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RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
The requirements to buy a Nebraska resident hunting (small game) permit:
• Reside in Nebraska continuously for at least 30 days before making application for a
permit and intend to become a Nebraska resident.
• Residents in school in another state or stationed outside Nebraska as part of a military
assignment that have maintained Nebraska as their state of legal residency.
• Active-duty military personnel and full-time students stationed or attending school in
Nebraska for a period of at least 30 days.
NOTE: A new resident should be prepared to provide documentation of residency (driver's
license, voter registration, etc.) to an officer when in possession of a permit.
OTHER TYPES OF HUNT PERMITS
Nonresident 2-day
• Valid for any two consecutive days of small game or waterfowl hunting during the calendar
year.
• Applicable stamps must be purchased.
69-and-Over Senior
• All residents 69 years old and older may purchase a combination hunt/fish/fur harvest
permit for $5.
• Nebraska Aquatic, Habitat and Waterfowl stamps are included for no fee.
64-and-Over Veteran
• Eligible Nebraska veterans who are 64 years old or older (honorable or general discharge
under honorable conditions) may purchase a combination hunt/fish/fur harvest permit for
$5.
• Eligible resident disabled veterans receive a permit for no fee (50% service connected or
100% disabled nonservice connected receiving a Veterans Administration pension).
• Nebraska Aquatic, Habitat and Waterfowl stamps are included for no fee.
• Visit OutdoorNebraska.gov/veteransandmilitarypermits for application and requirements.
Deployed Military
• A Nebraska resident who is or has been deployed out of the state with a branch of the
United States military within the last 12 months shall, upon returning to the state, be
entitled to receive an annual combination hunt/fish/fur harvest permit (which includes all
state stamps) on a one-time basis for $5.
• Eligible Nebraska residents, upon application, must provide Game and Parks, at its
headquarters or district or Omaha offices, a copy of their official deployment orders,
verifying the resident was deployed out of state within the past 12 months.
Lifetime
• Available for hunting, hunt/fish combination and fur harvest (residents only) permits.
• Lifetime Aquatic Habitat Stamp is included in the cost of all lifetime fishing and hunt/fish
combo permits.
MORE ON PERMITS AND STAMPS
• Permits and stamps are valid for the calendar year as dated. Paper permits must be signed
by the permit holder to be valid. Small game permits expire on Dec. 31.
• It is unlawful to lend or transfer a permit to another person or to borrow a permit from
another person.
