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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Big Game
Guide is a summary of Nebraska's regulations, orders
and statutes pertaining to hunting deer, antelope, elk and
bighorn sheep. It is not intended to be a complete digest of
regulations, orders and statutes. A complete listing may be
found at:
Regulations and Orders:
http://outdoornebraska.org/regulations/
Statutes:
http://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/2018/chapter-37/
Neb. Rev. Statute 84-901.03:
This guidance document is advisory in nature but is binding
on an agency until amended by such agency. A guidance
document does not include internal procedural documents
that only affect the internal operations of the agency and
does not impose additional requirements or penalties on
regulated parties or include confidential information or rules
and regulations made in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act. If you believe that this guidance document
imposes additional requirements or penalties on regulated
parties, you may request a review of the document.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Permit and Stamps Fees . . . . . . . . 6
Big Game Hunting Season Dates . . . 7
NGPC Permitting Offices . . . . . . . . 7
How to Buy, Apply for a Permit . . . . . 8
Requirements for Big Game Hunters . 11
Deer Hunting and Maps. . . . . . . . . 12
Youth Big Game Hunting . . . . . . . .29
Antelope Hunting and Maps . . . . . .30
Elk Hunting and Maps . . . . . . . . . .33
Bighorn Sheep Hunting and Map . . . .39
Where to Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
General Information: . . . . . . . . . .42
Telecheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Checking Big Game . . . . . . . . .44
Custody Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Deer Management . . . . . . . . .46
Hunter Orange . . . . . . . . . . .46
Invasive Species . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chronic Wasting Disease. . . . . .50
Weapons Legal for Hunting Big Game .52
Conservation Officer Phone Numbers .54
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