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STRIPED SKUNK
Season dates, hunt and trap – year-round
RED FOX
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022
Season dates, running – March 1 – Oct� 31, 2021; no harvest
Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running and harvest seasons�
GRAY FOX
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022
Tagging – Contact Game and Parks or a conservation officer to have a gray fox tagged; also:
• Gray foxes harvested must be registered and tagged by Game and Parks within two business days of
the close of the season�
• Gray foxes must be tagged before the pelt is sold�
* RIVER OTTER
* Pending approval� See OutdoorNebraska�org prior to the proposed season for more information�
Season dates, trap only – Nov� 1, 2021 – Feb� 28, 2022, or season closes three days after
75th otter has been harvested
Season bag limit – 1
Checking – Any harvested river otter must be reported to Game and Parks within 24 hours of harvest by
using a phone number or website specified by Game and Parks or in person at a district office during normal
business hours�The otter must be officially tagged by Game and Parks within two business days after
harvest, with the permittee furnishing the date and location of harvest before attaching the harvest seal�
Confirming harvest has not been reached – Each day, before setting traps for river otters, permittees
must confirm the harvest limit has not been met and the season is open by checking the phone number or
season-status website provided by Game and Parks�
Incidental take – Any incidental take of a river otter outside of the harvest season, or beyond daily or
season bag limits, shall be unlawful unless the animal is immediately released, if viable, or the harvester
reports the take within 24 hours and turns the carcass over to Game and Parks�
