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OutdoorNebraska.org | 9 Turkey Regulations BAG LIMIT Spring season – One male or bearded female turkey per permit, but a hunter may harvest no more than one turkey per calendar day during the spring season. Fall season – One turkey of either sex SHOOTING HOURS For both spring and fall seasons, shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any turkey perched in a tree before sunrise. HUNTER ORANGE Spring – Recommended Fall – Turkey hunters must wear at least 400 square inches of hunter orange on their head, chest and back when hunting during the November firearm deer season. HUNTING METHODS (Spring and Fall) • Archery – Hunters must use archery equipment with arrows or spears that have a sharpened hunting head, with a blade of at least 7/16-inch radius, or a blunt (bludgeon) head, with a diameter of at least 9/16-inch. Arrows or spears may not contain poison or a stupefying chemical or have an explosive tip. Legal archery equipment: • Longbows • Crossbows • Hand-thrown spears • Recurve bows • Compound bows • Shotgun – Hunters must use a modern or muzzleloading shotgun that uses shot size 2 or smaller. Slugs are illegal. HUNTING AREA Permits are valid statewide, except on state and federal sanctuaries or refuges, unless otherwise authorized. TAGGING Immediately after a turkey is taken, the hunter must punch or notch the permit tag showing the date the bird was taken. This automatically cancels the permit tag. This permit must be kept with the permit holder and/or turkey at all times. When the turkey is not with the permit holder, the entire permit must be attached to the turkey. The mobile turkey permit allows a hunter to cancel the permit once a turkey is harvested. If a hunter has a mobile permit, a turkey may be left unaccompanied by the hunter only if a document bearing the hunter's name, permit number and time and date of permit cancellation is kept with the carcass. NEW FOR 2023: TURKEYS MUST BE CHECKED Beginning with the 2023 spring season, all turkeys harvested in Nebraska must be checked in via telephone or internet in a process known as Telecheck. This process must be completed: • within 48 hours of harvest but no later than 1 p.m. on the day following the close of any portion of the season • before the turkey carcass leaves Nebraska Mobile permits must be cancelled and checked immediately after the harvest of the turkey.