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Furbearer Records

Species Sex Date Taken County Taken Weights (lbs.) Hunter/Trapper
Badger M 11/28/2011 Scotland 27 Joe Closser
Beaver F 1/5/2012 Livingston 72.2 Austin & Chase Minnick
Bobcat M 11/30/2012 DeKalb 31.8 Travis Ellis & Jonathon Wolf
Bobcat F 11/23/2011 Cooper 31.8 Jason Maupin
Coyote M 1/20/2012 Mercer 40.6 Jim Palmer
Gray Fox M 1/14/2011 St. Genevieve 9.8 Kenneth Naeger
Mink M 1/16/2013 Ralls 5.2 Jeff Thompson
Muskrat M 1/29/2013 Boone 3.6 Chuck Regnireb
Nutria M 1/18/2011 Dunklin 10.4 Bart Hiller
Opossum M 1/25/2012 Lafayette 13.4 Kevin Whitworth
Otter M 11/30/2012 Macon 30.8 Jeff Bailey
Raccoon M   Macon 27.2 Chance Bailey
Red Fox M 1/29/13 Cass 11.9 Steven Wiseman

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The rules:

  • It must be from a legal furbearing species.
  • It must be taken within the legal trapping/hunting/cable restraint season each year.
  • Record is for the weight only.
  • Weights are recorded by MDC personnel at either the Resource Science Center in Columbia or at the fur auctions on a specified digital scale.

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Trapping Seasons
Game Season Details
Badger Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Beaver and Nutria: Trapping Fri, 11/15/2013 - Mon, 03/31/2014
Bobcat Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Coyote: Hunting Mon, 05/06/2013 - Mon, 03/31/2014
Coyote: Trapping Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Fox (Red or Gray) Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Mink Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Opossum Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Otters and Muskrats Fri, 11/15/2013 - Thu, 02/20/2014
Rabbit: Hunting Tue, 10/01/2013 - Sat, 02/15/2014
Rabbit: Trapping Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Raccoon Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
Striped Skunk Fri, 11/15/2013 - Fri, 01/31/2014
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