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A surveyswas completed to determine the number of people hunting and trapping bobcats in Michigan, the number of days spent afield (effort), and the number of bobcats registered. In 2005, 3,602 people obtained a bobcat harvest permit valid for the hunting and trapping seasons. About 74% of these permit-holders attempted to hunt or trap bobcats (2,677 furtakers), and 26% of these furtakers registered at least one bobcat. An estimated 1,802 people attempted to hunt bobcats. Hunters spent 20,374 days hunting and registered 340 bobcats. Nearly 1,177 people attempted to trap bobcats. Trappers spent nearly 26,884 days trapping and registered 528 bobcats.

Report on a survey done to estimate the number of trappers that used foothold traps and snares to catch fox or coyotes and determine their trapping effort and harvest of fox and coyotes. In addition, trappers were asked to report the types and number of animals besides coyote and fox that were captured in foothold traps and snares.

A survey was completed to determine the number of people hunting and trapping bobcats in Michigan, the number of days spent afield (effort), and the number of bobcats registered. In 2004, 3,725 people obtained a bobcat harvest permit valid for the hunting and trapping seasons. About 73% of these permit-holders attempted to hunt or trap bobcats (2,726 furtakers), and 30% of these furtakers registered at least one bobcat. An estimated 1,816 people attempted to hunt bobcats. Hunters spent 20,768 days hunting and registered 369 bobcats. Nearly 1,249 people attempted to trap bobcats. Trappers spent nearly 29,567 days trapping and registered 630 bobcats.

A survey was completed to determine the number of people trapping bobcats, the number of days trapping, the number of bobcats captured, and the number of bobcats released alive in the northern Lower Peninsula (NLP) of Michigan.

This study was done to investigate characteristics of bobcat hunters and trappers, to determine their hunting and trapping practices, and to determine how these furtakers view the impacts of harvest on bobcat. In addition, hunters and trappers were asked whether they planned to trap bobcats next year in the Northern Lower Peninsula (NLP) and whether they would apply for a Wisconsin bobcat license if allowed. An estimated 2,379 furtakers hunted bobcats and 1,031 furtakers trapped bobcats during the 2003-2004 season in Michigan. Hunters spent about 24,400 days afield hunting bobcats and harvested an estimated 416 bobcats. About 15% of bobcat hunters harvested at least one bobcat. Hunter success was similar in both the Upper Peninsula and NLP. Trappers spent about 26,500 days afield trapping bobcats and harvested an estimated 782 bobcats. About 40% of bobcat trappers harvested at least one bobcat. Hunters most frequently used calls (57%) or dogs (45%) to hunt bobcats. About 31% of the bobcat hunters chose not to harvest the bobcat when they had an opportunity. Most trappers used foothold traps (79%), while 55% of the trappers used conibears (i.e., body gripping traps). Nearly 66% of the furtakers searched most frequently for bobcats in lowland forest habitat. About 42% of bobcat hunters and trappers reported that the bobcat population was stable. About 39% of bobcat hunters and trappers reported that the harvest was at an acceptable level. An estimated 19% of the bobcat hunters and trappers (579 furtakers) that were active in 2003 would be very likely or somewhat likely to trap bobcats in the NLP next year. About 9% of bobcat hunters and trappers (280 furtakers) that were active in 2003 reported that they would be very likely or somewhat likely to apply for a license to hunt or trap bobcats in Wisconsin if permitted.