Trappers can call 1-800-323-4334 or visit  idfg.idaho.gov for the most up-to-date statewide information on otter harvest limits and closures.

The live capture of river otters is notoriously difficult, which explains the dearth of information about the ecology of the species. Traditional traps, including leghold and cage traps, can be used ...

and playful — a group is called a romp of otters — but they are mostly nocturnal and shy of humans. The best way to track them is to look for their scat, which they leave in collective ...