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Logan County trapping permits
drawing to be held Oct. 21
[October 08, 2025]
SPRINGFIELD – A public drawing
for the allocation of trapping permits for the Edward R. Madigan
State Fish and Wildlife Area and Helfrich Game Propagation Center in
Logan County will take place Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Registration will begin at 6 p.m. at the propagation center office,
1019 1310th St., Lincoln. The drawing will take place at 6:15 p.m.
One permit for the single, designated trapping zone will be
allocated through a lottery-type drawing. Trappers must be present
to enter the drawing, and everyone who enters must have a current
2025-2026 trapping license in their possession.
Only dog-proof traps, live traps and traps of similar action may be
used. Homemade dog-proof traps must be designed with a foothold trap
no larger than a #2 in an enclosed wood, metal or durable plastic
container with a single access opening no larger than 1½ inches in
diameter. All body-gripping traps must be totally submerged.
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Everyone who draws
in to trap must go online to obtain a
free
windshield card permit for the site. Trappers will be
required to report harvest/hunter trips online no later than
Feb. 15 or two weeks after the season closes for seasons ending
after Feb. 1. Failure to report in this manner for two
consecutive years will result in forfeiture of hunting
privileges at this site for the following year.
For more information, call the site office at 217-732-1552.
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