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Trapper checking a trap

The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) has developed a set of Best Management Practices for trapping.

  • These guidelines:
    • Identify the best equipment and practices that can be used to trap furbearers.
    • Address the welfare of captured animals.
    • Focus on the safest, most efficient, most humane, and most practical trapping techniques.
  • To learn more, visit the AFWA Furbearer Management website.
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