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Light Goose Conservation Order
Season Dates: Rainwater Basin Zone: Feb. 10 - April 5, 2025
East Zone: Feb. 10 - April 15, 2025 West Zone: Feb. 10 - April 5, 2025
Daily Bag and Possession Limit: No limits
Shooting Hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset
Equipment Restrictions: The use of unplugged shotguns and electronic calls IS ALLOWED
while hunting light geese during the conservation order.
Zone Restrictions: White and blue-phase snow geese and Ross's geese may be taken
statewide during the conservation order, but different regulations apply in each zone.
West Zone Special Regulations
It is illegal to hunt:
March 11 - April 5, 2024: within 3 miles of the outer channel of the Platte River between Neb.
Hwy. Spur L24B (Overton) and U.S. Hwy. 281.
Rainwater Basin Zone Special Regulations
It is illegal to hunt:
• on lands owned, controlled or managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, EXCEPT
Harvard and Cottonwood waterfowl production areas. Hunting is allowed seven days a
week.
• on the Ducks Unlimited Verona Complex lands.
• Feb. 10 - 17, 2024: within a half-mile of the outer channel of the Platte River between Neb.
Hwy. Spur 10D (Shelton) and Neb. Hwy. 14.
• Feb. 18 - March 10, 2024: within a half-mile of the outer channel of the Platte River
between Neb. Hwy. Spur L24B (Overton) and Neb. Hwy. 14.
• March 11 - April 5, 2024: within 3 miles of the outer channel of the Platte River between
Neb. Hwy. Spur L24B (Overton) and U.S. Hwy. 281 and within a half-mile of the outer
channel of the Platte River between U.S. Hwy. 281 and Neb. Hwy. 14.
Light Goose Conservation Order Zones
