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26 | Hunting Info: 402-471-0641 TRAPPING AREAS It is legal to trap statewide, with the following exceptions and considerations: • Permission is required to trap on private land� • Trapping is legal, with landowner permission, in the county road right-of-way, unless restricted in individual counties or portions of individual counties� • Allowed on state wildlife management areas, unless otherwise posted� • Prohibited in marshes, lakes or other areas closed by federal, state or local laws or regulations� • Prohibited on state and historical parks without special written permission� • Allowed on state recreation areas, except within 100 yards of developed facilities, such as picnic areas, campgrounds, boat ramps and parking areas� • Prohibited on any dry land portion of Branched Oak or Yankee Hill state wildlife management areas before Dec� 15� • Prohibited within 100 yards of any inhabited dwelling or feedlot and within 200 yards of any passage used by livestock to pass under a highway, road or bridge without permission� TRANSPORTING AND POSSESSING GAME • Pheasants and grouse must have head or one leg attached for identification purposes while in the field or returning home� All migratory game birds, except doves, must have one fully feathered wing or head plumage attached when in transport� • If en route, no tags are required if licensee accompanies the game� • It is unlawful to give, put or leave any game birds or game animals at any place or in the custody of another person unless the game is tagged with the following hunter information: (1) name, (2) address, (3) phone number, (4) date of birth, (5) species of birds or animals and total number of each, (6) date taken, and if transferred by gift, and (7) signature of donor and name of recipient� • 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 solely intended to enhance the hunting skills of dogs� • 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, provided 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 during the period 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�

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