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12 | Turkey Hunting Information: 402-471-0641 HUNTER EDUCATION Hunters age 12 through 29 must have completed firearm hunter education when hunting with a firearm or air gun. Bowhunter education is not required for bow and arrow hunting of turkeys. Find a class at HuntSafeNebraska.org. APPRENTICE HUNTER EDUCATION EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE An Apprentice Hunter Education Certificate provides a novice hunter between the ages of 12 and 29 an opportunity to try hunting and receive guidance from an experienced hunter before completing Hunter Education. A hunter using this certificate must be accompanied at all times while hunting by a licensed adult age 19 or older. This certificate may be purchased twice – in consecutive years – in a person's lifetime for $5 each time. The certificate expires on Dec. 31. Applicable hunt permits are required. YOUTH MENTOR REQUIREMENTS The following turkey hunters must be accompanied: • Those under age 12 • Those using an Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate The accompanying person must: • Be a licensed hunter age 19 or older. • Have successfully completed hunter education if he or she is between the ages of 19 and 29. • Not accompany more than two holders of an exemption certificate at one time. • Be at all times in unaided visual and verbal communication with the hunter/hunters he or she is accompanying. UNLAWFUL ACTS It is illegal to: • hunt when trespassing on private land; get permission. • party hunt; every hunter must shoot his or her own game. • hunt any game with a rifle within 200 yards of an inhabited dwelling or feedlot and hunt with all other equipment within 100 yards, unless permission has been granted by the owner or tenant. • harvest any game birds by baiting or attracting them to the place where hunted by distribution of grain or other feeds. • drive or disturb game birds or game animals with or from any aircraft or boat propelled by power or sail. • harvest or trap any game bird from a vehicle. • waste game. • spotlight from a vehicle or vessel while in possession of a firearm or bow and arrow. • dig, cut or destroy natural or planted vegetation on any state-owned or controlled area. • cause game birds or game animals to depart from a game reserve or game sanctuary. • use electronically amplified imitations of bird calls, including records, tapes, compact discs, and digital audio files, to take game birds. • sell or trade the meat of any game bird or game animal.