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39 | OutdoorNebraska�org 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 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 and wildlife management areas, 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 U�S� Geological Survey leg bands recovered from migratory game birds at ReportBand�gov� DEPREDATION Any farmer or rancher owning or operating a farm or ranch may destroy or have destroyed any badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, opossum, raccoon, red fox or skunk preying on livestock or poultry or causing other agricultural depredation on land owned or controlled by him or her without a permit issued by the Commission� No hunt or fur harvest permit is required� Furbearers harvested for depredation control may be sold or possessed only by individuals with a fur harvest permit and if the take occurred during the harvest season� TRANSPORTING AND POSSESSING GAME • Pheasants and prairie grouse must have head or one leg attached for identification purposes while in the field or returning home� All migratory game birds, except doves, must have one fully feathered wing or head plumage attached when in transport� • If en route, no tags are required if licensee accompanies the game� Continued on page 41

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