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CROW
Season dates – Oct. 10 – Dec. 10, 2026; Jan. 9 – March 11, 2027
Daily bag/possession limits – none/none
Shooting hours – 30 minutes before sunrise to 60 minutes after sunset, except during
waterfowl seasons, when the hours are concurrent with waterfowl shooting hours.
Remarks – Crows may be hunted with any firearm or archery equipment; electronic calls may be
used; no HIP number required.
SQUIRREL (Includes fox and eastern gray squirrel)
Season dates – Aug. 1, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027
Daily bag/possession limits – 7/28 in aggregate
COTTONTAIL (Includes eastern and desert cottontail)
Season dates, hunt – Sept. 1, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027
Season dates, running – Year-round; no harvest
Daily bag/possession limits – 7/28 in aggregate
JACKRABBIT (Includes black-tailed and white-tailed jackrabbit)
Season dates – Sept. 1, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027
Daily bag/possession limits – 4/16 in aggregate
Open area – west of U.S. Highway 81
Nongame Species and Protected Mammals
NONGAME SPECIES
Residents do not need a permit to hunt these species, but nonresidents must have a hunt (small
game) permit. A Habitat Stamp is not required. Nongame may be hunted statewide, year-round,
with no bag or possession limits:
Coyote Porcupine Prairie dog Woodchuck
PROTECTED MAMMALS
The following are protected and may not be hunted or trapped in Nebraska:
Black-footed ferret
Bear
Moose
Swift fox
Spotted skunk
Canada lynx
Gray wolf
Southern flying squirrel
