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36 | Big Game Info: 402-471-0641 RECOVERING DEER Tracking dogs may be used to recover deer. Landowner permission is required to track or recover deer on private land. HUNTING NEAR DWELLINGS 200-Yard Rule: It is unlawful to hunt any form of wild mammal or wild bird with a rifle within a 200-yard radius of an inhabited dwelling or livestock feedlot, unless permission to do so has been granted by the owner or tenant of that dwelling or feedlot. 100-Yard Rule: It is unlawful to hunt any form of wild mammal or wild bird with archery equipment, handgun or shotgun within a 100-yard radius of an inhabited dwelling or livestock feedlot, unless permission to do so has been granted by the owner or tenant of that dwelling or feedlot. TURKEY HUNTING Turkey hunting is legal during the November firearm deer season. People hunting with a fall turkey permit are required to wear hunter orange when hunting during the November firearm deer season. Legal weapons include shotgun and archery only; rifles are not allowed. Electronic calls are illegal. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES The following are penalties for illegally killing big game in Nebraska. • Bighorn Sheep — $25,000 • Elk — Bull, 12 points or more, $10,000; other elk — $3,000 • White-tailed Deer — 8 points or more with 16-inch spread — $10,000; other antlered bucks — $2,000; antlerless — $500 • Mule Deer — 8 points or more with 22-inch spread — $10,000; other mule deer — $2,000 • Antelope — Buck with 14-inch horn length — $5,000; other antelope — $1,500 • Mountain Lion — $5,000 • Bear or Moose — $1,500 BIG GAME CUSTODY/TRANSFER TAG Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Law Enforcement Division Date: Owner Name: Phone Number: Permit # or Seal #: (If big game) Estimated Pounds: Species Donated: # of animals donated: Signature of Donor: Recipient Name: Date of Transfers: This tag must remain with the game or fish being transferred to another person until it is consumed. NOTICE Game or fish taken in Nebraska must not be held in cold storage or home freezer longer than specified in season regulations. All game or fish take within or outside the state and placed in cold storage must be tagged. Game or fish taken in other states and brought into Nebraska may legally be put in cold storage, if properly tagged and identified. SPECIES AMOUNT DATE TAKEN For more information, visit OutdoorNebraska.org.