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Wildlife Branch
Trapping in Manitoba
Accidental Furbearer Capture Policy
Occasionally, a furbearer will be taken accidentally (outside the open season, for example). A trapper may apply for a Possession of Dead Wild Animal Permit (cost of $10.00 for a furbearer) from Manitoba Conservation as soon as possible after capture. All permits are issued at the discretion of a Natural Resource Officer. All other accidental captures of the same species by the same trapper must be turned over to the nearest Manitoba Conservation office and will remain the property of the Crown. The exception is black bear; Open Area trappers are not allowed to keep a black bear taken accidentally (except in Northern Special Trapping Districts).
