Now that the beaver season is over, trappers are fully into marketing mode and have a range of options.
As for how Illinois trappers did during the 2024-25 season, it’s a bit early to determine. A quick look into one species, the river otter, reveals that a preliminary count from the DNR as March ended showed about 1,050 otter harvested throughout the state. The final count will go up some, but not much.
