We don't have great fur but Mississippi's regs are pretty wide open. We have a 10" max on land set body grips and can't set body grips with a certain distance of a maintained public road. Our season runs from November 1 to March 15.We can trap Beaver, coyote and hogs year round.

I've heard of those stupid laws before. What is the purpose (or lack thereof)?

I guess Georgia is not terrible after reading some of these others. My biggest gripe is the 5.75 inside jaw spread limit which eliminates many #3 sized traps. 650s are legal inside laminated. No big body grips or snares here unless within 10ft of water. Season is Dec 1st-Feb 28th. No closed season on coyotes or beavers.

Pretty sure you can use t-bone sets as long as it is just a bleached out bone with no hide or flesh on it. Here is how the regulation is stated:

It is unlawful to use any bait in plain sight within 30 feet of foothold traps set on dry land. Bait is defined as fish, animal flesh, fur, hide, entrails or feathers.

Im guessing to protect hawks and eagles

I’ve been told by biologists it’s because of our high deer population. A deer can escape a 550, but you’d be in for a treat with a 650. Haven’t come across a critter yet that I can’t catch in a 550.

I wish our season was thirty days longer.

I thought Wyoming would be mentioned more as well, seems to have great regulations from what I have researched.

I wouldn't reccommend Missouri. No conis on land bigger than 5x5 opening, daily land trapping check (suck), cable restraints only (big suck), population of 6m people so that probably equates about 12m pets to fill your traps. 1b possums (suck, suck). Cat populaiton is great but fur quality is very mediocre (rabbit backs), decent coyotes, no public land foot trapping without jumping through a million hoops. Coyotes have a season as well, can only trap from Nov 15th to the End of January......I need to move west. If I hit the powerball you can find me in WY.