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16 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 The following are protected and may not be hunted or trapped in Nebraska: The following applies to all furbearers: • There is no bag limit for residents� Nonresidents may harvest up to 1,000 furbearers, with a fee for each additional 100 furbearers taken over 1,000� • Hunting, trapping and running of applicable species is permitted statewide, except in federal and state refuges and sanctuaries� • Furbearer hunting and trapping hours are 24 hours a day MUSKRAT, BEAVER Season dates – Nov� 1 – March 31, 2020 (trap only) BADGER, MINK Season dates – Nov� 1 – Feb� 29, 2020 (hunt and trap) BOBCAT Season dates – Dec� 1 – Feb� 29, 2020 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Nov� 30, 2019 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit is required during running and harvest seasons� Tagging – Contact the nearest conservation officer or go to the nearest Game and Parks office to have a bobcat tagged; also: • All bobcats harvested must be registered and tagged by Game and Parks within two calendar days of the close of the season� • All bobcats harvested must be tagged before the pelt is sold� • To prepare a carcass for tagging, create a small hole and insert a Popsicle stick, pencil or similar object between the lower eyelid and the eye so the stick exits behind the upper lip, this will allow the bobcat to be tagged even when frozen� See example at michigan.gov/ dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10880-31603-- ,00.html� • Otherwise, bring bobcats in thawed or skinned� RACCOON Season dates – Sept� 1 – Oct� 31, 2019 (hunt only); Nov� 1 – Feb� 29, 2020 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Aug� 17, 2019 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running and harvest seasons� Organized coonhound clubs may conduct United States Kennel Club or American Coonhound Association licensed or sanctioned field trials, when approved by written authorization from the Commission, during the two-week period between the end of the running season and the beginning of the take season� VIRGINIA OPOSSUM Season dates – Sept� 1 – Oct� 31, 2019 (hunt only); Nov� 1 – Feb� 29, 2020 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Aug� 17, 2019 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running and harvest seasons� Organized coonhound clubs may conduct United States Kennel Club or American Coonhound Association licensed or sanctioned field trials, when approved by written authorization from the Commission, during the two-week period between the end of the running season and the beginning of the take season� STRIPED SKUNK Season dates – year-round (hunting and trapping) Furbearers