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16 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 Furbearers 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, trap only – Nov 1 – March 31, 2021 Daily bag/possession limits – no limits for residents; nonresidents may harvest up to 1,000 furbearers, with a fee for each additional 100 furbearers taken over 1,000 Open area – statewide, but no trapping on federal and state refuges and sanctuaries Trapping hours – 24 hours a day (12:01 am on opening day) BADGER, MINK Season dates – Nov 1 – Feb 28, 2021 (hunt and trap) BOBCAT Season dates, hunt and trap – Dec 1 – Feb 28, 2021 Season dates, running – March 1 – Nov 30, 2020; 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 michigangov/ dnr/0,1607,7-153- 10363_10880-31603--,00html • Otherwise, bring bobcats in thawed or skinned RACCOON Season dates, hunt only – Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2020 Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov 1 – Feb 28, 2021 Season dates, running – March 1 – Aug 17, 2020; 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, hunt only – Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2020 Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov 1 – Feb 28, 2021 Season dates, running – March 1 – Aug 17, 2020; no harvest Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running and harvest seasons Organized coonhound clubs

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