FORBEARER REGSTRATON AND HARVEST STATSTCS 996-97 SEASON Prepared by Michael W. DonCarlos Furbearer/Wildlife Depredation Specialist Minnesota Department of Natural Resources May 6, 997 (
Table of Contents ~ Table. Registered furbearer harvests and total permits issued, 98-996. Figure. Bobcat hunting and trapping harvest by county, 996-97. Table 2. Comparison of bobcat harvest by county, 992-93 - 996-97. Table 3. Time distribution of bobcat harvest by -day increments, 996-97.. Table 4. Distribution of bobcat harvest among takers, 99-92 - 996-97. Table. Bobcat harvest by method of take, 99-92 - 996-97. Figure 2. Fisher harvest by county, 996-97. Table 6. Fisher harvest by county and sex, 996-97. Table 7. Comparison of fisher harvest by county, 992-93 - 996-97. Table 8. Distribution of fisher harvest among takers, 993-94 - 996-97. Table 9. Fisher harvest by date and sex, 996-97. Figure 3. Otter harvest by county, 996-97. Table 0. Otter harvest by county and sex, 996-97. Table. Comparison of otter harvest by county, 992-93 - 996-97. Table 2. Otter harvest by -day increments, 996-97. Table 3. Distribution of otter harvest among takers, 99-92 - 996-97. Figure 4. Marten harvest by county, 996-97. Table 4. Marten harvest by county and sex, 996-97. Table. Comparison of marten harvest by county, 992-93 - 996-97. Table 6. Marten harvest by date and sex, 996-97. Table 7. Distribution of marten harvest among takers, 992-93 - 996-97. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 20 2
Table. Registered furbearer harvests and total permits issued, 98-~ Bobcats Fisher Marten Otter Year Permits Harvest Permits Harvest Permits Harvest Permits Harvest 98 9 678 746 430 9 986 60 3,302,607 2,7 798 3,98 777 987 24 4,92,642 3,02,363 4,708,386 988 40 4,49,02 3,369 2,072 4,070 922 989 29 3,72,243 3,074 2, 9 3,49,294 990 84 2 f 38 746 2,090,349 2,99 888 99lb 06 2,360 28 2,020 686 2,282 8 c 32b 68 2,420 778 2,00,602 3 f 44 0,368 993b 20 2,299,9,92,438 2,24,49 994b 238 2,86,77 2,477,27 2,964 2,443 99b 34 2,20 942 2,268,00 2,79,43 996b 223,7,773,392,62,623 2,29 a Prior request tags and per mits were required beginning in 98 for marten and in 986 for fisher and otter. No possession tags or permits are required for bobcat. b Confiscation and Band Authority removed. --
BOBCAT 996-997 ' \... 3C"'..,or'T\an, a!<e ol '"e 'MXXlS 23 2 20 ~ -r,j 'l - 3' ) _-W_ial<e 4 ii 'e. ~ \ "XJObarcl 4 :ass~ "'-; 22 \ jtkn 7 Nadena :roh Nlr>q 20 =arton 4 douglal ~ 20,pooe.~ CLOSED TOTAL: 223 "'::l'lloqewll " 'acouoare ~ re0n me0e:ne ~ UNKNOWN: 2 incoin /yon i l'looles marm i olue eartn 'anoa..j ' \ 'reeoom <T"ONf Figure. Bobcat hunting & trapping harvest by county, 996-97. -2-
Table 2. Comparison of bobcat harvest by county, 992-93 - 996-97. County 992-93 993-94 994-9 99-96 996-97 Aitkin 22 28 4 2 20 Becker 7 4, Beltrami 8 23 6 20 Benton Carlton 0 8 4 Cass 27 6 3 0 22 Clearwater 2 7 6 3 Cook 2 Crow Wing 6 3 8 Hubbard 3 2 4 2 4 ' tasca 3 39 20 ' Kanabec 4 7 3 6 Kittson 3 3 3 Koochiching 3 6 23. Lake of the Woods 2 2 Lake 2 Mahnomen Marshall 6 4 2 Mille Lacs 3 3 Morrison 4 6 Ottertail 2 Pennington 2 ' Pine 29 26 23 20 Polk, Roseau 3 9 St. Louis 8 0 7 7 ' Wadena 2 2 - Unknown 8 7 8 _y.l. Total 68 20 238 34 223 -~ -3-
Table 3. Time Distribution of bobcat harvest by -day increments, 996-97 season. Sex nterval M F u Total % of Known Total Cummulative Percent Nov 30-Dec 4 0 20 3 7 7 Dec -9 6 2 33 8 3 Dec 0-4 0 30 4 44 24 9 Dec -9 0 3 23 3 72 Dec 20-24 7 3 20 83 Dec 2-29 6 2 8 0 93 Dec 30-Jan 3 2 6 99 Jan 4-* 2 2 Unknown 6 29 40 Total 64 23 36 223 * 2-day interval -4-
Table 4. Distribution of bobcat harvest among takers, 99~92 through 996-97. Year Nwnber of Bobcats Taken 2 3 4 Totals 99-92 # Takers 42 4 3 2 66 %' Takers 64 23 6 4 3 992-93 # Takers 69 2 9 2 06 %' Takers 64 20 9 2 c 993-94 # Takers 90 7 3 7 2 29 9,,- 0 Takers 70 3 0 2 994-9 # Takers 03 2 2 6 9,,- 0 Takers 68 7 8 4 3 99-96 # Takers 67 3 4 2 9 %' Takers 74 4 6 4 2 996-97 # Takers 28 8 2 4 7 %' Takers 73 8 3 --
Table. Bobcat harvest by method of take, 99-92 through 996-97. Trapping Hunting Year Total Trap % of # of Ave. Hunt % of Harvest Harvest Total Takers Take Harvest Total # of Ave. Takers Take 99-92 06 9 6 3. 9 43 4 992-93 68 33 80 8. 6 3 20 993-94 20 47 73 88. 7 4 27 994-9 238 89 79 20. 6 49 2 99-96 34 73 4 3. 4 6 46 996-97* 223 33 60 9. 70 3 33. 3 23. 4. 3 3. 6 38. 6 3. 3 *Harvest method unknown for 9% of total harvest. -6-
FSHER 996-997.._, 6 \ 84 232 29 604 60.2 ::ay Deci<er 42 Jtkn ) ; otter tail ; grant OOuglaS,~ \ 2 odd :'UH Nln<j 32 :arttoll 8 0 pne 24 S~,~ searns CLOSED '.swift ~ "'t----- "':h ODe'M! '\. ~ oc :iur oate. -ernfle te'""" meocne TOTAL: UNKNOWN:,773 30 inc:ow l.,al,~ i i OJue earn ---, ~, VCl.SeCa steete, ; goodhulll i dodge 'arcau.t reeoorn flllmoa i Figure 2. Fisher harvest by county, 996-97. -7-
Table 6. Fisher harvest by county and sex, 996-97 season. County Male Female Unknown Total s x Aitkin 29 20 9 8 Becker 0 Beltrami 48 36 84 Carlton 0 Cass 2 70 20 42 Clearwater 3 3 '6 Cook 7 2 Crow Wing 2 32 Hubbard 4 6 30 tasca 74 73 44 29 Kanabec 6 Koochiching 08 24 232 Lake 33 2 2 60 Lake of the Woods 6 4 30 Marshall 3 4 Mille Lacs 6 Pennington Pine 3 24 Polk 2 3 Red Lake 2 Roseau 34 89 St. Louis 293 308 3 604 Wadena 2 Unknown 7 4 9 30 Total 78 79 97,773-8-
Table 7. Comparison of fisher harvest by county, 992-93 through 996-97. County 992-93 993-94 994..:.9 99-96 996-97 Aitkin 7 23 26 8 Becker 6 4 22 7' Beltrami 34 44 03 27 84 Carlton 8 2 4 4 0 Cass 33 7 8 42 Clearwater 3 3 3 6 Cook 7 7 6 2 2 Crow Wing 8 23 30 24 32 Hubbard 7 6 8 30 tasca 76 77 299 6 29 Kanabec 2 6 Kittson Koochiching 97 48 20 92 232 Lake 7 82 99 43. 60 Lake of the Woods 26 8 43 4 30 Mahnomen l Marshall 3 7 9 2 4 Mille Lacs 6 Pennington Pine 3 7 23 20 24 Polk 2 3 3 Red Lake 2 Roseau 32 68 93 26 89 St. Louis 229 463 66 3 604 Wadena 2 Unknown 2 2 289 30 Total 778,9,77 942,773-9-
Table 8. Distribution of fisher harvest among takers; 993-94 through 996-97. Year Number of Fisher Taken 2 Totals 993-94 # of Takers % of Takers 239 34 460 66 699 994-9 # of Takers % of Takers 32 3 72 69,046 99-96 # of Takers % of Takers 232 40 3 60 87 996-97 # of Takers % of Takers 32 3 726 69,047-0-
Table 9. Fisher harvest by date and sex, 996-97 season. Sex Date M F u Total % of Known Total Cummulative Percent Nov 30 3 8 Dec 29 3 64 6 Dec 2 28 48 3 79 6 2 Dec 3 4 44 98 7 9 Dec 4 40 34 74 24 Dec 44 42 87 6 30 Dec 6 42 44 87 6 36 Dec 7 72 7 3 0 47 Dec 8 6 6 2 9 9 6 Dec 9 4 3 72 6 Dec 0 3 04 8 69 Dec 36 42 79 6 7 Dec 2 34 3 6 80 Dec 3 30 30. 6 8 Dec 4 0 2 07 8 93 Dec 48 4 93 7 Unknown 8 24 84 426 Total 78 794 98 --
OTTER 996-997 4 24 :~rarn 6, a~ rit 't'w! M'.lOds 39 473 62 2 4 }l!kon ; carncn 4 4,. 73 78 ' 33 ~~~ 2 i-----'r...-oouq-llp---. 22 i -r'o'tsoo ' 2 ' ~ \ - i. 20 i ~ 20 ~!!. _;,?""l'lloc,..---'-- ::...<:::: oent " - CLOSED TOTAL: UNKNOWN: 2,29 32 swift ~ ~~ tacouoare ~ ~lo<n meocrie QOOdhue ~ orue ear!l' ' 'ant:ia.j ' '. waseca! steele 'reeoorn dodge fll\ma9 Figure 3. Otter harvest by county, 996-97. -2-
Table 0. Otter harvest by county and sex, 996-97 season. Sex County Male Female Unknown Total Aitkin 44 28 6 78 Anoka 7 6 3 Becker 27 27 4 Beltrami 64 68 33 Benton Carlton 7 33 Cass 74 72 38 84 Chisago 2 3 Clay 2 Clearwater 29 28 7 Cook 3 28 Crow Wing 40 33 73 Douglas 4 Hubbard 46 43 2 89 santi 0 7 7 tasca 90 60 233 383 Kanabec 3 7 20 Kittson Koochiching 7 68 39 Lake 32 30 62 Lake of the Woods 2 4 6 Mahnomen 6 Marshall 8 6 4 Mille Lacs 0 7 27 Morrison. 0 9 20 Norman 2 3 Otter Tail 6 8 4 Pennington 2 3 Pine 38 34 72 Polk 22 22 4 Red Lake 6 3 9 Roseau 9 24 St. Louis 287 8 473 Sherburne 8 4 2 Stearns 9 6 Todd 4 8 22 Wadena 6 8 4 Washington 4 3 7 Unknown 2 3 27 32 Total,00 86 33 2,29-3-
Table. Comparison of otter harvest by county, 992-93 through 996-97. County 992-93 993-94 994-9 99-96 996-97 Aitkin 78 70 83 7 78 Anoka 4 8 20 3 3 Becker 36 38 62 64 4 Beltrami 97 9 66 9 33 Benton 4 Carlton 39 38 40 7 33 Cass 07 4 84 24 84 Chisago 9 7 26 9 3 Clay 2 Clearwater 4 27 2 3 7 Cook 28 44 3 37 28 Crow Wing 83 7 9 73 Douglas 2 Hubbard 44 30 43 48 89 santi 0 9 20 0 7 tasca 93 29 432 24 383 Kanabec 24 32 7 3 20 Kittson Koochiching 2 6 47 68 39 Lake 9 44 76 33 62 Lake of the Woods 20 9 6 Mahnomen 2 2 8 Marshall 6 7 3 3 4 Mille Lacs 6 40 7 27 Morrison 6 3 34 2 20 Norman 4. 3 Ottertail 0 0 9 4 Pennington Pine 76 2 92 9 72 Polk 4 28 33 36 4 Ramsey Red Lake 2 8 9 Roseau 4 29 3 24 St. Louis 87 286 07 48 473 Sherburne 8 7 0 2 Stearns 3 Todd 9 22 Wadena 2 4 3 9 4 Washington 3 7 Unknown 9 3 44 203 32 Total,368,49 2,44,43 2,29-4-
Table 2. Otter harvest by -day increments, 996-97 season. nterval M Sex F U Total % of Known Total Cummulative Percent Oct 26-0ct 30 86 6 2 3 9 9 Oct 3-Nov 4 23 3 2 26 4 23 Nov -9 3 39 8 300 7 40 Nov 0-4 88 7 3 66 9 49 Nov -9 77 32 7 6 Nov 20-24 62 2 2 6 7 63 Nov 2-29 3 4 9 68 Nov 30-Dec 4 90 66 6 9 77 Dec -9 78 3 3 34 8 8 Dec 0-4 46 43 6 9 90 Dec -9 29. 9 4 2 3 93 Dec 20-24 33 3 2 48 3 96 Dec 2-29 24 22 46 3 99 Dec 30-Jan 3 9 3 23 Jan 4-* 4 4 8 0 Unknown 93 69 277 439 Total,00 86 33 2,29 * 2-day interval --
Table 3. Distribution of otter harvest among takers, 99-92 through 996-97. Year Number of Otters Taken.l 2 3 4 Totals 99-92 # Takers 92 4 4 * 4 % Takers 43 2 32 * 992-93 # Takers 86 4 92 4 77 % Takers 32 2 6 27 993-94 # Takers 93 84 92 % Takers 33 9 7 3 994-9 # Takers 20 8 43 349 927 % Takers 27 20 38 99-96 # Takers 83 34 88 80 8 % Takers 3 23 3 996-97 # Takers 27 20 40 283 88 % Takers 29 23 6 32 * 99-92 season limit = 3-6-
MARTEN 996-997 2 382 797 6 ii 'l~ 234 ~ l 'xjobard :ass CLOSED Wllkln i.:atlton ~ :; ~m~ocsl J -~-----' 'T"()(nson <anabec! ~r,-rant--..,..: ~ j C)lf'e TOTAL:,62 i swift :~ UNKNOWN: ~~ 'ac; QU paf'ie ~ tel O/i meacne llflooltl l'i'c" l 0ue eartt' ~ --~--i dakela :e suevr ) ''ce '----j : goodhue, waseca, steele! reeooc-n dodqe! Figure 4. Marten harvest by county, 996-97. -7-
Table 4. Marten harvest by county and sex, 996-97 season. Sex County Male Female Unknown Total Beltrami 2 2 Cook 87 9 0 6 tasca 43. 24 6 83 Koochiching 230 0 2 382 Lake 43 8 6 234 Lake of the Woods St. Louis 30 23 4 797 Unknown 7 3 Total,042 32,62-8-
Table. Comparison of marten harvest by county, 992-93 through 996-97. County 992-93 993-94 994-9 99-96 996-97 Beltrami 2 Cook 80 33 64 6 6 tasca 28 43 4 26 83 Koochiching 206 232 33 2 382 Lake 37 22 299 22 234 Lake of the Woods 2 St. Louis 666 77 707 396 797 Unknown 64 6 49 Total,602,438 i,27,00,62-9-
Table 6. Marten harvest by date and sex, 996-97 season. Sex Date M F u Total % of Known Total Cummulative Percent Nov 30 o 0 Dec 9 39 3 0 0 Dec 2 87 37 2 9 9 Dec 3 64 26 9 7 26 Dec 4 62 26 88 7 33 Dec 2 76 6 39 Dec 6 44 2 2 67 44 Dec 7 98 40 2 40 0 4 Dec 8 69 49 4 22 9 63 Dec 9 67 28 4 99 7 70 Dec 0 0 39 2 9 7 77 Dec 39 22 6 82 Dec 2 4 2 2 68 87 Dec 3 32 47 3 90 Dec 4 48 34 2 84 6 96 Dec. 36 8 4 Unknown 9 29 27.S Total,042 32,62-20-
Table 7. Distribution of marten harvest among takers; 992-93 through 996-97. Year Number of Marten Taken 2 Totals 992-93 # of Takers % of Takers 22 4 740 86 862 993-94 # of Takers % of Takers 76 0 68 90 77 994-9 # of Takers % of Takers 6 20 68 80 846 99-96 # of Takers % of Takers 78 0 7 90 789 996-97 # of Takers % of Takers 7 8 734 82 89-2-