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6 days ago · Step 1: Successful trappers must register their otter within 24 hours using CheckIN Game. Step 2: Successful trappers must skin the otter and separate the pelt from the carcass before registering the pelt with a designated Indiana DNR employee or official Indiana DNR river otter check station. You must present the skinned river otter carcass ...
Indiana River Otter Physical Registration Locations and Fur Tagging Dates 2022-2023 Harvest Season. Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area 5822 N Fish and Wildlife Ln. Meadryville, IN 47957 (219) 843-4841.
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The river otter trapping season is from Nov. 15 through March 15 and only in counties open for harvest. A valid Indiana trapping license is required to set traps for river otters. An individual who sets a trap for river otter must be at least 10 years old, unless the individual has passed a state-certified trapper education course.
Temporarily establishes counties and the statewide quota for the trapping of river otters during the 2022-2023 river otter season. Effective November 15, 2022. SECTION 1. (a) This SECTION is supplemental to 312 IAC 9-3-18.2. (b) An individual may take a river otter as authorized in 312 IAC 9-3-18.2 in the following counties only: (1) Adams. (2 ...
The river otter season will run concurrent with the beaver trapping season (Nov. 15 to March 15 of the following year). River otter and beaver share similar habitat types. The potential to trap one while targeting the other is always a possibility. The DFW has designated 66 counties open for otter trapping with 26 central Indiana counties closed.
1. Are otters legal to own in Indiana? Yes, otters are legal to own in Indiana with the proper permits and licenses from the state wildlife agency. 2. What are the requirements for owning an otter in Indiana? Owners must meet specific criteria, including providing adequate housing, nutrition, and medical care for the otter. 3.
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Mar 2, 2022 · March 2, 2022. “R iver otters were a native species to Indiana but they were extirpated from our state,” explained Patrick Zollner, professor of quantitative ecology. With fur hundreds of times denser than human hair, otters were the target of trapping and unregulated harvesting. In 1942, they were officially classified as extinct from Indiana.