From July 1st through October 1st, 2021, FWP will be setting “hoop traps” in local ponds, sloughs, backwaters, and other waterways in an attempt to capture and remove invasive snapping turtles (see photo). These traps will mostly be set in the Clark Fork and Bitterroot River drainages. The hoop traps are not dangerous to people or pets and rarely result in bycatch of non-target species. FWP asks that recreationists please not disturb these traps if encountered.
