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• 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, 2025
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026
Season dates, running – March 1 – Aug. 17, 2025; 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
RED FOX
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026
Season dates, running – March 1 – Oct. 31, 2025; no harvest
Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running and harvest seasons.
GRAY FOX
Season dates, hunt and trap – Nov. 1, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026
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.
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."
