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11 | OutdoorNebraska�org DOVE (Includes mourning, white-winged and Eurasian collared doves) Season dates – Sept� 1 – Oct� 30, 2018 Daily bag limit – 15 in aggregate Possession limit – 45 in aggregate Open area – statewide, but no hunting on all state refuges and sanctuaries Remarks – Eurasian collared-doves may be hunted year-round; during the regular dove season, harvest of Eurasian collared-doves counts toward aggregate daily bag and possession limits� Doves must be shot while in flight� HIP number required� Total harvest of all dove species combined cannot exceed 15� Banding – U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service leg bands recovered from birds may be reported at reportband. gov� Wing study – Randomly selected hunters will be asked to save one wing from each dove during the first week of the season and mail the wings (postage free) to the U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service� Data from the wings will be used to estimate annual productivity of the dove population and eventually used in helping to establish hunting regulations� EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (Does not include mourning and white-winged doves) Season dates – Year-round Daily bag/possession limits – 15/45 Open area – statewide, but no hunting on all state refuges and sanctuaries Remarks – Eurasian collared-doves may be hunted year-round; during the regular dove season, harvest of Eurasian collared-doves counts toward aggregate daily bag and possession limits� Small game license and habitat stamp required� HIP number NOT required� AGGREGATE • Aggregate daily bag limit is the maximum number permitted to be taken by a person in one day during the open season when such person hunts for more than one species for which a combined daily bag limit is prescribed� The aggregate daily bag limit is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest daily bag limit prescribed for any one species� • Aggregate possession limit is the maximum number of a single species or combination of species permitted to be possessed by a person� The aggregate possession limit is equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest possession limit prescribed for any one of the species� Paid Advertisement