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California Dept of Fish and Wildlife Trapping Exam 2026: Verified Q&A, Regulations, Permits & Animal Control

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Pass the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Trapping Exam on your first attempt with this definitive study guide featuring real exam questions and correct, verified answers. Updated for 2026 regulations, this resource covers every critical topic you need to know: legal trapping methods and prohibited devices (steel‑jaw leghold, body‑gripping traps), trap inspection requirements (daily), tagging and identification rules, seasons and limits for badger, gray fox, beaver, mink, muskrat, and raccoon. Master California’s strict laws on bobcat protection (no trapping, hunting license + tags only), prohibited take species (fisher, marten, river otter, desert kit fox, red fox), depredation permits (Section 401), night hunting restrictions, use of lights and dogs, and disease recognition (tularemia, rabies, plague, hantavirus, giardiasis, histoplasmosis, alveolar echinococcosis). Also covers bat management (exclusion methods, maternity colonies, rabies risks), beaver control, coyote predation prevention, and proper euthanasia vs. prohibited killing methods. Perfect for trappers, wildlife control operators, and hunters seeking CDFW certification—learn the Title 14 CCR rules, avoid fines, and trap legally and ethically in California.

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CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TRAPPING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS




Tularemia (rabbit fever) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- MO: bacteria
Vector: fleas, ticks, direct contact
Reservoir: rabbits, cats, dogs, rodents
Symptoms: necrotic ulcer, eye infection, septicemia, meningitis
Treatment: antibiotics
Prevention: proper care with infected animals
wear rubber gloves when skinning, common in hunters, trappers, vets


Badgers - Prevention & Control - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Exclusion -
Non Pratical
Modify Habitat - Control rodent pop.
Frightening - Bright Lights
No Repellents
Trap (Dead Chicken to bait) & Shoot


Alveolar Echinococcosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- microscopic
tapeworm, found in foxes, coyotes, dogs, and cats. Hand-to-mouth transfer,
infection in humans causes parasitic tumors to form in the liver, and, less
commonly, the lungs, brain, and other organs. If left untreated, infection

,with AE can be fatal and symptoms can last years. "hand-to-mouth"
transfer


Brucellosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bacterial infection, mostly dairy.
Farm are hotspot, causes infertility's in animals.. Nonspecific symptoms,
infection and treatment can be prolonged.


Ehrlichiosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Disease of white blood cells
caused by rickettsia bacteria. Also known as HME or HGE. TICKS,
Wastern Black-legged. Resembles Flu, rarely fatal, antibiotics.


Giardiasis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Waterborne disease, Diarrheal
illness caused by parasitic protozoan.


Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Naturally
found in wild rodents. Rare, but often fatal. Exposure through breathing in
contaminated droppings.


Histoplasmosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- fungal infection of the lungs.
Found in bird and bat droppings.


Leptospirosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Waterborne Disease, bacterial
infection commonly found in urine of animals.


Lyme disease - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Caused by bacterium known as
spirochete through an infected Western Black Legged Tick.

, Plague - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Bacteria Yersinia Pestis. Naturally
found on rodents.


Rabies - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Viral Disease, Most cases occur
through skunks and bats.


Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- bacteria
spread by ticks - chills, fever, rash


Roundworms - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- intestinal parasite common to
warm climates and unsanitary conditions, which mature in the intestines
and can cause diarrhea, intestinal obstruction and sometimes intestinal
rupture.


Salmonellosis - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- a bacterial infection of the
digestive system, usually spread by eating contaminated food


Badgers - Identification - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Prefers open country
w/ burrowing rodents. Opportunist. Member of weasel family, Musky odor.
Adapted to burrowing, causing damage. Nocturnal, tracks appear similar to
coyotes


T/F: Trapping License is required if working for a wildlife control company -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- True, it is needed


T/F: You do NOT need to have your trapping license while trapping -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- False, Must be in your immediate possession

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