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COYOTES, PRAIRIE DOGS AND OTHER NONGAME
Residents do not need a permit to hunt these species; however, nonresidents must have a hunt
(small game) permit. A Habitat Stamp is not required:
• Coyote • Porcupine • Prairie dog • Woodchuck
PROTECTED MAMMALS
The following are protected and may not be hunted or trapped in Nebraska:
• Black-footed ferret
• Bear
• Moose
• River otter
• Swift fox
• Spotted skunk
• Canada lynx
• Gray wolf
• Southern flying squirrel
FURBEARERS
The following applies to all furbearers:
• There is no bag limit.
• Hunting, trapping and running of applicable species is permitted statewide, except federal and
state refuges and sanctuaries.
MUSKRAT
Season dates – Nov. 1 – March 31, 2016 (trap only)
BEAVER
Season dates – Nov. 1 – March 31, 2016 (trap only)
BADGER
Season dates – Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap)
MINK
Season dates – Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap)
BOBCAT
Season dates – Dec. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Nov. 30 (running, no harvest)
Remarks – Fur harvest permit is required during running and harvest seasons.
Tagging – Contact the nearest conservation officer or Game and Parks office to have a bobcat
tagged; also:
• All bobcats harvested must be registered and tagged by Game and Parks within two calendar
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. See example at michigan.gov/
dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10880-31603--,00.html.
• Otherwise, bring bobcats in thawed or skinned.
Checking – Bobcats harvested in the following counties must be checked at official Game and
Parks check stations: Saunders, Lancaster, Gage, Sarpy, Pawnee, Johnson, Richardson, Nemaha,
Otoe, and Cass.
Check stations – The following are bobcat check stations, with times:
• Indian Cave State Park: 65296 702 Road, Shubert; 402-883-2575
• Lincoln: Game and Parks, 2200 N. 33rd St.; Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium: 21502 W. Nebraska Hwy. 31, Gretna; Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m.;
