Arizona Trapping

Arizona Trappers Education Class

In Arizona it is required that you take a trapping class before you can purchase a trapping license and go trapping. Find more info about taking the Arizona trapping education course.

Where To Buy A Trapping License

A trapping license lasts one year in Arizona and is required to go trapping. A form must be filled out to get your trapping license. Here is where you can get an Arizona trapping license.

Arizona Trapping Regulations

Arizona trapping regulations are made into a trapping regulation pamphlet every year to address the rules and laws of trapping. The rules for how many animals you can catch and season dates are listed in the pamphlet. Make sure you know the rules before you go trapping.

Arizona Trapping Equipment

• MB 450 Traps
• Best Coyote Traps
• Pack Basket
• Trapping Bag
• Buckets
• Trapping Hammer
• Trapping Sheds
• Trapping Cabins
• More Trapping Equipment

What Can You Trap In Arizona?

Coyotes can be trapped in Arizona during the designated trapping season. The areas open to coyote season are state wide with a few exceptions. Make sure you see the trapping pamphlet for more info on traps and other rules.

Bobcats have a lot of rules that are listed in the Arizona trapping pamphlet. Most of the pamphlet is about rules for trapping bobcats.

Bobcats can be trapped during the designated trapping season. After a bobcat is trapped it is required to have a tag on the fur that you can get from the Arizona Game and Fish. This tag is attached to the fur or the carcass of the bobcat and is required to have the tag before you can sell the bobcat carcass or fur.

Red fox can be trapped during the designated season. There is no bag limit to the number of red fox you can catch during season. See the trappers pamphlet for more information.

I had Craig H., from Arizona, reach out and let me know that there aren’t many red fox in Arizona. The highest population will be up on the Navajo reservation. So don’t expect to catch many of them in the rest of the state. Thanks Craig!

Gray fox can be trapped during the designated season. There is no bag limit to the number of gray fox you can catch during season. See the trappers pamphlet for more information.

Kit fox can be trapped during the designated season. There is no bag limit to the number of kit fox you can catch during season. See the trappers pamphlet for more information.

Ringtail cats are a an uncommon species to find but they reside in the western deserts. In Arizona they can be trapped during the specified trapping season. There is also no bag limit to the number of ringtail cats you can trap in Arizona.

When trapping most people do not target badgers specifically but they can be trapped in Arizona during the designated trapping season. There is no bag limit to the number of badger you can take during trapping season.

Beavers are not an animal you would think would live in the desert state of Arizona but they do reside in many rivers and lakes in the state. The beavers can be trapped during the specified trapping season and there is not a bag limit on the number you can take during season.

Raccoons can be trapped in Arizona. They can be found along rivers or in large trees. Raccoons are commonly found near corn as well. They love it!

In Arizona raccoons can be trapped during the designated trapping season. There is no limit to the number of raccoons you can trap during trapping season.

Well most people don’t target skunks when trapping. I know I don’t and for good reason…

Skunks can be trapped during designated trapping season. There is no limit to the number of skunks you can trap during season. So you can have as much of that lovely sell as you want!

Spotted skunks are very similar to the normal striped skunks with just a different coloration. They fall under the same category as striped skunks in Arizona.

Skunks can be trapped during designated trapping season. There is no limit to the number of skunks you can trap during season. So you can have as much of that lovely sell as you want!

Weasels can be found in several different places. They like the edges of rivers and streams, but they can also be found in mountain forests as well.

In Arizona weasels can be trapped during the designated trapping season. There is no bag limit to the number of weasels you can trap during the season.

Muskrats are very common in most waterways in many parts of the United State and Arizona is not exception.

Muskrats can be trapped during the designated trapping season in Arizona. There is no limit to the number of muskrats you can take during the trapping season.