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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.
MOBILE PERMITS
Nebraska hunt (small game), fish, turkey, resident fur harvest permits, and associated stamps
may be purchased, accessed or displayed on a mobile device. The image of a mobile permit may
be displayed and saved on a device such as a phone or tablet. Visit OutdoorNebraska.gov for
more information.
PERMIT REVOCATION
Under Nebraska law, hunting privileges may be revoked for some game law and court-
determined violations. This could include certain one-time offenses by individuals or repeated
violations by habitual offenders. Any person whose privilege to hunt, fish or harvest fur has
been suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction within the United States or Canada also
shall be prohibited from obtaining a permit for such activity in Nebraska for the duration of the
suspension.
Small Game
Shooting Hours – 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset (except crow)
Open Area – statewide (except for jackrabbit and prairie grouse), but no hunting on all state
refuges and sanctuaries
Upland Game Birds
PHEASANT
Season dates – Oct. 25, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2026
Daily bag/possession limits – 3/12
Remarks – Only rooster pheasants may be harvested.
QUAIL
Season dates – Oct. 25, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2026
Daily bag/possession limits – 6/24
Remarks – Quail must be shot while in flight.
