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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, 2022 – March 31, 2023
BADGER, MINK, LONG-TAILED WEASEL
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2022 – Feb� 28, 2023
BOBCAT
Season dates, hunt and trap – Dec� 1, 2022 – Feb� 28, 2023
Season dates, running – March 1 – Nov� 30, 2022; 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, 2022
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov� 1, 2022 – Feb� 28, 2023
Season dates, running – March 1 – Aug� 17, 2022; 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, hunt and trap – year-round
