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14 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 closed on holidays • Omaha: Game and Parks, 8495 Frederick St.; Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. • Plattsmouth: Schilling Wildlife Management Area, 17614 Refuge Road; office not always staffed; 402-296-0041 • Tecumseh: Osage Wildlife Management Area, 73181 619th Ave.; office not always staffed; 402-335-2534 RACCOON Season dates – Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 (hunt only); Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Aug. 31 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running or harvest seasons. Depredation – At any time of the year, farmers and ranchers may destroy or have someone destroy raccoons that cause agricultural depredation on their property; also: • No hunt or fur harvest permit is required. • Raccoons harvested for depredation control may be sold or possessed only by individuals with a fur harvest permit and if the take occurred during the harvest season. VIRGINIA OPOSSUM Season dates – Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 (hunt only); Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Aug. 31 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running or harvest seasons. Depredation – At any time of the year, farmers and ranchers may destroy or have someone destroy Virginia opossums that cause agricultural depredation on their property; also: • No hunt or fur harvest permit is required. • Virginia opossums harvested for depredation control may be sold or possessed only by individuals with a fur harvest permit and if the take occurred during the harvest season. STRIPED SKUNK Season dates – year-round (hunting and trapping) Depredation – At any time, farmers and ranchers may destroy or have someone destroy striped skunks that cause agricultural depredation on their property; also: • No hunt or fur harvest permit is required. • Striped skunks harvested for depredation control may be sold or possessed only by individuals with a fur harvest permit and if the take occurred during the harvest season. LONG-TAILED WEASEL Season dates – Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap) RED FOX Season dates – Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap); March 1 – Oct. 31 (running, no harvest) Remarks – Fur harvest permit required during running or harvest seasons. GRAY FOX Season dates – Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2016 (hunt and trap) Tagging – Contact NGPC 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 calendar days of the close of the season. • Gray foxes must be tagged before the pelt is sold.