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Furbearers (hunting and trapping)
Daily bag/possession limits – For all furbearers, 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 – For all furbearers, hunting, trapping and running of applicable species is permitted
statewide, EXCEPT in federal and state refuges and sanctuaries.
Trapping hours – For all furbearers, hunting and trapping hours are 24 hours a day (12:01 a.m.
on opening day).
MUSKRAT, BEAVER
Season dates, trap only – Nov. 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
RIVER OTTER
Season dates, trap only – Nov. 1, 2024 – Feb. 28, 2025
Season bag limit – 1
Checking – Any harvested river otter must be registered and officially tagged by Game and
Parks within two business days after the close of the river otter season and before the sale or
transfer of the otter. The permittee must furnish Game and Parks with the date and location of
harvest before attaching the harvest seal. The permit holder's requirement to confirm daily that
the harvest limit has not been reached no longer applies.
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.
BADGER, MINK, LONG-TAILED WEASEL
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov. 1, 2024 – Feb. 28, 2025
HUNTER SURVEY
At the end of each season, hunters who provided email addresses at the time they
purchased their permits will receive an email survey that is used to determine hunter
success and total harvest. It is important when buying permits online that hunters use
an updated email address. Hunters who have not provided an email address can take the
survey at OutdoorNebraska.gov. View survey results at OutdoorNebraska.gov. Search
"wildlife surveys."
