OutdoorNebraska.gov | 31
• migratory game birds by driving or chasing them with any motorized conveyance to put them
in range of hunters;
• any game bird, including migratory birds, with a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun,
shotgun larger than 10 gauge, punt gun, battery gun, fish hook, poison, drug, explosive or
stupefying substance.
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT:
• when trespassing on private land (hunters must get permission);
• as a party hunt; every hunter must shoot his or her own game;
• with a rifle within 200 yards of an inhabited dwelling or feedlot and to hunt with all other
equipment within 100 yards, unless permission has been granted by the owner or tenant;
• game birds without making a reasonable effort to retrieve dead or crippled birds and
including them in the daily bag; crippled birds must be killed immediately;
• or harvest any game birds by baiting or attracting them to the place where hunted by
distribution of grain or other feeds. Federal regulations consider an area baited for 10 days
after bait is removed;
• drive or disturb game birds or game animals with or from any aircraft or boat propelled by
power or sail;
• or harvest any game bird from a vehicle.
OTHER UNLAWFUL ACTS
• wasting game;
• spotlighting from a vehicle or vessel while in possession of a firearm or archery equipment;
• digging, cutting or destroying natural or planted vegetation on state-owned or controlled
areas;
• causing game birds or game animals to depart from a game reserve or game sanctuary;
• using electrically amplified imitations of bird calls, including records, tapes, compact discs,
and digital audio files, to take game birds;
• selling or trading the meat of any game bird or game animal;
• communicating the location of any game animal or game bird by radio or other electronic
device to or from any aircraft, vessel, vehicle, snowmobile, or other conveyance one day
before or during the open season;
• carrying a firearm, archery equipment or other projectile device on a snowmobile, except
when unloaded and in a case.
GAME VIOLATIONS
Game and fish violation fines range from $25 to $15,000, depending on the severity of the
violation and the species involved. Liquidated damages (assessed in addition to court costs) are
set by the Nebraska Legislature as replacement costs for wildlife taken illegally. The damages
apply to each animal taken illegally and apply to wanton waste. For a complete overview of the
specific fines and penalties, visit OutdoorNebraska.gov. See page 41 for reporting a violation.