Furbearer & Trapping

About Trapping in Mississippi

Trapping and Fur Dealer Licenses may be purchased at any location that sells MS hunting/fishing licenses, as well as online; at the Jackson Office; at any Regional Office, State Lake, or State Park; or by calling 1-800-5GO-HUNT.

The trapping season for all furbearer species and nuisance species is November 1 - March 15. There are no bag or possession limits. The deadline for returning trapper harvest surveys is May 1.

License Types & Fees

Trapping:

Resident: $25.00
Non-Resident: $205.00

Fur Dealers:

Resident: $50.00
Non-Resident: $205.00

Trapping and Fur Dealer's Permits

Explore information related to obtaining your trapping or fur dealer's permit online.

Obtain a License

Trapping Rules & Regulations

A trapping license is required of anyone 16 years of age or older who traps furbearers (bobcat, mink, muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, and weasel) or nuisance animals (beaver, coyote, fox, nutria, and skunks) in the state of Mississippi, with limited exceptions. No person shall trap on the lands of another unless he has the permission of the landowner.

Learn more about Mississippi's Trapping Regulations.

River Otter and Bobcat Tagging (updated November 2016)

Types of Traps

Learn about foot hold, cable snare, and body grip types, and find information and images regarding how to place land-set, water-set, and snare traps.

Learn more about setting traps.

Annual Fur Sale and Auction

The Mississippi Fur Trappers Association sponsors an annual fur sale/auction in Kosciusko, MS, at the Kosciusko Coliseum on the last Saturday of February. For additional information, contact the Mississippi Trappers Association or Wildlife Biologist Martin Coker at martin.coker@wfp.ms.gov .

Historical Trapper Harvest and License Data