How to Trap a Bear

Bear trapping has a very long history dating back to the earliest days of mankind, when mankind donned animal fur to protect themselves from the elements. The tradition of trapping continues today. Read this article to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Learn the regulations regarding bear trapping in your state. You may do this by calling the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or by going to their website.

2. Search for information about bear trapping regulations in other states by entering in "bear trapping regulations in [the name of your state]". In some states bear trapping is illegal or closely regulated.

3. Decide which bear you wish to trap, and learn about that bear's habitat. You may do this by going online to such sites as the Animal Diversity site of the University of Michigan.

4. Choose how you wish to trap your bears, either with snares or metal traps. Both are available at some hunting and fishing stores or at such online store as the Snare Shop.

5. Consider using a guide service when trapping bears. The Maine Sportsman Guide Service is one such service in one of the last states that allows bear trapping.

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Resources

• The Snare Shop has traps for sale.
• Janus has regulations regarding the trapping of bears in Maine.
• Animal Diversity has information about black bear and brown bear habitats.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a great resource game information.
• Wild-About-Trapping has a wonderful history of trapping in North America.
• The Maine Woodsmen Guide Service provides bear trapping services.