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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Permit and Stamp Fees . . . . . . .4
New for 2024 . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Permit and Stamp Information . . .5
Small Game Seasons . . . . . . . .8
Furbearer Hunt & Trap Seasons . . 12
Waterfowl Seasons . . . . . . . . 16
General Information . . . . . . . . 28
Where to Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Nontoxic Shot Lethality Table . . 35
Hunter Requirements . . . . . 36-37
Duck Identification. . . . . . . 38-39
Sunrise/Sunset Chart . . . . . . . 40
Conservation Officers . . . . . . . 41
Location Address Phone
Schramm Education Center 21502 W. Hwy. 31, Gretna, NE 68028-7264 402-332-3901
Northwest district office 299 Husker Rd., Alliance, NE 69301-0725 308-763-2940
Bassett service center 524 Panzer St., Bassett, NE 68714-0508 402-684-2921
Chadron State Park 15951 Hwy. 385, Chadron, NE 69337-7353 308-432-6167
Fort Robinson State Park 3200 Hwy. 20, Crawford, NE 69339-0392 308-665-2900
South-central district office 1617 First Ave., Kearney, NE 68847-6057 308-865-5310
Lake McConaughy SRA 1475 Hwy. 61N, Ogallala, NE 69153-5929 308-284-8800
Niobrara State Park 89261 522 Ave., Niobrara, NE 68760-6087 402-857-3373
Northeast district office 2201 N. 13th St., Norfolk, NE 68701-2267 402-370-3374
Southwest district office 301 E. State Farm Rd., North Platte, NE 69101-0430 308-535-8025
Omaha metro office 8495 Frederick St., Omaha, NE 68124 402-595-2144
Ponca State Park 88090 Spur 26E, Ponca, NE 68770-0688 402-755-2284
Headquarters/SE district 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503-0370 402-471-0641
Wildcat Hills SRA 210615 Hwy. 71, Gering, NE 69341-0065 308-436-3777
NGPC Permitting Offices
Cover photo: Eric Fowler/
Nebraskaland Magazine/NGPC
ADVERTISER INDEX
Waterfowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45
Supplies and Services . . . . . . . 46-49
Outfitters and Hunting Hotspots . 50-52
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Small
Game and Waterfowl Guide is a summary of Nebraska's
regulations, orders and statutes pertaining to hunting
small game, furbearers and waterfowl. It is not intended
to be a complete digest of regulations, orders and
statutes. A complete listing may be found at:
Regulations and Orders:
OutdoorNebraska.gov
Statutes:
Law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/2022/chapter-37/
Neb. Rev. Statute 84-901.03:
This guidance document is advisory in nature but is
binding on an agency until amended by such agency. A
guidance document does not include internal procedural
documents that only affect the internal operations of the
agency and does not impose additional requirements
or penalties on regulated parties or include confidential
information or rules and regulations made in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act. If you believe that
this guidance document imposes additional requirements
or penalties on regulated parties, you may request a
review of the document.
Advertising Sales
Shane G. Gilster, 402-742-0125 or shanegilster@gmail.com
Paid advertisements in this publication do not represent an
endorsement by the Commission for the products, services
or claims made by the advertisers. The Commission
reserves the right to reject any advertising for any reason.
