Furbearer Trapping Season Dates & Bag Limits
New York
Hunting
Fisher & Marten Trapping
To trap fisher or marten you must obtain a free trapping permit from a Regional Bureau of Wildlife Office.
| Season Dates 2018/19 | Species & Bag Limits | |||
| | Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 | Fisher and Marten . Season limit of 6 marten. There are no bag limits for fisher. | ||
| | Oct. 25–Oct. 30 | Fisher only . There are no bag limits. | ||
| | Closed | Fisher and Marten | ||
| | Oct. 25–Dec. 10 | Fisher only. There are no bag limits. |
If you take a fisher or marten you must:
- Complete a furbearer possession tag, AND
- Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed.
Mink & Muskrat Trapping
| Season Dates 2018/19 | ||||
| | Oct. 25–Apr. 15 | There are no bag limits for these species. | ||
| | Nov. 25–Feb. 15 | |||
| | Nov. 10–Apr. 7 | |||
| | Dec. 15–Feb. 25 | |||
Beaver Trapping
| Season Dates 2018/19 | ||||
| | Nov. 1–Apr. 7 | There are no bag limits. | ||
| | Nov. 25–Mar. 15 | |||
| | Nov. 10–Apr. 7 | |||
| | Nov. 25–Feb. 15 | |||
| | Closed | |||
Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Skunk, Coyote, Opossum & Weasel Trapping
| Season Dates 2018/19 | ||||
| | Oct. 25–Feb. 15* | There are no bag limits for these species. | ||
| | Oct. 25–Feb. 15 | |||
| | Nov. 1–Feb. 25, except closed for coyote | |||
Bobcat Trapping
| Season Dates 2018/19 | ||||
| | Oct. 25–Feb. 15 | There are no bag limits. | ||
| | Oct. 25–Nov. 16 | |||
| | Closed | |||
If you take an bobcat you must:
- Complete a furbearer possession tag, AND
- Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed.
River Otter Trapping
| Season Dates 2018/19 | ||||
| | Nov. 1–Apr. 7 | There are no bag limits. | ||
| | Nov. 10–Feb. 28 | |||
| | Closed | |||
If you take an otter you must:
- Complete a furbearer possession tag, AND
- Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed.
* In the Northern Zone (see Big Game Boundary Descriptions/Legal Implements) body-gripping traps set on land may not be set with bait or lure if the fisher and marten season is closed.