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12 | Big Game Info: 402-471-0641 STATEWIDE DEER Statewide permits are valid statewide for the bag limit and season dates listed. Restrictions are noted. Permit Name Quota Bag Limit Season Dates Special Unit Restrictions Permit Fee (R/NR) Statewide ** Archery R - UNL 1 AD Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024 Yes, see page 19 $37/$335 NR - 3,000 1 AD* Statewide ** Muzzleloader R - UNL 1 AD* Dec. 1 – 31, 2024 Yes, see page 19 $37/$335 NR - 1,000 Statewide Whitetail Buck 8,000 1 WT Buck Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024 Firearm: Nov. 16 – 24, 2024 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2024 No $88/$750 Restricted Statewide Buck 1,000 1 Buck* Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024 Firearm: Nov. 16 – 24, 2024 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2024 Not valid for MD in MDCA $128/$795 Statewide Buck R - 70 1 Buck Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024 Firearm: Nov. 16 – 24, 2024 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2024 No $173/$995 NR - 30 * a mule deer may not be taken in the Mule Deer Conservation Area ** draw permit for nonresidents Antlerless mule deer may not be taken on lands open to public hunting, except Open Fields and Waters lands. YOUTH DEER Youth permits are valid statewide for the bag limit and season dates listed. Restrictions are noted. Permit Fee Resident: $8 Nonresident: $8 Season Dates Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024 November Firearm: Nov. 16 – 24, 2024 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2024 Late Firearm Antlerless: Jan. 1 – 15, 2025 Permit Name Quota Bag Limit Special Unit Restrictions Resident Youth UNL 1 AD Yes, see page 19 NR Restricted Youth UNL 1 AD Yes, see page 19; Not valid in Frenchman, Pine Ridge or Platte units. Youth Whitetail UNL 1 WT Yes, see page 19 RESTRICTIONS: • Age Requirements: Youth age 10-15 may hunt with a youth deer permit. Youth may apply for a draw unit permit at age 9 provided they are age 10 by the start of the season. Youth age 16 may hunt on youth deer permits provided they are age 15 when they apply and provided they are age 15 on Sept. 1 (start of the season) of the calendar year. A Habitat Stamp is required at age 16. • Permit Limit: Youth may have two permits, but only one may allow the harvest of a mule deer. • Habitat Stamp: Required for nonresident youth. • NR Restricted Youth is not valid in Frenchman, Pine Ridge or Platte management units. • Antlerless mule deer may not be taken on lands open to public hunting, except Open Fields and Waters lands. NONRESIDENT EITHER-SEX/BUCK-ONLY PERMIT QUOTA Nonresidents will be limited to 10,000 either-sex or buck-only permits; landowner and youth permits are excluded. No more than 3,000 Archery and 1,000 Muzzleloader permits will be sold to nonresidents.