What is the legal restriction on trap sizes (jaw spread) for land sets targeting furbearers like coyote or fox?

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What is the legal restriction on trap sizes (jaw spread) for land sets targeting furbearers like coyote or fox?

Trap size limits are set to balance effectiveness with safety, ensuring the trap can take the target furbearers like coyote or fox without causing excessive harm to non-target animals. For land sets targeting these species, the jaw spread must not exceed five and three-quarters inches. That means traps with 4 inches of jaw spread are legal for land sets, while traps with larger spreads—such as six inches—would not be allowed in this context. Some other trapping setups, such as certain water sets, may have different size rules, but on land for coyotes and foxes the limit is five and three-quarters inches.

Trap size limits are set to balance effectiveness with safety, ensuring the trap can take the target furbearers like coyote or fox without causing excessive harm to non-target animals. For land sets targeting these species, the jaw spread must not exceed five and three-quarters inches. That means traps with 4 inches of jaw spread are legal for land sets, while traps with larger spreads—such as six inches—would not be allowed in this context. Some other trapping setups, such as certain water sets, may have different size rules, but on land for coyotes and foxes the limit is five and three-quarters inches.

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