22 2024 Annual Report
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Management
Option to report fi rearm deer harvest online goes into eff ect
For the fi rst time, hunters had the option to electronically report their
November fi rearm deer season harvest or take their deer to a check station.
Checking in a deer harvest is mandatory in Nebraska, but allowing online
reporting during the fi rearm season addressed diffi culty in staffi ng and
retaining check stations.
Hunters adapted to the change quickly with just over 63% using Telecheck
during the nine-day season. 54% reported online, 8% reported over the
phone, and the remaining 37% took their deer to a check stations.
Telecheck, introduced in Nebraska in 2010, also saves time and fuel costs
for hunters, many of whom had to drive up to two hours to the nearest check
station prior to the change.
Working with landowners
Game and Parks continued its eff orts across the state to work closely
with landowners on wildlife damage and nuisance issues. More than 228
landowners worked with the agency: 55 for damage due to deer, 40 for elk,
fi ve for pronghorn, 18 for turkey, 58 for beaver, eight for geese, 28 for other
species (such as predators and birds), and 16 for public safety.
Staff dedicated 8,700 hours to addressing damage and nuisance issues and
providing solutions, including materials. Depredation remains a top priority
for the agency.
Biologists load trout
from the raceway ponds
at Rock Creek State Fish
Hatchery into a truck
to stock into lakes and
ponds around the state.
Game and Parks continued its eff orts across the state to work closely with
landowners on wildlife damage and nuisance issues.
