PIERRE The 2024-25 bobcat trapping and hunting season will be Dec. 26 through Feb. 15.
Hunters and trappers are reminded that the season bag limit is one bobcat for the Black Hills and East River and unlimited for West River, excluding the Black Hills.
The one bobcat limit for the Black Hills is new for this season.
Any person harvesting a bobcat must submit the entire carcass, along with the detached pelt, to GFP personnel within five days of harvest. Once the season has closed, an individual has 24 hours to notify a department representative of any untagged bobcats harvested during the season.
The pelt will be inspected, tagged, and registered.
The lower jaw will be removed from the carcass. The tagged pelt will be returned and the carcass may be returned upon request.
No person may possess, purchase. or sell raw bobcat pelts that are not legally tagged.
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