Testimony By Weldon Bosworth, Ph.D.

Proposal for Rule Changes

• Close fisher season – trapping and firearms/bow
• Three bag limit (season and state-wide) for red and gray foxes – trapping and firearms/bow
• Implement mandatory tags/permits and reporting for all furbearers (see recent petition)
• Decrease firearms/bow season for all furbearers from 6-7 months to 3 months
• Close firearms/bow season for coyote from April 1 to September 1.