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Furbearers
The following applies to all furbearers:
Daily bag/possession limits – There is no bag limit for residents, EXCEPT the bag limit for river otters is
one� Nonresidents may harvest up to 1,000 furbearers, with a fee for each additional 100 furbearers taken
over 1,000�
Open area – Hunting, trapping and running of applicable species is permitted statewide, EXCEPT in federal
and state refuges and sanctuaries�
Trapping hours – Furbearer hunting and trapping hours are 24 hours a day (12:01 a�m� on opening day)�
MUSKRAT, BEAVER
Season dates, trap only – Nov� 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
BADGER, MINK, LONG-TAILED WEASEL
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022
BOBCAT
Season dates, hunt and trap – Dec� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022
Season dates, running – March 1 – Nov� 30, 2021; 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 business 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�
• Otherwise, bring bobcats in thawed or skinned�
RACCOON, VIRGINIA OPOSSUM
Season dates, hunt only – Sept� 1 – Oct� 31, 2021
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022
Season dates, running – March 1 – Aug� 17, 2021; 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�
