| Arizona fur-bearing mammals are defined as muskrats, raccoons, otters, weasels, bobcats, beavers, badgers, and ringtails. No season for the taking of jaguars, ocelots, wolves, or porcupines exists.
A few badgers are undoubtedly taken incidental to pursuing other game, but these numbers too are very small. Beavers may not be hunted in Arizona and may only be trapped.
Muskrats can be found along most of Arizona's perennial rivers and permanent marshes. The number trapped since the late 1980s has been virtually zero.
Otters are very common and may someday soon be managed as a furbearer with a limited number of animals be eligible to be taken by trappers.
Racoons are a relatively common animal along Arizona's perennial streams, lakes, and reservoirs. Both pursued with dogs as game, and trapped as a fur-bearer, the raccoon is somewhat unique in that it is the only animal in Arizona that can be legally taken with a firearm at night.
Ringtails are found in rocky areas throughout Arizona with about the only areas devoid of ringtails being flat, alluvial valleys. Ringtail cats are not a target species for trappers and usually taken incidentally.
Weasels are voracious predators, taking cottontail rabbits, hares, and rodents much larger than themselves. They also take birds, snakes, and lizards. The number of weasels trapped in Arizona is insignificant.
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