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10 | Big Game Info: 402-471-0641 LANDOWNER PERMITS (Deer and Antelope) Residents and nonresidents: 1) Eligible family members may hunt together on the described land but are not required to live in the same household; 2) Each person must have his or her own permit; 3) Landowner permits are not transferable. Residents: 1) Owning or leasing 80 acres or more of land for the purpose of agricultural production by the owner or leaseholder may receive a limited landowner permit for antelope and deer. Hunting is restricted to the land owned/operated by the owner or leaseholder and described on the application. Hunting leases do NOT qualify; 2) Immediate family members of qualifying landowner are eligible to apply; 3) Maximum number of landowner permits allowed for one farm or ranch is determined by the size of the property in acres divided by 80. Example: A 240-acre farm could have a maximum of three landowner permits issued, but each person may hold no more than one landowner permit per species per year. Nonresidents: 1) Owning 320 acres or more of land dedicated to agricultural production may receive a limited landowner permit for deer or antelope. Only one permit will be issued per 320 acres; 2) Spouse or child of owner or siblings sharing ownership are eligible. DRAW AND BUY UNITS/NONRESIDENT PERMIT AVAILABILITY Big game permits are issued as Draw units or Buy units. The DRAW unit permits are: • antelope firearm (either sex) – all permits were issued to residents in 2018; • antelope muzzleloader – all were issued to residents in 2018; • antelope landowner; • Republican Mule Deer unit; • Platte MDCA and Frenchman MDCA (Mule Deer Conservation Area); • All elk – residents only, except for landowners DRAW units are: • Determined by the overall demand on the unit's permits; • Established to provide equal opportunity to obtain permits in the units; • May be applied for during the June 10 - 28, 2019 draw unit application period, except landowner elk (May 20 - June 7, 2019); • Residents get preference over nonresidents; • May be purchased online during applicable periods, by mail or at Game and Parks permitting offices. BUY units are: • Units that typically don't sell out quickly or have an unlimited number of permits available. They are issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Aug. 5, 2019; • May be purchased online during applicable periods, by mail or at Game and Parks permitting offices. Application/purchase periods begin at 1 p.m. CT. BUDDY APPLICATION 1) Hunters who want to ensure that both or neither of their party will draw a permit in the same unit should apply as "buddies." If one person fails to draw a permit, both will be excluded; 2) Must be submitted June 10 - 28, 2019 and received at a Commission office no later than 5 p.m. June 28 or 11:59 p.m. if applying online (see page 8); 3) Only two persons may submit applications together as buddy applicants. Both applicants must have the same residency status. If applying by mail, both applications must be marked as buddy and submitted in the same envelope. If applying online, applications must be submitted as buddy applications; 4) One check is allowed for payment. If paying by credit card, buddies must use the same credit card; 5) Preference based on the individual with the fewest preference points; 6) No party hunting allowed. Each permit holder must harvest his or her own animal.

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