{"id":35684,"date":"2025-07-03T15:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/35684\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:58:10","slug":"as-nys-fisher-population-grows-state-proposes-to-expand-trapping-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/35684\/","title":{"rendered":"As NY\u2019s fisher population grows, state proposes to expand trapping season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing updates to fisher and marten trapping seasons beginning in 2026-2027<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The updates would expand fisher and marten trapping opportunities across much of upstate NY.<\/p>\n

Working with researchers at Cornell University and State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry, DEC determined that fisher populations have either increased or remained stable across upstate NY<\/a> north of Rockland and Westchester Counties. <\/p>\n

Notably, recent camera surveys show that fisher occupancy in the North Appalachian Hills and Oneida Lake Plains has almost doubled the threshold needed to sustain an open trapping season. <\/p>\n

Fisher occupancy in the Great Lakes Plains also exceeds the threshold for an open season. <\/p>\n

And as fisher populations have increased, DEC notes, landowner complaints related to fishers killing poultry, pets, or other game species, has also increased. <\/p>\n

In coming up with the new regulations, DEC also cited an extensive survey of over 7,000 licensed trappers to better understand what they want, with quality of fisher pelts and opportunity to be in the field consistently at the top of their list. <\/p>\n

The proposals below are the regulations that DEC says best balance the interests of trappers, the general public, and fisher populations. <\/p>\n

Specifically, the proposed rule would:<\/b><\/p>\n