Trapping and Hunting Statistics Wisconsin
Small Animals

Species Population Status and Harvest, 1997-98

Species	Number Trapped	Number Hunted	Total	Average Price ($)	Total Value ($)
Beaver	36,320	-	36,320	17.76	645,043
Bobcat	108	80	188	43.70	9,439
Coyote	3,330	14,201	17,531	10.38	181,972
Fisher	3,644	-	3,644	33.05	120,434
Gray Fox	1,618	11,938	13,556	9.18	124,444
Mink	28,767	-	28,767	12.56	361,314
Muskrat	456,839	-	456,839	3.11	1,420,769
Otter	2,704	-	2,704	43.70	118,165
Opossum	25,094	-	25,094	1.47	36,888
Raccoon	243,879	194,205	438,084	14.63	6,409,169
Red Fox	7,603	6,944	14,547	15.63	227,370
Skunk	11,430	-	11,430	4.33	49,492
Weasel	6,027	-	6,027	2.97	17,900

Trapping Statistics   Department Natural Resources Magazine, Wisconsin

Small Animals Hunted in Wisconsin

Small Game Estimate 2004-2005 season

Sports Hunting             Killed

Cottontail ---------------- 239,521
Coyote --------------------- 36,929
Gray Fox ------------------- 4,267
Raccoon ---------------- 136,459
Red Fox -------------------- 4,634
Snowshoe Hare -------- 22,657
Squirrel ------------------ 559,225
Otter ------------------------- 1,320
Fisher ----------------------- 1,560
Black Bear ---------------- 2,645
Bobcat ------------------------ 364  (83 trapped, 195 shot with dogs)

Wisconsin DNR Statistics     Wisconsin Habitat Reports

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