BEAVER TRAPPING PERMITS AVAILABLE FOR SELECT CENTRAL OHIO SITES

COLUMBUS, OH -- Free beaver trapping permits for the 2007-2008 beaver trapping season will be issued upon request for Deer Creek State Wildlife Areas and portions of Alum Creek State Park, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

There will be no public drawing for permits.  Instead, trappers may go to the Wildlife District Office, 1500 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215, between December 3 and 21 and receive a permit good for the entire trapping season.  Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Permits may also be requested by mail or telephone at (614) 644-3925.  No permits will be issued after beaver trapping season opens on December 26.

Beaver trapping permits are non-transferable.  Members of the permittee’s immediate family may accompany and assist in trapping while the permittee is present.  Permits are valid only for beaver trapping.  River otter trapping is not permitted.

Beaver trapping season begins statewide on December 26, 2007 and ends February 29, 2008.

All permittees and their family members are required to have an Ohio hunting license and fur taker permit in addition to the special beaver trapping permit.  For more information on trapping regulations in Ohio, refer to the 2007-2008 Ohio Hunting & Trapping Regulations.