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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 15 RIVER ANTLERLESS PRIVATE LAND ONLY The River Antlerless Deer Permit is issued for the unit defined below and is valid on private land only for the bag limit and season dates listed. Restrictions are noted. Permit Fee Resident: $14 Nonresident: $95 Season Dates Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025 Firearm: Oct. 1 – 15, 2025; Nov. 15 – 23, 2025 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2025 Late River Antlerless: Jan. 1 – 15, 2026 Permit Name Quota Bag Limit Special Unit Restrictions 2024 Sell-Out Date River Antlerless 4,000 2 AOWT No Nov. 25 RESTRICTIONS: • River Antlerless permits are valid for the legal method during Archery, October Firearm, November Firearm, Muzzleloader and Late River Antlerless seasons. • Closed Area: All federal and state lands. • Open Area: That portion of Nebraska north of the boundary commencing with U.S. Hwy. 281 from the Nebraska-South Dakota state line, thence south on U.S. Hwy. 281 to Nebraska Hwy. 12, thence east on Nebraska Hwy. 12 to U.S. Hwy. 81, thence north on U.S. Hwy. 81 to the Nebraska-South Dakota state line. That portion of Nebraska east of a boundary commencing with U.S. Hwy. 30 from the Nebraska-Iowa state line, thence west on U.S. Hwy. 30 to Nebraska Hwy. 133, thence south on Nebraska Hwy. 133 to U.S. Hwy. 6, thence east on U.S. Hwy. 6 to Interstate 480, thence south on Interstate 480 to U.S. Hwy. 75, thence south on U.S. Hwy. 75 to Nebraska Hwy. 67, thence east and south on Nebraska Hwy. 67 to U.S. Hwy. 136, thence east on U.S. Hwy. 136 to Nebraska Hwy. 67, thence south on Nebraska Hwy. 67 to U.S. Hwy. 73, thence east and south on U.S. Hwy. 73 to the Nebraska-Kansas state line. Also: • 3 miles of the landward banks of the Loup and Keya Paha rivers. • 3 miles of the landward banks of the following portions of Nebraska rivers: • From the mouth of the Platte River to Nebraska Hwy. 47. • From the mouth of Long Pine Creek to a point 5 miles south of U.S. Hwy. 20 where Long Pine Creek crosses the west side of Section 19, T29N R20W. • The Republican River from the Nebraska-Kansas line to the Harlan County Dam. • From the mouth of Plum Creek in Brown County to U.S. Hwy. 20. • The South Loup River from the mouth to Nebraska Hwy. 2. • The Niobrara River from the mouth to U.S. Hwy. 83. • The Elkhorn River from the mouth to U.S. Hwy. 30. • The North Loup River from the mouth to Nebraska Hwy. 70. • The Cedar River from the mouth to Nebraska Hwy. 91. • The Middle Loup River from the mouth to Nebraska Hwy. 10. • The Little Blue River from U.S. Hwy. 81 to U.S. Hwy. 281. • Eagle Creek in Holt County from the mouth to 483rd Ave. • Bazile Creek in Knox County from the mouth to the Antelope County line. • In Knox County, the Main Branch Verdigre Creek from the mouth to the Antelope County line, Middle Branch and North Branch Verdigre Creek to the Holt County line. See table abbreviations on page 13. NONRESIDENT EITHER-SEX/BUCK-ONLY PERMIT QUOTA Nonresidents will be limited to 10,000 either-sex or buck-only permits; landowner and youth permits are excluded. No more than 3,000 Archery and 1,000 Muzzleloader permits will be sold to nonresidents. This quota was met Nov. 3 for the 2024 season.