Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.29 - Open Trapping Seasons On Fur-Bearers
The open seasons during which fur-bearing animals may be trapped in Alabama during 2024-2025, are hereby established:
BOBCAT, FOX, MINK, MUSKRAT, OTTER, and STRIPED SKUNK:
October 28 - February 29
NOTE: See tagging requirements for Bobcat and Otter under Rule 220-2-.30.
NOTE: Permit may be obtained through your local District Office for the trapping of nuisance furbearers outside the dates of trapping season.
NOTE: All bobcat and otter, regardless of method of harvest, are required to be tagged by a representative of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division within 14 days of harvest or may be left with a taxidermist with a completed tagging form, and the taxidermist is required to have the bobcat or otter tagged within 14 days of receipt.
BEAVER, COYOTE, NUTRIA, RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FERAL SWINE:
No Closed Season
Author: Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, and 9-2-12.
Penalty: As provided by law.