Furbearer

RACCOON, BADGER, MINK, MUSKRAT, OPOSSUM, WEASEL

Open December 1, 1997 - January 31, 1998; statewide.

BOBCAT

Open December 1, 1997 - February 28 1998; statewide.
 

BEAVER, NUTRIA, STRIPED SKUNK, AND COYOTE

Open year round; statewide

GRAY FOX

Open December 1, 1997 - January 31, 1998 east of Interstate Highway 35. Closed year round west of Interstate Highway 35.

COYOTE

It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, or attempt to take coyotes within the period of dark to daylight with the aid of any artificial light and any sight dog.

BLACK BEAR, MOUNTAIN LION, RED FOX, RIVER OTTER, SWIFT FOX, SPOTTED SKUNK & RINGTAIL

Closed year-round; statewide

BAG LIMITS:
 

	Daily Limit	Season Limit	Possession Limit
Bobcat	None	20	20	per licensee
Raccoon	6	30	30	per licensee
Gray Fox	2	6	6	per licensee

For other species taken legally, there is no limit.

BOBCAT TAGGING REQUIREMENTS:  No bobcat pelt may be held in possession after 10 working days after the close of furbearer season by the taker or buyer, sold, purchased or bartered within Oklahoma, nor taken out of Oklahoma, without having first affixed a permanent tag to the pelt, and no one may possess any Oklahoma bobcat pelt without a permanent tag affixed to the pelt.  This tag shall serve as an export tag.  The tag must be affixed by an authorized employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation or designated private tagging agent.  It is the responsibility of the possessor of the bobcat pelt, not the Department, to ensure that the pelt is legally tagged.  No untagged bobcat harvested in another state may be possessed in Oklahoma.  Tags are available from any Oklahoma game warden or game biologist and from state fish hatcheries and Department field offices and specifically designated private tagging stations.  Designated private tagging stations may charge 75 cents. per tag fee.  1997-98 bobcat export tags will not be affixed after March 13, 1998.

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