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10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2019-2020 Hunting and Trapping Season Dates For more information, please consult the current Big Game, Turkey and Small Game & Waterfowl guides by visiting OutdoorNebraska.org/Guides. WATERFOWL FURBEARER SMALL GAME BIG GAME Dark Goose East ................................................................ Oct. 28 – Feb. 9 North Central .................................................. Oct. 5 – Jan. 17 Platte River..................................................... Oct. 28 – Feb. 9 Panhandle ....................................................... Oct. 28 – Feb. 9 Niobrara ......................................................... Oct. 28 – Feb. 9 Light Goose Statewide ........................... Oct. 5 – Dec. 25, Jan. 18 – Feb. 9 Light Goose Conservation Order East Zone .................................................... Feb. 10 – April 15 Rainwater Basin Zone .................................... Feb. 10 – April 5 West Zone ..................................................... Feb. 10 – April 5 White-fronted Goose Statewide ............................. Oct. 5 – Dec. 8, Jan. 18 – Feb. 9 Early Teal Low Plains ............................................................Sept. 7 – 22 High Plains ............................................................Sept. 7 – 15 Duck and Coot Zone 1 ..........................................................Oct. 12 – Dec. 24 Zone 2 Low Plains ..........................................Oct. 5 – Dec. 17 Zone 2 High Plains ......................Oct. 5 – Dec. 17, Jan. 6 – 27 Zone 3 Low Plains .......................................... Oct. 24 – Jan. 5 Zone 3 High Plains ...................... Oct. 24 – Jan. 5, Jan. 6 – 27 Zone 4 ............................................................Oct. 5 – Dec. 17 Youth Waterfowl Zone 1 ......................................................................Oct. 5 – 6 Zone 2 ................................................................Sept. 28 – 29 Zone 3 ................................................................. Oct. 19 – 20 Zone 4 ................................................................Sept. 28 – 29 Raccoon, Virginia Opossum Hunt only ...................................................... Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 Muskrat, Beaver Trap only .................................................... Nov. 1 – March 31 Bobcat Hunt and trap .................................................Dec. 1 – Feb. 29 Raccoon, Virginia Opossum, Long–tailed Weasel, Mink, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Badger Hunt and trap ................................................ Nov. 1 – Feb. 29 Striped Skunk Hunt and trap .........................................................Year–round Squirrel ...................................................... Aug. 1 – Jan. 31 Cottontail ................................................. Sept. 1 – Feb. 29 Jackrabbit....................... Sept. 1 – Feb. 29 (west of U.S. 81) Dove ........................................................... Sept. 1 – Oct. 30 Eurasian Collared–Dove ................................Year–round Snipe ......................................................... Sept. 1 – Dec. 16 Virginia, Sora Rail ................................... Sept. 1 – Nov. 9 Grouse ....................................................... Sept. 1 – Jan. 31 Woodcock.................................................. Oct. 5 – Nov. 18 Youth Pheasant, Quail, Partridge ............ Oct. 19 – 20 Pheasant, Quail, Partridge .................. Oct. 26 – Jan. 31 Crow .........................Oct. 15 – Dec. 15, Jan. 13 – March 14 Antelope Archery........................................................ Aug. 20 – Dec. 31 Muzzleloader ................................................ Sept. 21 – Oct. 6 October Firearm ................................................... Oct. 12 – 27 Late Doe/Fawn............................................... Nov. 1 – Jan. 31 Elk Archery Bull .................................................. Sept. 1 – Oct. 31 Firearm Bull ................................................ Sept. 21 – Oct. 31 Antlerless ....................... Sept. 21 – Oct. 31, Dec. 1 – Jan. 15 Antlerless Private Land Only .......................Aug. 15 – Sept. 20 Bighorn Sheep ................................................. Dec. 3 – 22 Fall Turkey ............................................ Sept. 15 – Jan. 31 Deer Archery........................................................ Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 Whitetail Statewide Buck ............................ Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 Mule Deer Conservation Area .......... Nov. 16 – 24, Dec. 1 – 31 Muzzleloader ......................................................... Dec. 1 – 31 November Firearm ............................................... Nov. 16 – 24 Statewide Buck Only .......................................... Nov. 16 – 24 Youth Deer....................................................Sept. 1 – Jan. 15 Landowner ....................................................Sept. 1 – Jan. 15 Antlerless Only Season Choice ......................Sept. 1 – Jan. 15 River Antlerless Private Land Only.................Sept. 1 – Jan. 15 Gifford Point WMA .......................................Sept. 1 – Jan. 15 DeSoto Archery ............................................. Oct. 1 – Jan. 10 DeSoto December Muzzleloader .............Dec. 7 – 8, Jan. 4 – 5 Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge .................. Dec. 14 – 22

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