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WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE SEASON
Statewide Season: Oct. 7 - Dec. 10, 2017 and Feb. 3 - 11, 2018
Daily Bag Limit: three
Possession Limit: nine
Shooting Hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset
LIGHT GOOSE REGULAR SEASON
Species: White and blue-phase snow geese and Ross's geese
Statewide Season: Oct. 7 - Dec. 31, 2017 and Jan. 24 - Feb. 11, 2018
Daily Bag Limit: 50
Possession Limit: No limit
Shooting Hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.
Equipment Restrictions: The use of unplugged shotguns and electronic calls IS NOT ALLOWED while
hunting light geese or any other waterfowl during the regular season.
LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
Season Dates: Rainwater Basin Zone: Feb. 12 - April 5, 2018
East Zone: Feb. 12 - April 15, 2018
West Zone: Feb. 12 - April 5, 2018
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, 2018: 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 all 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.
• Feb. 10 - 17, 2018: 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, 2018: 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, 2018: 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.
