Hi there, just ordered a copy of the trapping regs and a book to study to challenge the exam
Just a general question as I have not yet obtained the trapping reg book..
With a resident trapping licnese can I trap on crown land?
Or is it only on private land of course with consent from owner
I challenged the test last year the test I took was probably from the 50's. Sorry all joking aside (70's). The test focussed on animal tracks what they looked like. Beaver food -popular. Focus on animals regs are good to know but very few are on test
A Resident Trappers license is good for private property that you own or have written permission from the owner to trap on. Apparently there is crown land that is available to trap on that is not part of an RFMA (trapline) but I wouldn't know where it is. I'm thinking that there may be small pockets of crown land throughout the province that is not part of an RFMA.
I did my Resident Trappers test just before Christmas and like bill mentioned, there weren't a lot of questions about the regs on it. The questions were directed more towards what you have to know when you have two boots on the ground and trapping.....if that makes sense. Good luck!
you can challenge the test, its not difficult. it's only a very small part of the overall picture.
way better off taking the course. it should be mandatory IMO.
by taking the course you'll be way ahead on all aspects of trapping. from fur handling, too marketing,ethics, sets, equipment, future of trapping,ect,ect,ect.
it's easy to look at the threads here on the AO trapping discussion and see what i mean.
As mentioned.. take the course. It will save you a few years of learning by trial and error. And then you don't have to post questions on AO that would be covered in the course.
As far as trapping crown land...
The only crown land you can trap as a resident is the crown lands that are bordering private lands within a county. If you look at different county maps, they will show the crown lands within that county. If the gov't hasn't changed anything, you can approach F&W with the land locations of the crown land and apply to trap those lands. Unfortunately, most of those lands are usually being trapped by resident trappers already.
As for the large tracts of crown land in the green area of Alberta, most of those lands are part of someones long line.
I hope you enjoy the work you are about to make for yourself. Trapping mght be fun but it is mostly hard work.
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