Nevada trappers

What are your thoughts on the shortening of your cat season?

The majority of our membership actually favored a shorter season than that proposed by Fish & Game. Many members have been calling for a shorter season for several years.

The data, especially female-to-juvenile ratios, supported the shortened season. The biologists all stated this is a production issue, not a harvest issue. With the good spring we had, and if the fur prices are down as predicted, it should give the cats a jump start in the production department. If so, we'll have our regular season back shortly, as soon as the data supports it.

the harvest qouta didn't change just the length of the season..correct??

Right. The season previously was November 1 through February 28. Now its starts December 1 and runs February 19.

The only thing I wouldnt like about it is that, once you give something like that, it can be tough to get it back. I know you guys seem to have a pretty decent relationship with your DWR though.

In my opinion losing that last 9 days on the end of the season hurts a lot more than losing a month on the front end.