Winter fur harvesting opportunities

Winter fur harvesting opportunities are abundant. Find season dates, bag limits and regulations for fur harvesting in the 2021 Fur Harvester Digest at Michigan.gov/Trapping.

• Hunting seasons
• Trapping seasons
• Registration reminders
• Contact us and find more resources

Hunting seasons

• Bobcat hunting:
• Bag limit: two per resident fur harvester. Second kill tag is valid on private land in Unit A only.
• Units A, B and C: Jan. 1 - March 1, 2022.
• Unit D: Jan. 1 - Feb. 1, 2022.
• Units E and F: Jan. 1-11, 2022.
• Coyote hunting: year-round, statewide.
• Fox (gray and red) hunting: Oct. 15 - March 1, 2022, statewide.
• Raccoon hunting: Oct. 1 - Jan. 31, 2022, statewide. 

Trapping seasons

Badger trapping:

• Bag limit: one per resident fur harvester.
• Zone 3: Nov. 1 - March 1, 2022.

Beaver trapping (Michigan residents):

• Unit A: Oct. 25 - April 30, 2022.
• Unit B: Nov. 1 - April 29, 2022.
• Unit C: Nov. 10 - April 29, 2022.

Beaver trapping (nonresidents):

• Unit A: Nov. 15 - April 30, 2022.
• Unit B: Nov. 24 - April 29, 2022.
• Unit C: Dec. 15 - April 29, 2022.

Bobcat trapping:

• Bag limit: two per resident fur harvester. Second kill tag is valid on private land in Unit A only.
• Units A and B: Dec. 1 - Feb. 1, 2022.
• Units C, D, E and F: Dec. 10-20.

Coyote and fox (gray and red) trapping:

• Statewide: Oct. 15 - March 1, 2022.

Fisher and marten trapping:

• Bag limit: combined bag limit of two per resident fur harvester, of which only one may be a fisher.
• Zone 1, excluding Drummond Island: Dec. 3-12.

Muskrat and mink trapping:

• Zone 1: Oct. 25 - March 1, 2022.
• Zone 2: Nov. 1 - March 1, 2022.
• Zone 3: Nov. 10 - March 1, 2022.

Otter trapping:

• Bag limit: four per resident fur harvester; only three may be taken from Unit B and only two from Unit C.
• Unit A:  Oct. 25 - March 31, 2022.
• Unit B: Nov. 1 - March 31, 2022.
• Unit C: Nov. 10 - March 31, 2022.

Raccoon trapping:

• Statewide: Oct. 15 - March 31, 2022.

Registration reminders

If you harvest bobcat, fisher, marten or otter, you must bring the animal's pelt and skull to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources registration station for registration and an official DNR seal. Animals should be skinned prior to registration. The skull will be retained and will not be returned.

Contact us and find more resources

Questions? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-WILD (9453).

For on-demand digest access that travels where you do, without the need for internet access, download DNR hunting and fishing digests right to your phone! Find the current digests and downloading instructions at Michigan.gov/DNRDigests.