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SPRING: Youth Archery March 25 – May 31, 2023
Archery March 25 – May 31, 2023
Youth Shotgun April 8 – May 31, 2023
Shotgun April 15 – May 31, 2023
Hunters must use archery equipment March 25 – April 14 and may use either archery equipment or a
shotgun April 15 – May 31. Youth hunters must use archery equipment March 25 – April 7 and may use
either archery equipment or a shotgun April 8 – May 31.
FALL: Archery and Shotgun Oct. 1 – Nov. 30, 2023
Youth Archery and Shotgun Oct. 1 – Nov. 30, 2023
Hunters may use either archery equipment or a shotgun.
Season Dates
Permits
WHAT IS REQUIRED: TURKEY PERMIT, HABITAT STAMP
All turkey hunters in Nebraska must possess a turkey permit to hunt turkeys in Nebraska. A Nebraska
hunt (small game) permit is not required to hunt turkeys. A Nebraska Habitat Stamp is valid statewide and
required of all hunters in Nebraska, except residents younger than 16 years of age and residents who hold
veteran or 69-and-older senior permits. EXCEPTION: Farmers, ranchers and qualifying family members who
hunt with a landowner permit on land they own or lease for agricultural purposes are exempt. One stamp is
required for all hunting in a calendar year. Stamps are $25.
New for 2023
Checking – Starting with the 2023 spring season, all turkey harvests must be
reported via Telecheck.
Personal permit limits – All hunters are limited to a maximum of two spring
permits and one fall permit.
Permit quotas – The quantity of spring permits available for sale to nonresident
hunters is 10,000.
Daily bag limit – A hunter may harvest no more than one turkey per calendar
day during the spring season.
Fall bag limit – The bag limit for all hunters during the fall season is one turkey.
Season dates – The fall season is shortened to Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Baiting – It is illegal to create a baited area on lands owned or controlled by the
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
