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32 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 CHECKING TRAPS All traps set for furbearers must be checked as follows: Once every two calendar days: • Metal spring traps and snares affixed to one-way, slide-wire drowning sets • Underwater snare sets that remain under water when fully extended • Underwater body-gripping sets Once every calendar day: • All others LEGAL TRAPS AND SETS • Furbearers may be trapped only with snares, metal-spring traps with smooth jaws or box traps • Body-gripping traps with a jaw-spread larger than 8 inches may not be used unless they are placed under water or at least 6 feet above the ground • During upland game bird seasons, it is unlawful to use snares on any land owned or controlled by Game and Parks, on Open Fields and Waters Program lands, on US Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production areas or on US Army Corps of Engineers land at Harlan County Reservoir unless the snare is set completely underwater • 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 • Body-gripping traps with a jaw-spread larger than 5 inches may be used only when placed under water or at least 6 feet above the ground in the following areas: • Land owned or controlled by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • Open Fields and Waters Program lands • US Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production areas • US Army Corps of Engineers land at Harlan County Reservoir • County road right-of-ways • For restrictions on US Forest Service lands, contact the Bessey Ranger District at 308-533-8115 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS Artificial lights may be used only while hunting on foot to take unprotected species, including coyotes and the following furbearers: badger, bobcat, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, Virginia opossum, raccoon, red fox and striped skunk They may not be used to take any of these species if used from or attached to a vehicle or boat TRAP TAGGING Traps include snares, steel-jawed spring traps and box traps It is unlawful to set any trap for furbearers or coyotes, unless such trap has the following information stamped or inscribed legibly onto the trap or onto a metal tag that is securely affixed to the trap: • the valid driver's license number of the owner or user or, • the owner or user's Nebraska State Identification Card number applied for at Motor Vehicle Operator License Examiner's offices Individuals 15 years of age or younger may use the driver's license or ID card number of a parent or guardian DISPOSAL OF FURS • Fur harvesters may hold carcasses and raw pelts of furbearers without a time limit, as long as they have a valid fur harvest permit • All furs shipped by commercial carrier must have a document placed upon the package giving the name of the consignee, the number of his or her fur harvest permit, the date of expiration of the permit, which must be on or after the date of shipment, and a description of the kind and number of each kind of raw fur in the shipment

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