@book{2d3670237a8e468ebff758230298971b,
title = "2014-2015 Illinois Otter Trapper Report",
abstract = "llinois otter trapping was reinstated during the 2012-2013 Illinois Furbearer Trapping season. During 2014-2015, thethirdyear of reinstatement, 495 Illinois residents who trapped an otter were provided anotter permit; each otter trapper was mailed a 4-page questionnaire. We received 342 (74%) usable questionnaires. During the 2014-15 season, an average of 30 traps were set per trapper over the course of 43 days or nights. Respondents harvested an average of 2.2 otters (Lontra canadensis) for a total of 723 otters, which represented a 25% decrease from 2013-14. Participants also harvested 15,513 raccoons (Procyon lotor), 7,410 muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and 2,557 opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during the 2014-2015 Illinois trapping season. Trapper attitudes toward wildlife related issuesand marketing practices were also examined.",
keywords = "INHS",
author = "Williams, {Brent D.} and Campbell, {Linda K.} and Schweizer, {Laura A.} and Miller, {Craig A.}",
year = "2015",
month = aug,
day = "31",
language = "English (US)",
series = "INHS Technical Report 2015 (27)",
publisher = "Illinois Natural History Survey",
number = "27",
}