Thread: doc permit for possum trapping

Originally Posted by wonder trapper

does any one no how i can get a permit to go possum trapping on DOC land?

Bowl into your local DOC office ,tell them you want a permit to trap possums & tell them which block you want.
Chances are you'll get treated like royalty .

It will come with a few questions though

What type of traps are you using, do you know how to set a raised trap... you will find they have restrictions on traps I believe it size 1 victors and they may even have got to the point where they require the jaws to have rubber or plastic covers incase of bird capture.

Originally Posted by stingray

It will come with a few questions though

What type of traps are you using, do you know how to set a raised trap... you will find they have restrictions on traps I believe it size 1 victors and they may even have got to the point where they require the jaws to have rubber or plastic covers incase of bird capture.

I talked to DOC today. The main guy was away for a couple of days but they basically said tell us the area you want to trap, use #1 type traps (no mention of rubber), and set all traps at least 700mm above ground. The thing that I was amazed at though was that permit areas can overlap so multiple permits may be issued for the same area. The woman I spoke to suggested I go up there and have a look round to see if there are any other trappers around. I was planning on checking out the area I'm looking at in person but it is a few good days tramp in and even if I don't find anyone up there who is to say that is just because I didn't cross paths with them or they are waiting until colder weather. It all seemed a bit mickey mouse to me.

I'm in your area Stingray so you got any suggestions on good areas?