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Board expands $150 beaver bounty to county and state‑aid roads, adopts qualified-trapper policy
Summary
Stevens County extended a $150 beaver bounty to include county and state‑aid road systems and adopted a policy for qualifying and calling beaver trappers, including a 48‑hour response requirement and DNR licensing compliance.
The Stevens County Board voted to extend its $150 beaver bounty to include county and state‑aid roads and to adopt a written beaver-trapping policy that formalizes how qualified trappers are identified and called to respond.
Staff said the higher bounty aims to reduce stream and road damage caused by beaver dams and the county described routine mobilization costs (for example, excavator mobilization). "We trap over and move…
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