JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has asked trappers to report sightings of Wyoming’s most elusive wildlife species.
During the fall and winter, trappers often visit remote locations and see many species of wildlife in pursuit of furbearers.
In Wyoming, furbearer season opens Oct. 1 for beaver, marten, mink, muskrat and weasel. Badger, another furbearer, can be taken as well, with an open season year-round. Bobcat opens Nov. 15.
“Trapper-reported wildlife information can help determine survey locations, develop a predictive distribution map for the species in the state and collect much-needed genetic samples,” said Jason Hunter, Game and Fish wildlife supervisor in Lander, who co-chairs the department’s trapping workgroup.
Game and Fish is asking trappers to report any sightings of river otter, wolverine, swift fox, spotted skunk, fisher, Canadian lynx and least weasel. Reports can be submitted on the trapping section of the Game and Fish website.
