Corrections to the 2017 trapping regulations released

From Fish Wildlife and Parks

This week, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued a correction to the recently released 2017 Montana Furbearers and Trapping Regulations pertaining to future trapper education and future trap modification requirements.

The correction is necessary to reflect Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission action at their August meeting.

In the regulations, the corrections are to information on page 15. FWP staff withdrew a proposal to the commission to require trap offsets and thicknesses. Similarly, some elements of the education requirement were not part of the fina...