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Light Goose Conservation Order
Season Dates: Rainwater Basin Zone: Feb. 10 - April 5, 2026
East Zone: Feb. 10 - April 15, 2026 West Zone: Feb. 10 - April 5, 2026
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, 2026, 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, 2026: 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, 2026: 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, 2026: 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
