. AG&FC has never been predator caller friendly. Friend John Heuston in LR has got them to make some changes to the caliber laws on private land, but has made no headway on the public lands issue. The duck, deer, and turkey hunters have a lot of clout, but we have no voice on the commission.
I live within 10 minutes of the White Rock Management area 280,000 acres where I have to use a .22 rimfire, except during gun deer season. Or of course shotgun, but even then we are limit to T shot or smaller. Pretty frustrating.
Where are you located.
OC
 


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