Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is open to furbearer trapping by special permit only.
Furbearer trapping has been used as a management tool at the refuge since 1986. One goal of the program is to protect migratory birds such as American woodcock and American black duck through the management of predators. Populations of aquatic mammals such as beaver and muskrat are also managed to limit damage to dikes, roads, culverts, and water control structures. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service views trapping as a legitimate recreational and economic activity where there are harvestable surpluses of furbearing mammals and where it is compatible with the purposes for which the refuge was established.
For more information about acquiring a Trapping Permit for the Refuge please contact Maurice_mills@fws.gov or stop by the refuge office.
