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METHODS OF TAKE
Upland Game and Migratory Game Birds:
• Shotgun – Only 10 gauge or smaller may be used for all game birds For waterfowl and other
migratory game birds, including doves, shotguns must be plugged to limit shell capacity to no more
than three shells in the chamber and magazine combined No plug is required for upland game birds
No plug or gauge restriction exists for cottontail rabbits and squirrels
• Rifle or Pistol – Illegal for all game birds
• Archery – Legal for migratory game birds, rabbits, squirrels and upland game birds Crossbow – Legal
for rabbits, squirrels and upland game birds NOT legal for migratory game birds
• Trapping – Legal for furbearers, cottontails, jackrabbits and squirrels during open seasons
• Electronic Call – Prohibited for all waterfowl hunting during the fall seasons May be used for crows
NONTOXIC SHOT
Nontoxic shot is required for all shotgun
hunting on waterfowl production areas,
national wildlife refuges, some state wildlife
management areas, as posted, and other
lands as listed in the Public Access Atlas
It is unlawful to use or possess shotgun
shells loaded with or containing shot other
than nontoxic shot while hunting, taking or
attempting to take waterfowl
WATERFOWL BLINDS
All blinds must be removed daily from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission state recreation areas (SRA)
and wildlife management areas (WMA), except that seasonal blinds may be built on the WMA portions of
Calamus, Elwood, Enders (the nonrefuge portion), Lake McConaughy, Medicine Creek, Merritt, Red Willow,
Sherman and Swanson Such blinds must be removed at the end of the waterfowl season Use of these
blinds is on a first-come, first-served basis
LEG BANDS
Report US Geological Survey leg bands recovered from migratory game birds at Reportbandgov
Bismuth-tin Tungsten-matrix
Iron (steel) Tungsten-polymer
Iron-tungsten Tungsten-tin-iron
Iron-tungsten-nickel Tungsten-tin-bismuth
Tungsten-bronze Tungsten-tin-iron-nickel
Tungsten-iron-copper-nickel Tungsten-iron-polymer
Legal Nontoxic Shot
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