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30 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 • It is unlawful to possess more than a possession limit of game birds or game animals taken on a hunt permit. • It is unlawful to possess any live furbearers. • It is unlawful to possess more than one daily bag limit of migratory game birds while in the field or when returning from the field to one's car, hunting camp, etc. • If shipped by commercial carrier, game birds and game animals must be tagged with official tags. These tags are available from Game and Parks offices and conservation officers. DOG TRAINING • Dog training is the use of dogs in a noncompetitive process intended to enhance the dogs' hunting skills. • For each dog involved in a training session, defined as sunrise to sunset, no more than two hen pheasants and five quail may be harvested. Partridge and mallards are unlimited. Only pen-raised birds may be released for dog training purposes. • It is permitted on private land if landowner permission is obtained and dog training rules are followed. • It is unlawful for anyone to exercise, run, train, or hunt with dogs on state wildlife management areas from May 1 through July 31 of each year, except on areas designated and specifically posted with "Authorized Dog Training Area" signs. • Training or exercising dogs on areas designated and posted as a "Dog Trial Area" is prohibited; such areas are restricted for field trial use only. • All game birds released for training purposes must be obtained from a captive wildlife permit holder or licensed nonresident breeder, and must be banded by the trainer or seller with official bands authorized by Game and Parks. Any person who purchases game birds from a captive wildlife permit holder or licensed nonresident breeder shall have in his or her possession a sales tag/receipt from the permit holder listing the date, species and number of birds purchased. • Game birds obtained for dog training may be kept in captivity without a captive wildlife permit for a period not to exceed 14 days following date of purchase or receipt. WHEN IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SHOOT It is illegal to shoot from any public highway, road or bridge, including the traveled surface and the right-of-way, whether on foot or from a vehicle, or attempt to shoot any bird, fish or other animal from an aircraft. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HARVEST: • game birds by use or aid of live decoys; • a legal limit of any species and return to take more of the same species in the same day; • game birds or game animals or falconry except during the legal shooting or falconry hours; • furbearers other than with snares, metal spring traps with smooth jaws or box traps except that raccoon, red fox, gray fox, bobcat, badger, long-tailed weasel, striped skunk, mink and Virginia opossum may be taken by firearm or archery equipment, • or hunt any wild animal or bird from or with a snowmobile;