Missouri Support Comprehensive Predator Management on Private Lands.
WE NEED YOU TODAY!!!
Promote Hunting & Trapping Recruitment and Retention!
Science Based Predator Management and Public Education using the Best Management Practices tools written by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Furbearer Conservation Technical Working Group in consultation with significant contributions from Fur Takers of America and Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission.
Missouri Landowners
Missouri Farmers
Missouri Cattle, Sheep & Goat Ranchers
Missouri Horse Owners
Missouri Trappers
Missouri Predator Hunters
Missouri Homesteaders
Make Trapping and Coyote Hunting Great Again in Missouri!
93% of Missouri are Private Lands.
There are an estimated 313,000 family forest ownerships in Missouri. Private landowners own approximately 85% of Missouri's forested land, totaling around 15.4 million acres, according to the US Forest Service.
Missouri is home to around 88,000 farms. This makes Missouri the 3rd largest state in the US for the number of farms.
2 million acres of Public Lands in Missouri.
NO. 1 - Support comprehensive trapping and predator management on Private Lands with 220’s and Snares with some restrictions on placement and use! The same tools that our neighboring states game and fish departments for Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Iowa, along with Texas, Maryland, North Dakota, New Mexico, Virginia, Vermont and Orgeon use.
Missouri = 93% Private Land - Illegal 220's on Private Land
Missouri Adjacent States
Illinois = 95% Private Land - Legal - 220's on Private land.
Arkansas = 82% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Kentucky = 99% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Iowa = 97% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Other States
Texas - 95% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Maryland - 92% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
North Dakota - 90% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
New Mexico - 52% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Virginia - 82% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Vermont - 84% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
Orgeon - 39% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
New Hamphsire 82% Private Land - Legal 220's on Private Land.
No. 2 - Support Thermal Hunting Coyotes January through September!
ROUND 1 - So, TODAY send in your SUPPORT comments to the following links.
EVERYONE PLEASE COMMENT TODAY - The Anti's will try to STOP!
Even if you are not living in Missouri you can still support!
Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Washington, Chair
https://mdc.mo.gov/form/commissioner-contact-form?commissioner=me
Raymond T. (Ray) Wagner Jr., Town and Country, Secretary
https://mdc.mo.gov/form/commissioner-contact-form?commissioner=bo
Steven D. Harrison, Rolla, Member
https://mdc.mo.gov/form/commissioner-contact-form?commissioner=sh
Mark L. McHenry, Kansas City, Vice-Chair
https://mdc.mo.gov/form/commissioner-contact-form?commissioner=mm
ROUND 2 will be in OFFICIAL VOTE / COMMENT with the Secretary of Missouri Office and Comments from July 2 through July 31 so stay tuned.
You can see the Missouri Department of Conservation Furbearer Biologist giving presentation to the Missouri Conservation Commission in which was approved by all 4 members to send to a vote and comment from the Missouri Citizens on July 2 thru July 31.
Summary of 220's Conibear from Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.
The Best Management Practices tools that the original document was written by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Furbearer Conservation Technical Working Group in consultation with significant contributions from Fur Takers of America and Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission.
What Missouri is voting for.
No. 1 - 220's can be use on Private Lands ONLY!
No. 2 - Required Cubby for 220's Conibear to be recessed 7" when bait used!
No. 3
NOT allowed on public lands,
NOT allowed within 150 ft. along public roads,
NOT allowed within 150 ft. on paths used by person or domestic animals,
NOT allowed within 150 ft. of residence or occupied building in cities/town with 10,000 or more people.
NOT allowed within 150 ft. from property boundary without written consent.
This is Example from “THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACITES” of what the Anti Landowner Rights are fighting and how I plan to use 220’s on my Missouri Private Land Property by following the above rules.
To me this is very ethical and responsible for my location in Missouri.
The Best Management Practices tools that the original document was written by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Furbearer Conservation Technical Working Group in consultation with significant contributions from Fur Takers of America and Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission that was sent to Missouri Department of Conservation and was approved by Commission in May of 2025, the only difference Missouri will require additional 3" total of 7” are required for a cubby set.
The same documents given to Missouri were used to give Wisconsin the tools to manage Wisconsin Wildlife.
The same Best Management Practices tools that the original document was written by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Furbearer Conservation Technical Working Group in consultation with significant contributions from Fur Takers of America and Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission. That wasu used to give Wisconsin the tools to manage Wisconsin Wildlife.
How to build a Wooden Cubby Box for 220 Conibear.
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Missouri has a long history of Landowners managing the predator population - Missouri Landowner Predator Control Program from 1946 to 1953 in which the Government helped landowners help themselves and saved them over $100,000 in 1953.
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History Matters
1930s & 1940s - The Raccoon U.S. harvest averaged about 360,000 per year in the 1930s, increased to about 900,000 per year in the 1940s,.
1946 to 1953 - Missouri Landowner Predator Control Program - (See Complete Program Page from 1953)
1953 - Restoration of the Wild Turkey Started in Missouri
1960s - The Raccoon U.S. harvest averaged increased further to 1.3 million pelts per year in the 1960s
1979 - Restoration of the Wild Turkey Ended in Missouri
1980s - The total North American yearly average harvest of more than 4.4 million pelts in the 1980s makes the raccoon harvest the most valuable of all North American furbearers.
2023 - The Raccoon U.S. harvest will hit a historical low of 100,000 or less pelts per year in the 2023
This is not reinventing the wheel.
This is not reinventing the wheel.
The Best Management Practices tools that the original document was written by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies – Furbearer Conservation Technical Working Group in consultation with significant contributions from Fur Takers of America and Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission.
The same documents given to Missouri were used to give Wisconsin the tools to manage Wisconsin Wildlife.
ARE ALL THESE OTHER STATES DOG FREE?
Missouri landowners and trappers for those landowners that manage 93% of the wildlife in Missouri, the Missouri landowners and trappers are NOT represented by any conservation groups, the same tools that our neighboring states game and fish departments for Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Texas, Marland, North Dakota, New Mexico, Virginia, Vermont use.
The worst thing you can do for wildlife is the failure to manage it. With gas prices, inflation on everyday use items and the reduced numbers of trappers in modern times along with a poor fur market – This will not only increase catches but save time and money for landowners and trappers and allow for more opportunity, recruitment, and retention of more trappers.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN YOU ON YOUR PRIVATE LAND?
It's called Landowner Rights - Using comprehensive predator management on Private land just like history has proven.
Missouri has a long history of Landowners managing the predator population - Missouri Landowner Predator Control Program from 1946 to 1953 in which the Government finally helped landowners help themselves and saved them over $100,000 in 1953.
Since then Missouri has failed at using the international fur market to manage predator population. But no one forgot to tell the predators because the birth rate is still the same.
MDC Reported - 1940 – 1941 – 834,935 pelts harvested (most pelts sold) (over 70% were opossum and skunk pelts) most pelts sold.
MDC Reported – 2022/2023 – 884 Opossum Pelts and 306 Skunk Pelts sold or registered.
MDC Reported - 1945 – 1946 – Missouri Fur Dealer Permits 1,192.
MDC Reported - 2023 – Missouri Fur Dealer Permits 25.
MDC Reported - 1977 Missouri – 300,000 Raccoons were trapped.
MDC Reported - 1979 – 1980 – 634,338 (2nd highest pelts sold - when average raccoon pelt values were estimated at $27.50.
MDC Reported - 1997 – 1998 – Over 200,000 Raccoons were trapped.
MDC Reported - 2009 - estimated the statewide raccoon population at 1.4 million with annual trapping of 100,000 to 200,000.
MDC Reported - 2010 - estimated the statewide raccoon population at 1 to 2 million with annual trapping of 100,000 to 200,000.
MDC Reported – 2022/2023 – 11,196 Raccoon Pelts sold or registered.
MDC past fur bearer biologist 10 years ago unofficially coyote population was 250,000. They are too numerous to put a number on. Fact today there are more Coyotes in the United States than bears, wolves and mountains combined. The United States is home to an estimated 450,000 Bears, 11,000 Wolves and 30,000 Mountain Lions.
MDC Reported 2022/2023 - 1,196 Coyote Pelts sold or registered
MDC Reported 2013/2014 - 7,631 Coyote Pelts sold or registered
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UNITED STATES
RACCOON HISTORY,
VIRGINIA OPOSSUM,
SKUNKS HISTORY,
COYOTE HISTORY.
MDC proposes expanding furbearer hunting and trapping Proposed changes include increasing number of days allowed for use of artificial light, night vision, and thermal imagery equipment when harvesting coyotes, and adding trapping tools.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval to several regulation changes from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to expand furbearer hunting and trapping opportunities at its May 16 open meeting in Jefferson City. As many populations of furbearing species continue to increase, the proposed regulation changes will increase trapping opportunities and provide landowners with additional tools to manage wildlife populations and respond to human-wildlife conflicts.
The Commission gave initial approval to increasing the number of days that allow the use of artificial light, night vision, and thermal imagery equipment when harvesting coyotes. The proposed regulation would extend the use of these tools to 252 days from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, excluding the prescribed spring turkey hunting season. Prior to the proposed regulation, artificial light, night vision, and thermal imaging equipment could only be used to harvest coyotes from Feb. 1 through March 31, a total of 59 days.
The Commission also approved a proposed regulation change that would allow Conibear and similar type traps that are 7 inches in size or smaller to be used in dryland sets on private property with some restrictions on placement and use. Previously, these types of traps could not be more than 5 inches, unless set in water.
In addition, the Commission approved a proposed regulation change that would allow the use of snares in dryland sets on private property with certain requirements on size and device configuration. Currently, snares can only be used in water sets. The proposed regulation would allow snares in dryland sets on private property as long as they are set 150 feet from public areas and property boarders, unless written consent is obtained.
MDC is seeking public comments on the proposed regulation changes from July 2 to July 31, 2025. Get more information and submit comments at mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/public-commenting-opportunities.
If given final approval, the anticipated date for the regulation changes to take effect is Jan. 1, 2026, for extended use of artificial light, night vision, and thermal imagery equipment when harvesting coyotes. If given final approval, the anticipated date for the other regulation changes to become effective is April 1, 2026.
220 Conibear Cubby Set
Built my first 220 Conibear cubby set. Future is bright for Missouri Private Landowners.
Testing it out see how it fits on tree.
Very cool learning experience to learn a new method of trapping.
Going to have to ask our neighboring state trapping guys from Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas some helpful hints.
Maybe some high school wood working class could build some.
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