Here is the law.

(3) Tagging Bobcat/Otter Pelts - Persons taking bobcat and otter
must have the fur or pelts tagged by representatives of the
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of
taking and before the fur or pelt is sold or otherwise disposed of.
(a) However, a licensed fur catcher may sell untagged bobcat
and otter to an authorized resident fur dealer and leave a
completed signed fur tag report with said dealer. The
dealer must then have the bobcat and otter tagged by a
representative of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater
Fisheries within 14 days of purchasing bobcat or otter pelts.
(b) Legally acquired bobcat and otter pelts or carcasses may be
delivered untagged to a resident taxidermist for mounting if
the owner leaves a completed, signed fur tag report with
said taxidermist. The taxidermist must then have the
bobcat and otter tagged by a representative of the Division
of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of
taking delivery of said pelts and transmit the completed fur
tag report to the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater
Fisheries representative at the time the pelt or carcass is
tagged.
(c) Tags may be removed from bobcat and otter pelts when
processed by a taxidermist for mounting. However, the
removed tag must remain with the mounted specimen when

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And another one.

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(J) BOBCAT: No Bag Limit – Daylight Hours Only No Closed Season
See 220-2-.07 for legal hunting hours.
Dogs cannot be used to hunt during and in areas of spring turkey
season.
See tagging requirement under regulation 220-2-.30
Trapping is limited to legal fur bearer season.
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I don't believe that is accurate.

Thanks Shaw

Good little tenderloins on those for medallions.

You have 14 days I believe to report it. I think you have to take it in or meet a GW to tag it.

I think that's only if your keeping the pelt, anybody else chime in on this? How about you BhamFred?

I guess posting the actual law didn't settle it for you guys.

yeah, the way that reads to me is that it doesn't matter if you're keeping it or not... it's gotta be tagged regardless.

It doesn’t say “if you want to keep it”. Says it is REQUIRED to be tagged

Just so you won't worry about it any more, I called my local game warden. If you are not keeping the animal or any part of it, you do not tag it, as long as you dispose of it by legal means. ( burying it on your own private land or pay to dispose of it in a landfill)

Thanks, Robinhedd

Interesting. I've always been told they had to be tagged regardless. Thanks for the info Robinhedd.

Thanks for clearing that one up. Wonder why you have to tag to keep but don’t if you trash it

Good for you. These interweb police will ride you hard.

It's all good! Robinhedd

The way I understand it is that the tag is a cites tag from the feds and has to do with endangered or restricted species and since the bobcat pelt looks like some other endangered or threatened species they tag it if you plan to keep it, mount it or sell the fur to document that it is not an endangered or restricted species if it gets checked somewhere down the line. That's the way it was explained to me, and the dcnr doesn't want to waste time or resources tagging animals that aren't kept.

Correct, otter is the same way. For future reference if you do keep the pelt and need the tag, you can call your local gw office and they will take your license number and mail the tag to you.

Thanks for that info, AUcoonhunter. That might come in handy when I whack that other cat. Thx, Robinhedd