The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will offer furbearer registration on November 30, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Owen Hall, Room 205, on the University of Minnesota-Crookston campus. Free parking is available in Lot B on the east side of Owen Hall.
The area wildlife office relocated from Crookston to Erskine earlier this year. The DNR is adding this location to continue to serve the western portion of its work area.
Fur trappers must register their pelts in December and January at one of several furbearer registration stations listed in the Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet. Registration is also available by appointment throughout the furbearer season at DNR area wildlife offices. Trappers and hunters must call ahead to make an appointment.
Pelts must be removed from the carcass and thawed for inspection purposes. The entire carcass of bobcats, and the heads of each pine marten and fisher, must be presented at the time of registration. Trappers must present completed site validation coupons for each fisher, pine marten and river otter when presenting these pelts for registration. The site validation tags must be notched to indicate the date and time of harvest. Trappers can obtain four otter tags and two fisher/marten tags, which are available upon request from license vendors. Trappers may have two combined (one fisher and one marten) or two fisher or two marten.
To expedite registration, trappers must produce their license (trappers should also bring their small game license) and should bring the following written information for each animal to be registered: species; sex; date and location taken (county, township and range); method of take, including type of trap used; and the DNR number as shown on the license.
Fur registration forms and additional information are available from the area wildlife offices or the DNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us/recreation/hunting/trapping.
