What’s a drowning set?
A drowning set is a trap that is set completely under water and rigged in such a way as to reasonably ensure the drowning of any species of trapped furbearer that would reasonably be expected to visit the set location and be held in the type of trap used at the set. (Note: You are allowed to trap in shallow water where a trapped animal is not likely to drown, but traps set in this manner are not considered to be drowning sets and are not allowed within 1/2 mile of the built up section of a city or town.) 21. Do I need permission to trap on land I don’t own? You are strongly encouraged to seek landowner permission before going on someone else’s land for any purpose. The trapping laws, with some exceptions, require that you have prior written permission from the landowner before setting traps: • anywhere in an organized town, • within 200 yards of any occupied dwelling, and • on cultivated or pasture land in an unorganized township if someone is living there. Landowner permission is not
