The otter is a fascinating furbearer. Both playful and fierce, this water-dwelling, fish-eating mustelid makes long circuits through its home range, typically over the course of several weeks. Its long range movements combined with varying habits can turn otter trapping into a game of low percentages. But with enough practice, the patient and intuitive trapper can master otter … [Read more...]
North Dakota’s 1st Otter Season Closed After Limit Reached | North Dakota News |
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Otter Recovery in West Virginia
Forty years ago, river otters were essentially extinct in West Virginia. Today, they can be found in almost every county of the state. Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail … [Read more...]
North Dakota may join states that allow otter trapping – SFGate
Experts say the otter population is thriving — thanks in part to managed harvests — but animal welfare groups worry the expansion of trapping in the U.S. and Canada in recent decades isn't sustainable. Trappers in North Dakota for years have pressed state wildlife officials to allow otter trapping as the animals have moved into the eastern part of the state from Minnesota, … [Read more...]
Indiana Considers Otter Trapping Season
After a successful re-introduction of river otters to the state, Indiana wildlife officials are considering a fur trapping season for otters for the first time in decades. INDIANAPOLIS — Efforts to restore Indiana's river otter population have been so successful over the last two decades that state wildlife officials say they need to cull the population. The Natural … [Read more...]
Otters Return to Indiana
After many decades of extinction, river otters have returned to the state of Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources re-introduced otters beginning 15 years ago in hopes to re-establish the species. About 300 individuals were introduced, and otters are now found in over 70 counties throughout the state. "We started by releasing 25 otters at the Muscatuck National … [Read more...]
West Virginia Proposes New Otter Trapping Season
Texas isn't the only place river otters are making a comeback. The recovery of otter populations in a number of states across the nation has been an exciting trend, and is opening up the opportunity for responsibly regulated trapping seasons. Just recently, wildlife officials in the state of West Virginia announced their plans to allow the trapping of river otters beginning … [Read more...]
River Otters Making a Comeback in Texas
Once a very rare sight, river otters are starting to appear more and more frequently in areas of Texas. DALLAS — River otters are popping up in Texas waterways where they haven't been seen in decades, giving wildlife officials hope that the rarely seen critter is on the comeback. The animals were believed to have been restricted to the Piney Woods of east Texas because of … [Read more...]