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Fur Harvester Education
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The Fur Harvester Education course is a comprehensive study covering all aspects of fur harvest in North Dakota. The course includes both classroom and hands-on activities which include:
- Trap handling and sets
- Cable devices
- Predator calling
- Bait and lures
- Fur harvest regulations
- Selective trapping techniques
- Best management practices
- Ethics
- Fur handling
- Furbearer biology
- Hound hunting
Fur harvester classes are generally scheduled by May 15 each year and are held in the late summer and early fall.
Students can receive a certification card which will satisfy other states' requirements for mandatory trapper education. The course is free and takes 16 hours to complete.