What to Trap

 

Furbearer species are mammals that are trapped primarily for their fur and include carnivores such as raccoons and coyotes, rodents such as beaver and muskrats, and North Carolina's only marsupial, the opossum.

A class of warm-blooded animals with fur or hair on their bodies. Mammals are vertebrates. The young are born live and feed on milk from their mothers.

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State
Classification
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Beaver

Castor canadensis

Furbearer

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Range:  Statewide

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Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Game & Furbearer

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Range:  Statewide

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Coyote

Canis latrans

NonGame

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Range:  Statewide

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Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Game

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Range:  Statewide

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Groundhog

Marmota monax

NonGame

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Mink

Neovison vison

Furbearer

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Range:  Statewide

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Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Furbearer

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Range:  Statewide

 

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Nutria

Myocastor coypus

NonGame

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Opossum, Virginia

Didelphis virginiana

Game & Furbearer

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Otter, River

Lontra canadensis

Furbearer

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Range:  Statewide

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Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Game & Furbearer

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Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Game

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Spotted Skunk

Spilogale putorius

Furbearer

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Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Furbearer

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Weasel, Long-tailed

Mustela frenata

Furbearer

Range:  Statewide