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SPECIAL UNIT RESTRICTIONS
Look at the unit in which you hunt to see if any restrictions apply to your permit, the land or the unit in
which you hunt. Regulations apply to statewide permits within specific management units.
Management Unit Special Unit Restrictions
All Units
• Antlerless mule deer may not be taken on lands open to public hunting, except
Open Fields and Waters lands.
Buffalo
• Muzzleloader, Nonresident Archery and Restricted Statewide Buck permits are
not valid for mule deer.
Calamus West
• Bessey Ranger District of Nebraska National Forest and Valentine National
Wildlife Refuge are closed to use of bonus antlerless tags, and Season Choice
antlerless permits.
Elkhorn
• Special provisions may apply to hunting deer or other wildlife species within the
boundaries of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations.
Frenchman
• Muzzleloader, Nonresident Archery and Restricted Statewide Buck permits are
not valid for mule deer.
• Frenchman and Frenchman West Antlerless Only Season Choice permits are not
valid on Enders, Medicine Creek, Red Willow or Swanson SRA/ WMA.
Pine Ridge
• Muzzleloader, Nonresident Archery and Restricted Statewide Buck permits are
not valid for mule deer.
Platte
• Muzzleloader, Nonresident Archery and Restricted Statewide Buck permits are
not valid for mule deer.
Republican
• Muzzleloader, Nonresident Archery and Restricted Statewide Buck permits are
not valid for mule deer.
• Republican AOSC permits are not valid on Harlan County U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers lands.
Sandhills
• McKelvie National Forest and Valentine NWR are closed to use of bonus
antlerless tags, and Season Choice antlerless permits.
