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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



BEAVER TRAPPING 



Owing to the increase of the beaver population in the delta area of 

 the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, an area in excess of 1,500 miles 

 of waterways was opened to the commercial trapping of beaver from 

 November 15, 1947, until the last day of February, 1948. One hundred 

 nineteen special permits were issued to licensed trappers of which 86 

 participated. The revenue received by the trappers for 842 of the 975 

 beaver trapped was $14,270, or an average of $16.95 per pelt. This is 

 one example of the long-range management plan of the bureau in 

 harvesting the surplus over and above the balance between population 

 and habitat. 



Figure 27. View of beaver dam established by transplanted 

 beavers (Tuolumne County) 



