Trapping

Trapping Rules and Regulations

Trapping Season Dates: December 16 - January 15

Trapping Regulations:
Trapping of furbearers, predators and unprotected species within the Rosebud Reservation is limited to Tribal Members only.  Furbearers constitutes coyote, bobcat, mink, raccoon, weasel, badger and porcupine.

If protected species are trapped (i.e. ferrets, eagles, hawks, etc), the animal shall be left undisturbed and the Game, Fish and Parks Department notified immediately.

All traps must be marked with the owners name and address

No one is allowed to disturb traps that do not belong to him.  Nor shall said person harass, kill or take a trapped animal from another person's trap.

The owner will check their trap at least once every 48 hours.

Traps are not allowed within 200 yards of any house, dwelling, community, town, city limits, public use area, picnic area, cemetery or any other place where public gatherings take place.

It is unlawful to trap any small or big game animal.

If trapping is to take place on leased land, the lesser must be notified prior to setting traps.

No steel leg hold traps larger than #4 are permitted.

Possession Regulations:
No predator or furbearer shall be held in possession by anyone while in a living state, except that one furbearer may be kept as a pet under humane conditions.

No wild predator or furbearer which is to be kept as a pet shall physically altered in any way.  This shall include declawing, defanging, descenting, spaying, or any other intentional physical alteration.

No wildlife species other than one predator or furbearer may be kept as a pet or held in possession by anyone while in a living state.