Big Game Guide: - Antelope - Bighorn Sheep - Deer - Elk

Big Game Guide
Antelope Bighorn Sheep Deer Elk
2011
Charley and Drew Hedstrom of Lincoln were all smiles after Drew harvested his first deer.
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WELCOME BIG GAME HUNTERS:

This is a great time to hunt big game in Nebraska. In 2010, hunters harvested record numbers of elk and whitetail, and the age of harvested whitetail and mule deer bucks has never been better. Pronghorn antelope and elk populations continue to grow, with more permits available each year. Two state record antelope bucks and a state-record typical whitetail were harvested in 2010. For 2011, permit quantities have increased for elk and antelope, and a bighorn sheep season is authorized. Nebraska has never had better big game hunting opportunities. We hope to see you out there. Kit Hams Big Game Program Manager, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HUNTING SEASONS. . . . . PERMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . ANTELOPE. . . . . . . . . . . BIGHORN SHEEP. . . . . . . ELK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONSERVATION OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . 3 . 10 .13 . 14 . 18 .46
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HUNTING SEASONS
Restrictions may apply. Check the sections on individual species for details. SPECIES - SEASON Antelope - Archery Antelope - Muzzleloader Antelope - October Firearm Antelope - October Late Firearm Antelope - December Late Firearm Bighorn Sheep Deer - Archery Deer - Mule Deer Conservation Area Deer - October Antlerless Deer - November Firearm Deer - Earn-a-Buck November Firearm Deer - Muzzleloader Deer - Season Choice Deer - Youth Deer - Landowner Deer - DeSoto Muzzleloader Deer - Boyer Chute Elk - Bull Elk - Antlerless Elk - Boyd Unit DATES Aug. 20 - Dec. 31 Sept. 17 - Oct. 2 Oct. 8 - 23 Oct. 8 - Nov. 11 Dec. 1 - Jan. 31, 2012 Nov. 29 - Dec. 22 Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Sept. 15 - Dec 31 Oct. 1 - 10 Nov. 12 - 20 Nov. 12 - 22 Dec. 1 - 31 Sept. 15 - Jan. 18, 2012 Sept. 15 - Jan. 18, 2012 Sept. 15 - Jan. 18, 2012 Oct. 1 - 2, Oct. 15 - 16, Dec. 10 - 11, Jan. 7 - 8, 2012 Oct. 22 - 23, Nov. 5 - 6, Dec. 17 - 18 Sept. 24 - Oct. 23 Sept. 24 - Oct. 23, Dec. 1 - 21 Aug. 15 - Nov. 11, Nov. 21 - Dec. 31
BIG GAME PERMITS

WHO MAY BUY A PERMIT All big game hunters in Nebraska are required to have a species-specific permit for deer, antelope, elk, or mountain (bighorn) sheep. Except for residents younger than age 16 and residents who hold veteran or 69 or older senior permits, all big game hunters also are required to have a Nebraska Habitat Stamp. A Nebraska hunt permit is not required for big game. MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT The minimum age to buy or apply for a deer permit is 10 years. The minimum age is 12 for antelope, elk and bighorn sheep. Antelope youth archery hunters and deer archery, firearm,and muzzleloader hunters younger than 16 years may purchase a youth permit. 2011 Hunting Seasons | 3
TYPES OF PERMITS
A big game permit is valid only for the season, weapon and unit or area for which it is issued and may not be exchanged for another permit. Permits are not transferable or refundable.
DEER
Restricted Statewide Buck Valid in nine-day November firearm season. Bag limit: one buck. No mule deer may be harvested in Mule Deer Conservation Area. Resident $73.50 Nonresident $521 Whitetail Statewide Buck Valid statewide Sept. 15-Dec. 31 for archery, muzzleloader and November firearm season with weapon legal for each season. Bag limit: one whitetail buck and one antlerless whitetail. Resident $73.50 Nonresident $521 Firearm Valid in specific units during November firearm, Earn-a-Buck or late firearm seasons. Bag limit: varies by sex and species. See map on page 37. Resident $30 Nonresident $209 Archery Valid statewide. Bag limit: one deer of either sex and one antlerless whitetail. No mule deer may be harvested in Mule Deer Conservation Area. Resident $30 Nonresident $209 Muzzleloader Valid statewide. Bag limit: one deer of either sex and one antlerless whitetail. No mule deer may be harvested in Mule Deer Conservation Area. Resident $30 Nonresident $209 Season Choice Valid in specific units. Bag limit: antlerless only, but varies. Valid in open seasons with the appropriate weapons. See maps on page 38-39. Resident $30 Nonresident antlerless only $55 Landowner Valid on property of landowner. Bag limit: one deer of either sex and one antlerless deer in seasons with the appropriate weapons. Resident $15.50 Nonresident $105 Youth Deer Valid statewide for all seasons with the appropriate weapons. Bag limit: one deer of either sex and one antlerless whitetail. Limit one permit per youth. Resident $6 Nonresident $6 Youth Whitetail Valid statewide for all seasons with the appropriate weapons. Bag limit: one whitetail and one antlerless whitetail. Resident $6 Nonresident $6 4 | Big Game Permits
October Antlerless Valid in October Antlerless Unit. Bag limit: two antlerless whitetail deer. See map on page 36. Resident $11 Nonresident $55
ANTELOPE
Firearm Issued for and valid in specific units during October Firearm, October Late or December Late Antlerless seasons for use with firearms and archery equipment. Bag limit varies by sex. See map on page 12 Resident $35* Nonresident $155.50* (antlerless only) Archery Valid statewide, except closed on Fort Robinson State Park, during the archery season. The bag limit is one antelope of either sex, except in Bessey Ranger District of Nebraska National Forest is one antelope with horns longer than ears. Resident $35* Nonresident $155.50* Muzzleloader Issued for and valid in specific units during muzzleloader season for one antelope of either sex in North Sioux Unit and one antelope buck in Prairie Unit. Resident $35* Nonresident Not eligible Landowner Issued for and valid in specific units on property of landowner in open seasons with the appropriate weapons. Bag limit varies by sex. Resident $20.50* Nonresident $74.75* Youth Archery Valid statewide during the archery season for one antelope of either sex. Resident $11* Nonresident $11*
*Includes nonrefundable $5 application fee
ELK
Antlerless Issued for and valid in specific units for one antlerless elk. See map on page 16. Resident $159* Nonresident Not eligible Bull Issued for and valid in specific units for one bull elk. Resident $159* Nonresident Not eligible Landowner Valid in specific units. Landowners with property within an elk management zone are eligible to apply. Valid in open seasons with appropriate weapons for one elk (sex depends on unit). Bull permits issued by drawing and preference points. Resident $39.40* Nonresident $458*
*Includes nonrefundable $8.50 application fee
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BIGHORN SHEEP
Auction Valid for one bighorn sheep in season (issued Feb. 2011). Resident Eligible Nonresident Eligible Lottery Valid for one bighorn sheep in season. Resident $25 nonrefundable application fee Nonresident Not eligible
OTHER
Super Tag Lottery This multispecies permit is valid in 2011 and 2012 for one elk of either sex, one antelope of either sex, one deer of either sex, and two turkeys (only toms and bearded hens may be taken in the spring). The permit is valid in open seasons with the appropriate weapons. One permit is available. Resident $25 nonrefundable application fee Nonresident Not eligible Nebraska Habitat Stamp Valid statewide and required of all big game hunters, except residents younger than 16 years of age and residents who hold veteran or 69 or older senior permits. EXCEPTION: Farmers and ranchers who hunt with a landowner permit on land they own or lease for agricultural purposes are exempt. One stamp is required for all hunting in a calendar year, but January deer hunters may use the previous years stamp. Resident $20 Nonresident $20 WHEN TO BUY OR APPLY FOR PERMITS All application/purchase periods begin on the first day at 1 p.m. Central Time. All applications must be received by Game and Parks by 5 p.m. Central Time or online by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the final day. May 16 - June 3 Residents may apply for one deer permit in any Draw unit (see page 8). Residents and eligible landowners may apply for one elk permit and for one buck or either-sex antelope permit in available units. One application allowed per person per species. July 11 - Close of Season Residents, nonresidents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining deer and antelope permits. Residents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining elk permits. HOW TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT At OutdoorNebraska.org during the applicable periods. Mail a completed application to Game and Parks, 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE, 68503. In person at Game and Parks permitting offices. NOTE: Game and Parks agents, such as Wal-Mart, cannot sell big game permits.
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HOW TO BUY A PERMIT You must provide: A 2011 Big Game Application Full name, birth date, address, and physical description Last four (4) digits of Social Security number (Non-U.S. citizens are exempt. Please call (402) 471-5455). Hunter or bow hunter education number, if required Payment: Credit or debit cards (VISA and MasterCard only), checks, and money orders are accepted as payment. E-mail address (used to notify successful applicants of permit drawings)
RULES FOR PERMITS

LIMITS ON PERMITS NONLANDOWNERS Deer No one may have more than two permits that allow the harvest of a buck. Antelope No one may have more than one permit per year. Elk No one may have more than one bull permit in a lifetime, except a Super Tag permit will be allowed. No more than one cow permit every five years. RESIDENCY QUALIFICATIONS The requirements to qualify as a Nebraska resident to buy a hunting license: Reside in Nebraska continuously for 30 days or more before making application for a permit and intend to become a resident of Nebraska. Residents attending school in another state or stationed outside the state of Nebraska as part of a military assignment that have maintained Nebraska as their state of legal residency. Military personnel and full-time students stationed or attending school in Nebraska for a period of at least 30 days. NOTE: A new resident should be prepared to provide documentation of residency (drivers license, voter registration, etc.) to an officer when in possession of a resident permit. LANDOWNER PERMITS Residents and nonresidents: Eligible family members may hunt together on the described land. Eligible family members are not required to live in the same household. Residents: Owning or leasing 80 acres or more of land dedicated to agricultural production may receive a limited landowner permit for antelope and deer. Hunting activities are restricted to the land owned/operated by the owner and described on the application. Spouse or child of owner or leaseholder. The maximum number of landowner permits allowed for one farm or ranch is determined by the size of the property in acres divided by 80. For example, a farm of 240 acres could have a maximum of three landowner permits issued, but each person may hold no more than one landowner permit per species per year. Big Game Permits | 7
Nonresidents: Owning 320 acres or more of land dedicated to agricultural production may receive a limited landowner permit for deer. Only one permit will be issued per 320 acres. Spouse or child of owner or siblings sharing ownership is eligible. DRAW UNIT OR BUY UNIT? Nebraska issues some big game permits as draw units or buy units. The following are draw unit permits: antelope firearm antelope muzzleloader antelope landowner Republican Mule Deer Republican Whitetail DeSoto December Muzzleloader deer All elk Draw Units are: Determined by the overall demand on the units permits. Established to provide equal opportunity to obtain permits in the units. May be applied for during the draw unit application period. (May 16 - June 3) Buy Units are: Units that typically dont sell out quickly or have an unlimited number of permits available such as statewide archery deer. Issued on a first-come, first-served basis. May be purchased online during applicable periods or at Game and Parks permitting offices. BUDDY APPLICATION Hunters who want to ensure that both or neither of their party will draw a permit in the same unit should apply as buddies. If one person fails to draw a permit, both will be excluded. Must be submitted during the first application period for draw units. (Later applications treated on a first-come, first-served basis.) Only two persons may submit applications together as buddy applicants. If applying by mail, both applications must be marked as buddy and submitted in the same envelope. One check is allowed for payment. If paying by credit card, buddies must use same credit card. Preference based on the individual with the fewest preference points. A buddy permit does not allow party hunting. Each permit holder must harvest his or her own animal. NOTIFICATION OF SUCCESS All applicants for permits in draw units will be notified of the results of the drawing. Check your success at OutdoorNebraska.org after the draw. Persons are notified before July 11 to give all applicants who do not receive their permit of choice time to obtain a permit in an unfilled unit. Do not call Game and Parks offices to inquire about your success. 8 | Big Game Permits
PERMIT SELLOUT DATES Information on current permit availability may be found at OutdoorNebraska.org. PREFERENCE Applicants who did not receive a deer permit in a draw unit in 2010 will be given preference in the 2011 permit drawing.
YOUTH BIG GAME HUNTING

Minimum Age: Deer age 10; Antelope, Elk, Bighorn age 12 Seasons: Elk and Bighorn Same as adult hunts; no special permit or season Antelope Permit: Youth archery permit, $11, for residents and nonresidents. Seasons are the same as for adults. Deer Permit: Youth deer permits, $6, for residents and nonresidents Youth Whitetail permit - valid for one either-sex whitetail and one antlerless whitetail Youth Deer permit valid for one deer of any type and one antlerless whitetail Youth Deer permits valid in all general seasons with weapons legal for that season. Archery: Sept. 15 Dec. 31 October Anterless: Oct. 1 - 10 in units open during November Firearm: Nov. 12 - 20 November Firearm in Earn-A-Buck units: Nov. 12 - 22 (Youth and Landowner not required to shoot a doe.) Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 - 31 Late Firearm Antlerless: Dec. 26 Jan. 18, 2012 (antlerless only) Antlerless only if hunting during the October antlerless firearm season Archery, Muzzleloader, SCA, MDCA, October Antlerless Season Permit Limit: maximum of two youth permits, but no more than one that allows mule deer Application Age: Youth age 16 may get a youth permit if they purchase before turning 16. Youth may apply before reaching legal age if legal age is reached before season opens Habitat Stamp: Required of nonresident youth only. Hunter Education: See page 35
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ANTELOPE
2011 FORECAST Antelope populations are increasing, firearm permit quantities have increased and three doe/fawn units have been added, giving hunters more opportunity to draw a permit. Harvest is at a 25-year high. Two state-record antelope were taken in 2010. NEW IN 2011 Preference points used for resident and nonresident landowner permits Late antlerless seasons added in Box Butte East, Dismal and North Sioux units Archery season open during firearm seasons for deer and antelope $11 youth archery permit (age 12-15) Antelope taken outside the October firearm season must be checked via Telecheck within 48 hours of kill WHO MAY APPLY FOR ANTELOPE PERMTIS Persons age 12 or older or those persons age 11 if they are age 12 by Oct. 1. Resident and nonresident landowners. Firearm and muzzleloader permits have quotas while archery permits are unlimited. Residents have preference, so all muzzleloader and firearm buck or either-sex permits will be purchased by them. Archery permits are available to residents and nonresidents. Antlerless permits are available to residents and nonresidents starting in July. Firearm permits are available to nonresident landowners however, resident landowners have preference and are expected to purchase most permits. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF AN ANTELOPE A buck is defined as an antelope with horns longer than its ears. LANDOWNER PERMITS Quota is 50 percent of the general permit quota for each unit. ANTELOPE PREFERENCE POINTS Any resident who properly applies for and is denied a firearm or muzzleloader antelope permit in the first application period will receive one preference point for each unsuccessful year. Nonresident landowners gain 0.9 preference points. Accumulated points shall be used to determine priority in the permit drawing. In buddy applications, priority will be given based on the lower number of points possessed by either applicant. Any person who is issued firearm or muzzleloader buck or either-sex permits shall lose all preference points. Any person who does not apply during a five-year period shall lose all preference points. Purchasing an archery or antlerless permit will not cause you to lose preference points. Antlerless permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis to residents or nonresidents. Preference points are not used.
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ANTELOPE PERMIT INFORMATION

Unit Archery Statewide1 Prairie MZ
1
2011 2011 2010 2010 Permits Bag Limit2 Harvest3 Success UNL 90 26 76 40 0 20 40 90 26 16 20 35 100 26 26 20 46 ES ES ES ES ES 0 BO ES ES ES ES BO BO ES doe/fawn doe/fawn doe/fawn doe/fawn 185 76 23 76 48 48 92 24 15 20 37 123 26 22% 71% 68% 68% 92% 80% 70% 80% 65% 67% 70% 84% 65%
2010 Minimum Points Required 0 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 Buy Permit Buy Permit Buy Permit Buy Permit
Bucks Harvested Age 2 or Older 86% 88% 90% 79% 87% 95% 91% 79% 100% 100% 97% 92%
North Sioux MZ Banner North Banner South Box Butte Box Butte East Box Butte West Cherry Cheyenne Dismal Eastern Sandhills Garden North Sioux Box Butte East Late Cherry Late Dismal Late North Sioux Late
1 - The Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest in Blaine and Thomas counties is closed to muzzleloader and firearm hunting. Open to archery for bucks only. 2 - ES - Either Sex BO - Buck only horns longer than its ears. 3 - Includes landowner harvest. MZ - Muzzleloader UNL - Unlimited
LATE ANTELOPE SEASONS October Late Firearm: Oct. 8 Nov. 11, Cherry Late and Dismal Late units December Late Firearm: Dec. 1 Jan. 31, 2012, Box Butte East Late and North Sioux Late units
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CHECKING OF ANTELOPE Antelope harvested during the 16-day October firearm season must be delivered to a check station no later than 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Each permit holder must accompany the animal to the check station. Antelope harvested during the archery, muzzleloader or late firearm seasons must be checked via Telecheck within 48 hours of kill and before 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Hunters must record the seal number and security code on the permit. The carcass may be separated into halves or quarters, provided that evidence of sex is retained on each hind quarter or half. Head and hide must accompany the carcass to the check station. The permit and check station seal numbers must be retained while transporting the animal to a point of permanent storage or processing. A list of check stations may be found on the regulations sheet and at OutdoorNebraska.org.
ANTELOPE FIREARM UNITS

North Sioux Late
Sioux
OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND
Cherry Late
Sheridan
Dawes
North Sioux
Chadron Harrison
87 20
Rushville
83
Cherry
Fort Niobrara Valentine National Wildlife Refuge Springview
Keya Paha
Boyd
Butte
20
SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST
385
Box Butte East
SAMUEL R. MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST
Brown
Rock
Cherry
Box Butte East Late
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Eastern Sandhills
11
Ainsworth
Bassett
Holt
O'Neill
Box Butte West
Box Butte
Alliance
250
Grant
Hyannis
83 2
Hooker
Thedford
Scotts Bluff
26
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Gering
North Platte River 385

Banner
Bridgeport
Morrill
Mullen
Blaine
Brewster NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST
Garfield
Garden
Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
61
McPherson
Thomas
Loup
11
Custer
Taylor
Arthur
Banner North
Harrisburg
Garden
North Platte River

Cheyenne
Oshkosh
Arthur
Dismal & Dismal Late

Tryon
Logan
91
Burwell
83 92
Broken Bow
Valley
Stapleton
Ord
61
183 92
Loup City
385
Kimball
80
Kimball
Banner South
19
Cheyenne Deuel
Sidney Chappell
Keith
Ogallala
North Platte River

North Platte
40 Platte River
Sherman
138
30
Perkins
Lincoln
47
Dawson Buffalo
Grant
Lexington Kearney
ANTELOPE MUZZLELOADER UNITS

PRAIRIE AND NORTH SIOUX
Valentine Rushville Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
North Sioux Muzzleloader

OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND Chadron
87
Harrison
20
Keya Paha
Butte
Boyd
SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS
Dawes
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST
Springview
20
Sioux
Sheridan
Cherry
Ainsworth Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Bassett
Knox
O'Neill
Center
Cedar
Hartington Ponca
Brown
Rock
Holt
Dixon Dakota Pierce

Wayne
Dakota City
Box Butte
Alliance Mullen Thedford
Pierce
Antelope
Hyannis
Wayne
Thurston
Thurston
Neligh
Scotts Bluff Gering
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Grant
Hooker
Thomas
Blaine
Brewster
Stanton
Loup
Taylor
Garfield
Burwell
Wheeler
Bartlett
Madison
Madison
Stanton
Cuming
West Point
Burt
Morrill Banner
Harrisburg
Tekamah
Bridgeport
Garden
Logan Arthur
Arthur
Boone
Ord
Albion
McPherson
Stapleton
Tryon
Oshkosh
Prairie Muzzleloader
Custer
Broken Bow
Valley
Greeley
Platte
Columbus
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Washington
Fremont
Greeley
Blair Desoto National Wildlife Refuge Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Kimball
Nance
Loup City
Fullerton David City
Kimball
Cheyenne
Sidney Chappell
Douglas Omaha Saunders

Wahoo Papillion
Keith Deuel
Ogallala
North Platte
Sherman
Howard
St. Paul
Merrick
Polk
Butler
Osceola
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Lincoln
Grand Island Seward
Cass
Lincoln
Perkins
Grant
Dawson
Lexington
Buffalo
Kearney
Hall
Hamilton
Aurora
York
York
Seward
Lancaster Otoe
Nebraska City
Elwood
Hastings
Chase Imperial
Hayes
Hayes Center
Frontier
Stockville
Gosper
Phelps
Holdrege
Kearney
Minden
Adams
Clay
Clay Center
Fillmore
Geneva
Saline
Wilber
Johnson
Tecumseh
Nemaha
Auburn
Dundy
Benkelman
Hitchcock
McCook
Gage Furnas
Nelson Beaver City
Beatrice
Trenton
Red Willow
Harlan
Alma
Franklin
Franklin
Webster
Red Cloud
Nuckolls
Thayer
Hebron
Jefferson
Fairbury
Pawnee
Pawnee City
Richardson
Falls City
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BIGHORN SHEEP
2011 FORECAST The long-term outlook for bighorn sheep is good, with approximately 300 bighorns in two populations in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills. Once native to western Nebraska, bighorn sheep were reintroduced in 1981. Unfortunately, disease losses are limiting herd growth. PERMITS One lottery and one auction permit authorized for 2011 Only residents age 12 and older are eligible to apply for permit Lottery application fee $25 (nonrefundable) Lottery application period April 18 - Aug. 5 Lottery drawing date Aug. 30 LOTTERY AND AUCTION Proceeds from lottery entries and auctions have raised more than $800,000 for the Bighorn Sheep Program. These proceeds are a critical revenue source for the program. BIGHORN SHEEP HUNTING AREA All of Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux counties. Applications Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total 3,443 1,996 1,806 886 1,838 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total 1,595 1,585 1,445 None None Year 2008 2009 2010 Total 1,357 1,547 None
Auction Results 1998 - $87,500 Safari Club International 2000 - $85,000 Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 2002 - $55,000 Safari Club International 2005 - $83,000 Grand Slam/Ovis 2009 - $80,000 Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 2011 - $117,500 Grand Slam/Ovis
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ELK
2011 FORECAST Nebraska elk herds continue to grow. The population should exceed 2,200 by the start of the 2011 season. Hunter success in 2010 was 61 percent, with 92 percent of harvested bulls having six or more points on one antler. Permit draw odds average 25:1 for bull tags and 6:1 for cow tags. The time has never been better to harvest an elk in Nebraska. NEW IN 2011 Preference points used to issue resident and nonresident landowner bull permits Landowner application rules have changed Nonresident landowners may apply 16 bull permits added 6 antlerless permits added WHO MAY APPLY FOR PERMITS Persons age 12 and older are eligible. General permits are available to residents only. Landowner permits are available to residents and nonresidents. PERMIT AVAILABILITY General permits: Bull - once in a lifetime; Cow - once in 5 years Landowner permits: Bull once in 3 years; Cow annually LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF AN ELK Bull A male with antlers 6 inches or more in length Antlerless No antlers or antlers no more than 6 inches in length LANDOWNER ELK PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS: 1) Obtain an application by: requesting from Game and Parks picking up from Game and Parks district office downloading from OutdoorNebraska.org 2) Determine if your land is in an elk zone and if you qualify 3) By June 3, mail completed application and check or credit card for the permit price and application fee to the following Game and Parks district office, depending on unit (see address on page 44): Northwest District, Alliance: Ash Creek, Bordeaux Creek, Hat Creek, and North Platte River Northeast District, Norfolk: Boyd and Niobrara Southwest District, North Platte: Box Elder 4) District staff will validate your application and enter in drawing if eligible 5) Failure to provide complete and accurate information may lead to disqualification Resident and Nonresident Landowner Elk Eligibility Rules: Eligible property must be located within the Elk Management Zone Minimum acres: Resident (own 320 or lease 640); Nonresident (own 1,280) Land must be used for agricultural purposes Spouse or child of resident owner/leaseholder or sibling sharing ownership is eligible Spouse or child of nonresident owner is eligible One application is allowed per described property 14 | Elk
ELK BULL PERMITS

Unit Name Ash Creek Bordeaux Box Elder Boyd Hat Creek Niobrara River North Platte River Lottery and Auction 2011 General Permits 10 18 4 2 20 6 14 3 2011 Landowner Permits 5 9 2 1 10 3 7 2010 Bulls Harvested 8 17 3 0 23 8 17 1 2010 Permit Draw Odds 14:1 27:1 103:1 40:1 23:1 23:1 37:1
ELK ANTLERLESS-ONLY PERMITS

Unit Name Ash Creek Bordeaux Box Elder Boyd Hat Creek Niobrara River North Platte River 2011 General Permits 14 34 14 4 34 6 14 2011 Landowner Permits 7 17 7 2 17 3 7 2010 Cow/Calf Harvest 9 25 7 2 32 4 8 2010 Permit Draw Odds 4:1 6:1 9:1 11:1 4:1 5:1 12:1
NOTE: Nebraskas elk populations move freely between private and public land, but the majority of elk are sighted on private property. Landowners may charge a fee for permission to hunt on their property.
Resident and Nonresident Landowner Elk Procedure Rules: Persons receiving a bull permit in 2009 or 2010 cannot get a bull permit in 2011. No more than one permit per person per year or one bull permit every three years. Persons may apply for a bull permit each year and earn preference points. Preference points awarded to unsuccessful landowner bull applicants (first application period only). Bull permits are issued on a basis of preference points (cow by random draw). Preference points are lost when a bull permit is issued (not when a cow is issued). Hunting is restricted to the elk management unit for which the permit is issued. Residents have preference over nonresidents (acres, price, preference points, leases). Elk | 15
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Sioux
Lake Francis Case
Gregory County
Mis
281
sou
Dawes
ELK UNITS
Chadron
ri R
South Dakota Nebraska
18
ive r
Boyd Unit
281
71
Harrison SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS
Hat Creek
Ask Creek
Bordeaux
Rushville
27
Valentine Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Keya Paha
Springview
Butte
Boyd
Boyd
12
Boyd County
385
Sheridan Cherry
12
Bassett Ainsworth
2
Box Butte
Niobrara River
281
Holt
O'Neill
Brown
Rock
Boyd Unit permit holders also may hunt in the S. D. portion of the unit.
71 26
Scotts Gering Bluff
Alliance
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
Hyannis
2
Hooker
Mullen Thedford
Blaine Thomas
Wheeler
Brewster
Grant
2
61
Bridgeport
91
Loup
Garfield
Burwell
281 70
Morrill
Banner
Harrisburg
North Platte River
Taylor
91
Arthur
Arthur
McPherson
Ord Tryon
Garden Logan
Stapleton Oshkosh Broken Bow
183
Custer
Valley
Kimball
61
Cheyenne
Sidney
Lincoln
Kimball
Loup City
Deuel
Chappell
Keith
Ogallala
Sherman
North Platte
76
80
Perkins
Grant
Box Elder
Hayes
Hayes Center
Dawson
Lexington
Buffalo
Kearney
Frontier Kearney
Stockville
Chase
Imperial
Gosper
Phelps
Holdrege
Minden
Hitchcock Dundy
Benkelman Trenton McCook
Harlan Red Willow
183
Furnas
Beaver City Alma
Franklin
Franklin
Residents Unsuccessful bull applicants earn 1 point Permit: $39.40 Own 320 acres; Lease 640 Leaseholder eligible
Nonresidents 0.9 point Permit: $458 Own 1,280 acres Leaseholder not eligible
CHECKING OF ELK Elk must be delivered to a check station within 48 hours of the time of kill. Following the kill, hunters who harvest elk must immediately punch or notch the permit or tag to indicate sex and date of kill. The canceled permit or tag must be attached to the animal, or it may remain with the hunter if the carcass remains in the hunter's possession. The carcass may be separated into halves or quarters, provided that evidence of sex is retained on each hind quarter or half. Head and hide must accompany the carcass to the check station. The permit and check station seal numbers must be retained while transporting the elk to a point of permanent storage or processing. A list of check stations may be found on the regulations sheet and at OutdoorNebraska.org.
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DEER
2011 FORECAST The 2011 season should set a record for antlerless whitetail harvest. To accomplish herdreduction goals, Game and Parks has authorized more than 250,000 permits and bonus tags that allow the harvest of antlerless whitetail. Another strategy is Earn-a-Buck, which is required for the Blue Northwest, Blue Southeast, Elkhorn, Missouri, and Wahoo units. The 20-year trend of greater numbers of older bucks likely will continue. In 2010, 75 percent of harvested whitetail bucks and 83 percent of harvested mule deer bucks were age 2 or older. NEW IN 2011 Limit of one per hunter on mule deer buck permits in the Mule Deer Conservation Area. Limit of one per hunter on youth deer permits that allow take of mule deer bucks. Youth Whitetail permit. Deer taken outside the November firearm season must be checked via Telecheck within 48 hours of kill. Archery season open during November firearm (hunter orange required). Crossbow is a legal weapon on archery permits. SCA 17 White River expanded to 6-mile width. Bonus antlerless whitetail tags on Youth Whitetail, Calamus East, Loup East. 400 mule deer permits added in Frenchman Unit. Permit quota and bag limit changes in SCA4, SCA8 West, SCA20, SCA24 River, Pine Ridge units. Federal and state land in the Pine Ridge is closed to antlerless mule deer harvest. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey and Valentine National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the use of antlerless deer permits and bonus tags, including antlerless whitetail permits and bonus tags. Clear Creek Refuge is open during the October antlerless season. Fort Niobrara NWR is open to muzzleloader, archery, youth, and October antlerless permit holders using archery or muzzleloader weapons. Closed during November firearm season. Access permit required from Fort Niobrara NWR office at (402) 376-3789. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF DEER Buck A deer having at least one antler 6 inches or more in length. Antlerless A deer with no antlers or antlers no more than 6 inches in length.
HUNTING SEASON DETAILS

YOUTH, LANDOWNER AND SEASON CHOICE PERMITS Persons who obtain a youth, landowner or Season Choice permit may: Firearm: Nov. 12 20; Nov. 12 22 in Earn-a-Buck units Late Firearm: Dec. 26 Jan. 18, 2012 Archery: Sept. 15 Jan. 18, 2012 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 - Jan. 18, 2012 Any weapon: Oct. 1 10 in October Antlerless units 18 | Deer
Note: Jan. 1 18, 2012, is open in SCA units for antlerless deer only. The Dec. 26 31 antlerless season extension in SCA units is not valid for antlered deer if a centerfire rifle is used. SEASON CHOICE AREAS WITH SPECIAL RULES AND bOUNDARIES Area 1: All land within 3 miles of the landward banks of the Platte River between Neb. Hwy. 47 and Neb. Hwy. 14. Area 2: Harlan County Reservoir is closed. Area 4: Valentine National Wildlife Refuge and Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest are closed. Area 8 West: Red Willow SRA/WMA is closed. Area 9 River: That portion of the Platte Unit within 3 miles of the landward banks of the Platte, South Platte and North Platte rivers. No permits are authorized, except as provided in the October Antlerless season. Area 17: All federal and state lands are closed to antlerless mule deer harvest. Area 17 White River: That portion of the Pine Ridge Unit within 3 miles of the banks of the White River between Neb. Hwy. 71 and the South Dakota border. Area 20: All land within a line beginning on U.S. Hwy. 81 at the Nebraska-Kansas border, north on U.S. Hwy. 81 to U.S. Hwy. 34, west on U.S. Hwy. 34 to Neb. Hwy. 14, then north on Neb. Hwy. 14 to the Platte River, continuing east, within 3 miles of the landward banks of the Platte River, to Neb. Hwy. 50, then south on Neb. Hwy. 50 to the NebraskaKansas border.
Washington Platte Nance

Fullerton Columbus
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Fremont
Blair
Saunders
David City
Howard Merrick
Polk
Osceola
Douglas
Wahoo
Omaha
Butler
Papillion
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Hamilton Hall
Aurora
Cass
Area 21
Area 21
Otoe
Nebraska City
Johnson
Tecumseh
Nemaha
Auburn
Area 21: All of Douglas and Sarpy counties, and all land bordering the Missouri River south of U.S. Hwy. 30 and east of Neb. Hwy. 50, and land within 3 miles of the banks of the Platte River beginning at the Missouri River confluence and extending west to Neb. Hwy. 14.
Pawnee
Pawnee City
Richardson
Falls City
Area 22: Valentine National Wildlife Refuge and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest are closed. Area 24 River: Within 3 miles of the banks of the North Platte River from NE Hwy 27 to Wyoming.
MOUNTAIN LIONS ON CAMERA

Game and Parks would like anyone who captures an image of a mountain lion on their trail camera to contact the nearest agency district office (see list of offices on page 44) or Sam Wilson, nongame mammal/furbearer program manager at (402) 471-5174 or sam.wilson@nebraska.gov. Deer | 19
MULE DEER CONSERVATION AREA MDCA The Need for New Rules Mule deer populations are declining in some units and increasing in others. The statewide population is at or near a record high and landowner tolerance for more mule deer is limited. Populations are under pressure because of habitat conversion to rowcrop agriculture, brain worm mortality and chronic wasting disease. Populations are declining in the Buffalo, Frenchman and Platte units. Republican Unit mule deer have declined approximately 75 percent over the past 15 years. Nonresident hunter demand for mule deer permits is increasing as mule deer hunting opportunities become more limited nationwide. In the Frenchman Unit, hunter demand for mule deer exceeds permit availability. In addition, Game and Parks biologists wish to maintain a higher level of older bucks in the population. The current objective is 75 percent age 2 and older bucks in the harvest. We need new rules to manage mule deer, and we have selected these four units in southwest Nebraska to implement them. Hunting Season Dates Buffalo, Frenchman, Platte, and Republican MDCA permits: With archery equipment, Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 With muzzleloaders, Dec. 1 31 With firearms, Nov. 12 - 20 Buffalo Whitetail, Frenchman Whitetail, Platte Whitetail, and Republican Whitetail permits: With firearms, Nov. 12 20 Important No person may obtain more than one permit that allows the take of a mule deer buck, including Republican Mule Deer, Buffalo, Frenchman, and Platte permits. Hunting Area Buffalo, Frenchman, Platte, and Republican units (see page 37) Permits Hunters wishing to harvest a mule deer buck in the MDCA must purchase a Youth, Landowner, Buffalo, Frenchman, Platte, or Republican mule deer permit. There is quota of MDCA permits in each unit that are valid in the archery, muzzleloader and firearm seasons. Buffalo, Frenchman and Platte permits are valid for any deer. The Republican Mule Deer permit is valid for a mule deer buck. Frenchman and Platte permits include a bonus antlerless whitetail tag. Mule deer doe harvest is allowed on Landowner permits, Youth permits and SCA 8 West, SCA 9 North and SCA 25 North permits. The following permits are valid only for the November firearm season: Buffalo Whitetail, Frenchman Whitetail, Platte Whitetail, and Republican Whitetail. Statewide Archery, Muzzleloader and Restricted Statewide Buck permits may not be used in the MDCA for mule deer. They are valid for whitetail in the MDCA. Objective Increase the number, distribution and age structure of mule deer in the MDCA while addressing the concerns of landowners and hunters. In 2011, hunters will notice that there is a one permit limit on hunters who buy a mule deer permit in MDCA units. There is also a one-permit limit on Youth Deer permits that allow mule deer harvest. These changes will increase permit availability to hunters.
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EARN A BUCK Hunting Season Dates Nov. 12 - 22 Hunting Area Blue Northwest, Blue Southeast, Elkhorn, Missouri, and Wahoo units (see page 37) Rules Hunters must check a doe before they may check a buck. Both deer may be checked at the same time. Hunters who wish to avoid the possibility of a violation may: 1) harvest a doe first; 2) purchase an archery, muzzleloader or antlerless permit instead of the either-sex permit for Earn-a-Buck units; 3) purchase a Statewide Whitetail Buck permit with a bonus antlerless whitetail tag. Objective Herd reduction Background Forty-nine percent of hunters surveyed support Earn-a-Buck. OCTOBER ANTLERLESS Hunting Season Dates Oct. 1 10 Hunting Area Within the boundaries of the following Season Choice Areas: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 River, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22. (see page 38-39) Bag Limit two antlerless whitetail deer Permit Price For October Antlerless, $11 for residents; $55 for nonresidents Permits October Antlerless, Youth, Landowner, and Season Choice Area Rules Hunter orange is required for all firearm deer hunters within the areas listed for the October Antlerless season, but it is not required for archers. Legal weapons are archery, muzzleloader, centerfire rifle, and crossbow. Others Who May Hunt Persons with Youth, Landowner and Season Choice Area permits who hunt within the boundaries of the October antlerless unit may hunt with archery equipment or firearms during the October antlerless season provided that only antlerless deer may be taken with firearms. Closed Area The following areas are closed to this season: Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest and Bessey Ranger District of Nebraska National Forest. DESOTO MUZZLELOADER A described portion of the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County near Blair. Access permit is required, contact Mindy Sheets at (712) 642-5405 for more information. October Early: Oct. 1 - 2; 80 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer. October Late: Oct. 15 - 16; 140 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer. December: Dec. 10 - 11; 100 permits. Bag Limit: One either-sex deer and one antlerless deer. January: Jan. 7 - 8, 2012; 160 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer.
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NEBRASKA BIG GAME APPLICATION

Instruction: Check all applicable boxes and provide information as requested. Submitting incomplete information will result in the return of your application. Make checks payable to Nebraska Game and Parks and enclose the appropriate fee with your application. Mail to: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, PO Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370. Photocopied application forms are acceptable.
Permit (Choose only one) Resident Antelope* . . . . . . . . . . . $35 Youth Antelope* (archery only) $11 Bighorn Sheep . . . . . . . . $25 Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30 October Antlerless Deer . . . $11 Statewide Buck (Deer) . . $73.50 Youth Deer. . . . . . . . . . . $6 Elk** . . . . . . . . . . . . $159 Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24 Youth Turkey . . . . . . . . . $6 Super Lottery Tag . . . . . . $25 Permit (Choose only one) Nonresident Antelope* (archery only) $155.50 Youth Antelope* (archery only) $11 Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209 October Antlerless Deer . . . $55 Season Choice (antlerless) . . $55 Statewide Buck (Deer) . . . $521 Youth Deer. . . . . . . . . . . $6 Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91 Youth Turkey . . . . . . . . . $6
First Name Middle Initial Last Name Mailing Address City State ZIP Code
Hair Color Height Date of Birth Last 4 Digits of Social Security No.
Eye Color
Ft.
In.
Weight
Month
Day
Year
Sex
Daytime Phone Number
Archery Education Number State Certified
Firearm Hunter Education Number State Certified
Credit Card # VISA or MasterCard Only Yes No

Expiration Date
3 digit code
All permit prices include a $1 issuing fee.
I certify that I am a RESIDENT of the State of Nebraska as defined by the rules and regulations of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. I certify that my privilege to hunt, fish or harvest fur is NOT currently revoked in any state, and I am NOT delinquent on any child support payments.
Weapon Type (choose one) Firearm Archery Muzzleloader Season Choice (antlerless deer only)
During the draw application period, do not request a habitat stamp when applying for deer, antelope or elk draw permits.
Unit Name (first choice): Unit Name (second choice): E-mail address:
Check if Buddy Application***
Name of Buddy
Habitat Stamp . . . . . . . . $20 Paddlefish Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21 Snagging Archery Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . $41 Snagging Archery Check if Buddy Application*** Name of Buddy
The draw status information will be available 10 days after the draw. An applicant may go online through the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission quick link which will be established at ngpc-permits.ne.gov/NGPC-PS/faces/public/welcome to direct applicants to the Check Draw Application Status. After providing last name, date of birth and last four digits of their social security number, applicants will be linked to
AWARDING PERMITS
their status. If successful, an applicant may print his or her permit. Applicants who do not print their permits will receive their permits in the mail in late June or early July. Landowner applicants are encouraged to go online early and enter their legal descriptions. Parcel identification numbers are no longer acceptable. Online enrollment assistance is available from our district offices.
* Includes $5 nonrefundable application fee ** Includes $8.50 nonrefundable application fee *** Complete an application for each individual when applying for a buddy permit. Please submit one total payment for both applications, mail together in the same envelope.
3-digit card verification No. on back of card
Rev. 03-11 SO
Instruction: Separate applications must be submitted for each permit request. Applicants are limited to one landowner permit per species per year except for spring and fall turkey. Check applicable boxes and provide the legal description of all qualifying property you will be hunting. Make checks payable to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and enclose the appropriate fee with your application. Mail to: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370
Permit (Choose only one) Resident Antelope* . . . . . . . . . $20.50 Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.50 Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . $12.50 Nonresident Antelope* . . . . . . . . . $80.75 Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105 Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46 All permit prices include a $1 issuing fee. * Includes $5 nonrefundable application fee ** Includes $8.50 nonrefundable application fee
LIMITED LANDOWNER BIG GAME APPLICATION
First Name Mailing Address City
Middle Initial
Last Name
State
ZIP Code
Hair Color
Eye Color
Ft.
In.
Weight
Month
Day Date of Birth
Year
Sex
Height Daytime Phone Number Archery Education Number State Certified
Last 4 Digits of Social Security No.
3-digit card verification No. on back of card
Firearm Hunter Education Number State Certified
Expiration Date 3 digit code Credit Card # VISA or MasterCard Only Yes No I certify that I am a RESIDENT of the State of Nebraska as defined by the rules and regulations of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. I certify that my privilege to hunt, fish or harvest fur is NOT currently revoked in any state, and I am NOT delinquent on any child support payments. Submitting incomplete information will result in the return of your application.
Unit Name (first choice):
Unit Name (second choice):
The farm or ranch land listed in this application must be used for agricultural purposes.
Check the box below that best certifies your qualifications for a limited landowner permit: q I qualify as the owner/leaseholder of the land listed. q I qualify as the spouse or child of the owner or leaseholder, or sibling sharing ownership, of the land listed.
FARM AND RANCH LAND - LEGAL DESCRIPTION

(If additional room is needed, an attachment form is available. Photocopied application forms are acceptable.) Quarter W1/2NW1/4 Section 16 Township 28N Range 15E County Cather Acres 80
Check One Box for Each Parcel Listed Own Lease
I certify that I am eligible to apply for a limited landowner permit. All farm and ranch land listed is qualifying property owned and/or leased by me or a member of my immediate household. I, as the qualified applicant, request a limited landowner permit to be issued to me. Signature of Qualified Applicant: E-mail address of applicant for permit notification: Date:
33-384LOA/Rev. 03-11 SO
SEPT.15 Archery Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
OCT.1
NOV. 12
DEC.1
DEC.26
DEC.31
JAN.18
Mule Deer Conservation Area Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 (Buffalo, Frenchman, Platte, and Republican units) October Antlerless (any weapon) Oct. 1-10 November Firearm Nov. 12-20
Earn-a-Buck November Firearm (Blue NW, Blue SE, Elkhorn, Missouri, and Wahoo units) Nov. 12-22
Muzzleloader Dec. 1-31
Season Choice (antlerless) Sept. 15-Jan. 18, (archery); Dec. 1-31 (muzzleloader) and Nov. 12-20 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1-18, (firearm)
Youth and Landowner Sept. 15-Dec. 31 (archery); Dec. 1-31 (muzzleloader); Nov. 12-20 (firearm); and Dec. 26-Jan. 18, 2012 (antlerless only; archery or firearm)
DeSoto Muzzleloader Oct. 1-2; Oct. 15-16; Dec. 10-11; and Jan. 7-8 Boyer Chute Oct. 22-23; Nov. 5-6 and Dec. 17-18
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DEER HUNTING SEASONS
DEER PERMIT INFORMATION

Unit
Archery* Muzzleloader* (MZ) Youth Deer* Youth Whitetail October Antlerless DeSoto Oct. Early MZ DeSoto Oct. Late MZ DeSoto Dec. MZ DeSoto Jan. MZ Boyer Oct. MZ Boyer Nov. MZ Boyer Dec. MZ Landowner SCA 1 SCA 2 SCA 3 SCA 4 SCA 5 SCA 6 SCA 8 SCA 8 West SCA 9 SCA 9 North SCA 11 SCA 12 SCA 13 SCA 17 SCA 17 White River SCA 18 SCA 19 SCA 20 SCA 21 SCA 22 SCA 23 SCA 24 SCA 24 River SCA 25 SCA 25 North
2011 Permits
UNL UNL UNL UNL UNL 80 140 100 160 70 70 70 UNL 2,000 2,000 400 300 1,000 500 1,400 300 1,200 300 500 1,500 400 800 400 1,600 2,000 5,800 8,000 700 600 300 300 400 150
2011 Bag Limit

1ES 3 , 1AOWT 1ES 3 , 1AOWT 1ES, 1AOWT 1WT, 1AOWT 2AOWT 2AO 2AO 1ES, 1AO 2AO 2AO 2AO 2AO 1ES, 1AO 2AOWT 2AOWT 2 AOWT 1AO, 1AOWT 2AOWT 1AO, 1AOWT 2AOWT 1AO 2AOWT 2AO 1AO, 1AOWT 2AOWT 1AOWT 1AO, 1AOWT 2AOWT 2AO 2AO 2AOWT 2AO 2AO 2AO 1AO 2AOWT 1AOWT 1AO
2010 Permits Sold

15,609 11,484 11,255 7,223 140 96 98 118 70 37 62 13,202 1,087 1,545 239 160 1,000 334 832 199 876 133 381 1,494 400 799 112 1,035 2,001 6,003 4,793 440 500 300 116 400 150
2010 Deer Harvested

6,315 4,252 8,055 2,696 26 20 30 38 22 8 24 8,702 688 915 160 112 599 172 399 165 390 99 289 1000 133 688 86 508 929 2,874 2,456 348 405 137 24 126 45
2010 Success
45% 37% 72% 38% 19% 21% 31% 32% 31% 22% 39% 66% 64% 59% 67% 70% 60% 51% 48% 83% 45% 74% 76% 67% 33% 86% 77% 49% 46% 48% 51% 79% 81% 46% 21% 32% 46%
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DEER PERMIT INFORMATION

Unit Blue Northwest Blue Southeast Buffalo (MDCA) Buffalo WT Calamus East Calamus West Elkhorn Frenchman (MDCA) Frenchman WT Keya Paha Loup East Loup West Missouri Pine Ridge Plains Platte (MDCA) Platte WT Republican (MDCA) Republican WT Sandhills Upper Platte Wahoo Restricted Statewide Buck WT Statewide Buck 2011 Permits 2,700 3,900 1,700 1,750 1,300 1,800 3,600 1,600 1,600 2,300 2,400 1,700 3,200 2,800 1,500 1,200 1,600 100 3,000 2,400 1,200 4,500 UNL UNL 2011 Bag Limit or % of Either-Sex 1ES, 1AO 1ES, 1AO 1ES 1ES WT 1ES2 ,1AOW 1ES, 1AOWT 1ES, 1AOT 1ES, 1AOWT 1WT, 1AOWT 1ES2 , 1AOWT 1ES2 , 1AOWT 1ES, 1AOWT 1ES2 , 1AOWT 1ES 1ES 1ES, 1AOWT 1WT, 1AOWT 1MD Buck 1WT, 1AOWT 1ES, 1AOWT 1ES 1ES, 1AO BO3 1BOWT, 1AOWT 2010 Permits Sold 2,700 3,900 1,700 1,749 1,300 1,800 3,600 1,225 1,994 2,300 2,400 1,700 3,200 3,000 1,500 1,200 1,290 100 3,000 2,400 1,200 4,500 2,501 6,663 2010 Sellout Date Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 1 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 17 Oct. 2 June 16 DSO Nov. 16 Nov. 2 Nov. 11 Oct. 27 Nov. 19 Nov. 12 Oct. 31 DSO June 24 Oct. 3 Nov. 13 Nov. 12 Nov. 5 2010 Success 82% 76% 62% 55% 60% 80% 107% 83% 74% 90% 59% 86% 87% 61% 72% 79% 67% 37% 88% 93% 62% 106% 50% 61%
Deer Bag Limit Definitions Antlerless - no antlers or both antlers less than six inches in length WT = Whitetail MD = Mule deer 1ES - One either sex (WT or MD) 1ES2 - One antlerless WT or one buck (WT or MD) 1ES WT - Any whitetail 1AO - One antlerless (WT or MD) 1AOWT - One antlerless WT BOWT - Buck only WT BO3 - Buck only - No mule deer allowed in MDCA 1ES3 - No mule deer allowed in Mule Deer Conservation Area *Statewide Unit UNL Unlimited DSO - Did not sell out
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BOYER CHUTE ANTLERLESS MUZZLELOADER A described portion of the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County near Fort Calhoun. Only persons with a Boyer Chute permit are allowed on the area during the hunt. Access permit required, contact Mike Ellis (402) 468-4313 for more information. October: Oct. 22 - 23; 70 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer. November: Nov. 5 - 6; 70 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer. December: Dec. 17 - 18; 70 permits. Bag Limit: Two antlerless deer. GIFFORD WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA WMA Hunting Season Dates Sept. 15 - Jan. 18, 2012
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Hunting Area Gifford WMA in Sarpy County Permits Special access permits are available to archery, youth deer, muzzleloader, October antlerless, and Season Choice Area 21 permit holders. Rules A special access pass is required. There are 200 access permits issued by drawing. Contact the Lincoln Game and Parks office at (402) 471-0641 or Omaha office at (402) 595-2144 to apply from July 15 -Aug. 15. All regulations relating to season dates and weapon types apply, except that archers may hunt with archery equipment during the November firearm season. Centerfire weapons are prohibited.
DEER PROGRAMS
ANTLERLESS DEER MANAGEMENT The deer population is higher than desired in some areas. Season Choice Area (SCA) antlerless-only permits and bonus antlerless-only tags will be used to increase antlerless harvest. Doe harvest is the only method of reducing populations. Avoid buck fawns and consider taking a doe instead of a small buck. Antlerless Deer Hunter Program This program is designed to: help landowners find hunters who will shoot does help hunters find a place to hunt antlerless deer Hunters may sign up at OutdoorNebraska.org on the Hunting page under the Programs section to harvest antlerless deer. Landowners who need antlerless deer hunters may search the list by county and contact hunters by phone or e-mail. Antlerless Harvest: Hunter and Landowner Considerations Hunters and landowners should work together to manage our deer herds and achieve antlerless harvest goals. The rules to successfully manage a local deer herd are fairly simple: Landowners should determine if the number of deer is adequate, too high or too low. If too low, restrict antlerless harvest. Too high, increase antlerless harvest. Much too high: recruit hunters who will take multiple antlerless deer. If the problem is too many deer on neighboring property, talk to the neighbor. If you lease your property for hunting, specify the antlerless harvest quota. If your hunters will not take antlerless deer, find new hunters. Hunters should talk to the landowner and be willing to harvest antlerless deer. Visit the Deer Exchange website if you cannot eat all the deer you harvest. 30 | Deer
DEER EXCHANGE The Deer Exchange program allows hunters and nonhunters to sign up to exchange deer or deer meat. Interested persons or organizations may sign up to receive or donate deer or may search the site by county and call people who have already signed up and arrange a transfer of the deer. Deer must be legally harvested. A transfer tag must be filled out by the donating party. Hunters donating deer need to provide clean, high quality deer meat. Recipients of deer meat should inspect the deer before receiving it. Deer meat may not be sold. Typically we have more people who sign up to receive, so we need more hunters to participate. Register at: outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/program/deerexchange TRANSFER TAG Any person transferring game meat to another person must provide a transfer tag. See example below.
TURKEY HUNTING Turkey hunting is legal during the November firearm deer season. People hunting with a fall turkey permit are required to wear hunter orange when hunting during the November firearm deer season. Legal weapons include shotgun and archery only; rifles are not allowed. RECOVERING DEER The use of tracking dogs is legal for the recovery of deer.
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CHECKING OF DEER Deer harvested during the November firearm season must be delivered to a check station no later than 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Each permit holder must accompany the animal to the check station. Deer harvested during the archery, muzzleloader or late firearm season must be checked via Telcheck within 48 hours of kill and before 1 p.m. on the day following the close of the season. Hunters must record the seal number and security code on the permit. The carcass may be separated into halves or quarters, provided that evidence of sex is retained on each hind quarter or half. Head and hide must accompany the carcass to the check station. The permit and check station seal numbers must be retained while transporting the animal to a point of permanent storage or processing. A list of check stations may be found on the regulations sheet and at OutdoorNebraska.org.
WHERE TO HUNT
PRIVATE LANDS It is the responsibility of every hunter to get permission to hunt, trail game or retrieve downed game on private land, whether posted or not (including railroad right-of-ways). Hunting without permission may result in a fine of up to $500, three months in jail and the loss of hunting privileges for up to three years. OPEN FIELDS AND WATERS PROGRAM Starting in 2011, the Conservation Reserve Program-Management Access Program (CRPMAP) is merged into the Open Fields and Waters Program, bringing into one access program the upland game focus of CRP-MAP and the deer/turkey focus of Open Fields. The program opens tens of thousands of acres of private land to public walk-in hunting access. For locations of participating tracts of land, read the 2011 Nebraska Public Access Atlas, available at OutdoorNebraska.org, Game and Parks offices and permit vendors. PUBLIC LANDS The Nebraska Guide to Hunting and Public Lands lists 300 publicly owned areas that cover more than 800,000 acres. Refer to that guide for area-specific regulations. Unless otherwise posted, big game hunting is allowed on all wildlife management areas (WMA). Hunting is allowed on most state recreation areas (SRA) beginning the Tuesday following Labor Day. Some areas have specific restrictions: State parks (SP), wayside areas, hatcheries, reserves, and state refuges are closed to hunting unless otherwise posted. Indian Cave, Niobrara and Ponca SPs are open to archery deer hunting during the last half of the season. A free permit is required. Contact the park superintendent. Portable tree stands and steps may be used on WMAs but may not be installed, used or left in place from Feb. 1 through Aug. 31. They may be used on SRAs open to hunting, but must be removed at the end of each day. It is unlawful to build or use any permanent tree stand or steps that attach to any tree with nails, screws, bolts, or wire. Screw-in steps may be used on WMAs but may not be used on SRAs. On state-owned lands, all motorized vehicles are restricted to roadways and parking areas. No ATVs are permitted. Target shooting is permitted on most WMAs but prohibited on certain posted areas. 32 | Where to Hunt
REFUGES Most national wildlife refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and national forests and grasslands managed by the U.S. Forest Service are open to hunting, unless otherwise posted. Check with those agencies for special regulations.
OTHER INFORMATION
HUNTER ORANGE Any persons hunting antelope, elk, mountain (bighorn) sheep, or deer under the authority of a firearm permit during an authorized firearm season must display on his or her head, chest and back at least 400 square inches of hunter orange material. Archery deer hunters must do the same while archery hunting during the November firearm deer season and during the Dec. 26 - Jan. 18 deer season. FIREARM RESTRICTIONS During the November firearm deer season, only hunters with a valid unfilled deer permit may hunt wildlife other than deer with centerfire rifles or centerfire handguns, provided they are hunting in the deer management unit for which their deer permit is valid. TELECHECK This allows hunters to check deer or antelope by telephone or online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All deer harvested outside the November firearm and Earn-a-Buck seasons and all antelope harvested outside the October firearm season MUST be checked via Telecheck. To use Telecheck, call (800) 405-7700 or visit NEdeercheck.com. Instructions for completing Telecheck: 1. Write the seal number and security code on the permit after completing TELECHECK. 2. Required information from your permit or animal: Species: Whitetail Unit Code: County of Kill: Name Mule deer Pronghorn / / Permit number: or license plate 2 digit code:
Date of Kill: (mm/dd/yyyy) Example: 09/15/2010
Telecheck by phone is easiest if you know the two digit license plate county code. (01=Douglas, 02=Lancaster, 03=Gage, 59=Sarpy, 70=Dakota, etc.) Sex of animal: Male or Female Age of animal: Adult or Fawn The following information may be requested: Deer: How many antler points are 1 inch or greater: Inside spread in inches: Weapon type: Bow Crossbow Muzzleloader
Rifle
Shotgun
Pronghorn: Measure horn from the base around the outside curve to the horn tip. Is the longest horn less than or greater than 9.5 inches? Other Information | 33
WEAPONS LEGAL FOR BIG GAME PERMITS

LEGAL WEAPONS (See descriptions below chart) Shotgun Crossbow Longbow, Recurve Bow, Compound Bow
3
4
Rifle
12
Handgun
Muzzleloading Handgun
3
Muzzleloading Rifle 3 4
Muzzleloading Musket

PERMIT TYPES
34 | Other Information

Firearm
Deer and Antelope
Archery
Muzzleloader DESCRIPTIONS OF LEGAL WEAPONS Comments
Elk and Bighorn Sheep
Weapons
Rifle -- At least 22 caliber and delivers at least 900 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards 2 Rifle -- At least 26 caliber and delivers at least 2,000 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards Handgun -- Delivers at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at 50 yards
Semi-automatics may hold no more than 6 cartridges; fully automatic weapons; full-metal jacket and incendiary bullets are prohibited.
Shotgun -- 20 gauge or larger that fires a single slug Arrows must have sharpened hunting head with a blade of at least 7/16-inch cutting radius from the center of the shaft. Arrows containing poison or stupefying chemical or having an explosive tip are prohibited. Magnifying and variable-power scopes are allowed for hunting big game, including the use of muzzleloaders. Scopes capable of using electricity to amplify natural light (night vision) and those that project a visible light beam to a target are not allowed
Crossbow -- Draw weight of at least 125 pounds, non-electronic and shoulder-fired Longbow, recurve bow, compound bow
Muzzleloading handgun -- Delivers at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at 50 yards 3 Muzzleloading rifle -- 44 caliber or larger 4 Muzzleloading rifle -- 45 caliber or larger Muzzleloading musket -- 62 caliber or larger that fires a single slug
HUNTER REQUIREMENTS
Age 10-11
Neb. Waterfowl Stamp Federal Duck Stamp
4 5 Accompaniment
Age 12-15
Neb. Waterfowl Stamp Federal Duck Stamp Hunter Education Accompaniment
Age 16 and Up
Neb. Waterfowl Stamp Federal Duck Stamp Hunter Education
123
Hunter Education
May Legally Take
May Legally Take
May Legally Take
Habitat Stamp
Habitat Stamp
Habitat Stamp
HIP Number
HIP Number
Permit Type
123
HIP Number
Permit Type
Permit Type
56
Deer Deer Antelope Antelope Elk Elk Bighorn Sheep Bighorn Sheep
R N R N R N R N
D D
D D A A E S S
D D A A E S S
PERMITS: D Deer, E Elk, A Antelope, S Bighorn Sheep, R Resident, N Nonresident, Required.
Hunter Education 1 Hunters ages 12 through 29 must have on their person proof of successful completion of firearm hunter education while hunting with a firearm or crossbow. 2 Hunters ages 12 through 29 must have on their person proof of successful completion of bow hunter education while hunting deer, antelope, elk, or mountain (bighorn) sheep with bow and arrow. 3 Hunters ages 12 through 29 who have not completed firearm and/or bow hunter education may obtain an Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate. Accompaniment 4 Firearm hunters ages 11 or younger must be accompanied by a licensed person age 19 or older. 5 Any deer, elk, antelope, or bighorn sheep hunters ages 15 or younger must be accompanied by a licensed person age 19 and older. 6 Hunters holding an Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate must be accompanied by a licensed person age 19 or older. The accompanying person, if age 19-29, must be certified in hunter education. Definitions Accompanied In the presence of a licensed hunter age 19 or older. The accompanying hunter may not accompany more than two hunters at a time using the Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate. The accompanying adult hunter must at all times be in unaided visual and verbal communication with the novice hunter. Licensed Has a valid Nebraska hunting permit. Apprentice Hunter Education Certificate Persons who have not completed a firearm hunter and/or bow hunter education course may obtain an Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate from Game and Parks. This certificate provides the novice hunter age 12 and older an opportunity to hunt and receive training before completing hunter education. The certificate may be obtained once in a persons lifetime, expires on Dec. 31 and may be renewed once. The fee is $5.
Other Information | 35
Accompaniment
OCTOBER (ANTLERLESS ONLY) UNIT

McKelvie National Forest is closed to SCA 22 permit holders.
OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND Chadron Harrison
36 | Maps
Sheridan
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is closed to SCA 4 and SCA 22 permit holders. Bessey National Forest is closed to SCA 4 permit holders.
27
Rushville SAMUEL R. MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST
83 Fort Niobrara
National Wildlife Refuge Valentine
Keya Paha
Springv
Butte
Boyd Knox
SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS
Dawes
Area 11
Bassett
281
Center
Sioux
Cherry
27
Box Butte
Alliance
Area 22
2
Grant
Hyannis Mullen
20
wn
sworth
Rock
Holt
O'Neill
Area 12
Pierce
Pierce
Cedar
Hartington
Dixon
Ponca
20
Dakota City
83
Thedford
Area 4
Blaine
Brewster
11
Antelope
Dakota
20
Wayne
Scotts North Platte National Bluff Wildlife Refuge

Gering
Morrill
Area 3 Wheeler
Garfield
Taylor Burwell Bartlett
14
Neligh
Wayne
Thurston
Area 19
Stanton
Thurston
Cuming
West Point
77
61
Bridgeport Harrisburg Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Hooker
Thomas
91
Loup
Boone
Madison
Madison
Stanton
Burt
Arthur
Arthur
Banner
Garden
McPherson
Logan
91
Greeley
Greeley Albion
92
Tryon
83
Stapleton
Oshkosh Kimball
Area 6
Custer
Broken Bow
Valley
91
Platte
70 58 2
Ord
81
Nance
Fullerton Columbus
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Area 18
Fremont
Tekamah
Desoto Washington National Wildlife Refuge
Blair
Kimball
Cheyenne
Sidney
27
Deuel
Chappell
Keith
Sherman
Loup City
Howard
Area 5
St. Paul Grand Island
Saunders Polk
David City Wahoo
30
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Douglas
Omaha Papillion
Ogallala
North Platte
10 47
Dawson
Lexington
Merrick
30
Osceola
Butler
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Perkins
Grant
Area 9 River
Hayes
Hayes Center
Lincoln
Buffalo
2
Hall
Hamilton
Aurora
York
Seward
Lancaster Seward
Lincoln
Cass
Area 1
Kearney
34
York
Open to Hunting
Chase
Imperial
Frontier
Elwood Stockville
Kearney Phelps
Holdrege Minden
Hastings
Clay
Clay Center
Fillmore
Geneva
Area 20
Wilber
50
Nebraska City
Otoe Nemaha
Auburn
Gosper
Adams
Saline
Johnson
Tecumseh
81
Webster
Nelson
Hitchcock Dundy
Red Willow
Furnas
Beaver City
Thayer Nuckolls
Hebron
Jefferson
Fairbury
Gage
Beatrice
Pawnee
Area 21
Harlan
Alma
Franklin
Franklin
Red Cloud
Pawnee City
Richardson
136
Falls City
NOVEMBER FIREARM DEER UNITS

All federal and state lands in the Pine Ridge are closed to antlerless mule deer harvest in all seasons.
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge and McKelvie and Bessey National Forest are closed to use of bonus antlerless tags.
Dawes
Sheridan
Chadron Rushville
Harrison SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS
Pine Ridge
27
Fort 83 Niobrara
National Wildlife Refuge Valentine
Keya Paha
ringview
Butte
Keya Paha
Bassett
Boyd Knox
281
Sioux
Niobrara River
Cherry
20
Ainsworth O'Neill
Missouri
Center
Hartington
Cedar
Dixon
Ponca Dakota City
27
Box Butte
Alliance
Brown
Rock
Holt
20
Antelope Dakota Pierce
Pierce Wayne
Sandhills
83 2
Grant
Hyannis Mullen Thedford
Scotts Bluff
Gering
26
Morrill
Plains
Calamus West
Blaine
Brewster NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST
11
20 14
Wayne
Thurston
61 385
Bridgeport
Hooker
Calamus East
Loup
Taylor
Thurston Cuming
West Point
Neligh
Stanton
Stanton
Thomas
91
Garfield
Burwell
Wheeler
Bartlett
Boone
Madison
Madison
Elkhorn
77
Burt
Tekamah
Arthur
Arthur
Banner
Harrisburg
McPherson
Logan
26
Garden
Kimball
Upper Platte
Cheyenne
Sidney Chappell
92
Tryon
83
Stapleton
Loup West
92 40
Custer
Broken Bow
91
Greeley
Greeley Albion
Valley
Ord
91
Platte
81
Nance
Fullerton Columbus
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Washington
Fremont
Oshkosh
61
92
Deuel Keith
Ogallala
Kimball
Sherman
Loup City
Howard
Loup East
St. Paul
30
Saunders Polk
David City Wahoo
Douglas
Omaha Papillion
385
Platte
North Platte
Merrick
10 47
Dawson
Lexington
30
Osceola
Butler
Wahoo
34
Lincoln
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Lincoln Perkins
Buffalo
Mule Deer Conservation Area
2
Hall
23
Grant
Buffalo
Kearney
Grand Island
Hamilton
Aurora
York
Seward
Seward
Cass
34
York
Lancaster
34
Otoe
Nebraska City
Chase
Imperial
Hayes
Hayes Center
Frontier
23
Elwood Stockville
14
Adams
Hastings
Phelps
Kearney
Minden
Fillmore Clay
Clay Center Geneva
Saline
Gosper
Frenchman
Hitchcock Dundy
23
Blue Northwest
Wilber
50
Johnson
Tecumseh
Nemaha
Auburn
Holdrege
81
Red Willow
Furnas
Beaver City
Republican
Nelson
Thayer Nuckolls
Hebron
Harlan
Alma
Franklin
Franklin
Webster
Red Cloud
283
136
Blue Southeast
Fairbury
Jefferson
Gage
Beatrice
136 Pawnee
Pawnee City
Richardson
Falls City
Maps | 37
SEASON CHOICE (ANTLERLESS ONLY) UNITS

McKelvie National Forest is closed to SCA 22 permit holders. All federal and state lands in SCA 17 are closed to antlerless mule deer harvest in all seasons.
OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND Chadron Harrison SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS
38 | Maps
27
Rushville
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is closed to SCA 4 and SCA 22 permit holders. Bessey National Forest is closed to SCA 4 permit holders.
83 Niobrara Fort
National Wildlife Refu
Dawes
Area 17
Niobrara River
Area 11
20
Ainsworth Bassett
Keya Paha Springview
Butte
Boyd
281
Sioux
Sheridan
Cherry
27
Box Butte
Alliance
Brown
Area 22
83 2
Hyannis Mullen Thedford
Rock
Holt
O'Neill
Area 12
20
Antelope
Knox Center
Cedar
Hartington Ponca
20
Dixon Dakota
Dakota City
11
Area 4
14
Pierce
Wayne
Pierce
Wayne
Thurston
Scotts 26 Bluff
Area 23
385
Morrill
Bridgeport Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Area 3
Loup
Taylor
Thurston
Neligh
Grant
61
Hooker
Thomas
Blaine
Brewster
Area 19
Madison
Madison
77
Stanton
91
Garfield
Burwell
Wheeler
Bartlett
Stanton
Cuming
West Point
91
Boone
Albion
Banner
Harrisburg
26
Garden
Arthur
Arthur
92
McPherson
Tryon
Area 24
Kimball
Logan
Stapleton
83
Area 6
Custer
Broken Bow
91 81 Platte
Columbus
Valley
70
Greeley
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Area 18 Washington
Fremont
Burt
Oshkosh
61
Greeley
92
Sidney
58 2
Loup City
Kimball
Cheyenne
30
27 385
Deuel
Keith
40
Area 5
Howard
St. Paul
30
Nance
Fullerton
David City
Douglas Saunders
Wahoo
Omaha
Ogallala
Area 9
North Platte
Sherman
10
Merrick
30
Polk
Butler
Papillion
Osceola
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Lincoln
47 23
Perkins
Grant
Dawson
Area 25
Lexington
2
Buffalo Hall
Grand Island
Seward
Hamilton
Aurora
34 York York
Cass
Lincoln
Seward
50
Nebraska City
23
Elwood
Chase Imperial
Hayes
Area 8
Dundy
Benkelman
Hayes Center
Frontier
Stockville
Area 1
23 Phelps Holdrege 34
Harlan
Alma Minden Kearney
14
Hastings
Area 20
Fillmore
Geneva
Lancaster Otoe
Gosper
6
McCook
Area 13
Franklin
Red Cloud
Adams
Clay
Clay Center
Saline
Wilber
81
Nelson
Johnson Gage
Beatrice
Nemaha
Auburn
Tecumseh
Hitchcock
Trenton
Red Willow
4
Webster
Franklin
Area 21
Richardson
Pawnee City Falls City
Furnas
283
Area 2
Nuckolls
Thayer
Hebron
Jefferson
Fairbury
Pawnee
136
Harlan County Reservoir is closed to SCA 2 permit holders.
SEASON CHOICE (ANTLERLESS ONLY) UNITS

Area 17 White River
OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND Chadron Harrison SOLDIER Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Valentine Rushville SAMUEL R. MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST
Keya Paha
Butte
Boyd
CREEK WILDERNESS
Dawes
Springview
71
Sioux
Sheridan
Cherry
Ainsworth Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Bassett
Knox
O'Neill
Center
Cedar
Hartington Ponca
Brown
Rock
Holt
Dixon Dakota Pierce

Wayne
Dakota City
Box Butte
Alliance Mullen Thedford
Pierce
Antelope
Hyannis
Wayne
Thurston
Thurston
Neligh
Scotts Bluff Gering
Morrill
Grant
Hooker
Area 24 River
Bridgeport
Thomas
Blaine
Brewster
Stanton
Loup
Taylor
Garfield
Burwell
Wheeler
Bartlett
Madison
Madison
Stanton
Cuming
West Point
Burt
Tekamah
Banner
Harrisburg
Garden
Custer Arthur
Arthur
Boone
Ord
Albion
92
McPherson
Tryon
Logan
Stapleton
Valley
Greeley
Platte
Columbus
Colfax
Schuyler
Dodge
Washington Blair
Fremont
Oshkosh Kimball
61
Kimball
Cheyenne
Sidney Chappell
27
Deuel
Ogallala
Area 9 North
North Platte
92 40
92
Greeley
Keith
Area 9 River Lincoln

23
Area 25 North
21
Broken Bow Loup City
30
Desoto National Wildlife Refuge Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
Nance
Fullerton David City
Douglas Omaha Saunders

Wahoo Papillion
Sherman
Howard
St. Paul
47
Merrick
Polk
Butler
Osceola
Sarpy
Plattsmouth
Grand Island
14
Hamilton
Aurora
Seward
Cass
Lincoln
Perkins
Grant
30Dawson
Lexington
Buffalo
Kearney
Hall
York
York
Seward
Lancaster Otoe
Elwood
Area 1
Kearney
Minden
Nebraska City
Hastings
Chase Imperial
Area 8 West
Dundy
Benkelman
Hayes Center
Hayes
Frontier
Stockville
Gosper
Phelps
Adams
Clay
Clay Center
Fillmore
Geneva
50
Saline
Wilber
83
McCook
Holdrege
Johnson Gage
Beatrice
Tecumseh
34
Hitchcock
Trenton
Red Willow
Furnas
Nelson Beaver City
Area 21
Nemaha
Auburn
Harlan
Alma
Franklin
Franklin
Webster
Red Cloud
Nuckolls
Thayer
Hebron
Jefferson
Fairbury
Pawnee
Pawnee City
Richardson
Falls City
Red Willow SRA/ WMA is closed to SCA 8 West permit holders.
Maps | 39
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 1965 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1965 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 1965
PERCENTAGE OF BUCKS HARVESTED AGE OR OLDER Mule Deer Whitetail
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
MULE DEER HARVEST Mule Deer Buck Mule Deer Doe
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
TOTAL WHITETAIL BUCK AND DOE HARVEST Buck Doe
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
40 | Percentage of Bucks and Does Harvested
BUCKS HARVESTED PER
This table demonstrates density of whitetail and mule deer by showing the number of bucks harvested per 100 square miles in each county. County Adams Antelope Arthur Banner Blaine Boone Box Butte Boyd Brown Buffalo Burt Butler Cass Cedar Chase Cherry Cheyenne Clay Colfax Cuming Custer Dakota Dawes Dawson Deuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Dundy Fillmore Franklin WT 47 59 8 2 22 51 13 108 33 75 87 108 137 69 15 19 3 50 75 58 39 132 48 51 7 108 87 92 11 44 82 MD 0 2 16 20 25 2 16 19 11 4 1 0 0 0 15 15 10 0 2 0 31 0 31 13 5 1 0 0 16 0 1 County Frontier Furnas Gage Garden Garfield Gosper Grant Greeley Hall Hamilton Harlan Hayes Hitchcock Holt Hooker Howard Jefferson Johnson Kearney Keith Keya Paha Kimball Knox Lancaster Lincoln Logan Loup Madison McPherson Merrick Morrill WT 34 88 106 12 48 45 8 49 56 55 133 16 33 60 7 100 101 136 30 29 78 1 127 116 30 18 42 50 7 84 16 MD 32 9 0 13 11 10 14 7 0 0 4 32 26 3 17 1 0 0 0 12 16 8 4 0 16 26 25 0 16 0 21 County Nance Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe Pawnee Perkins Phelps Pierce Platte Polk Red Willow Richardson Rock Saline Sarpy Saunders Scotts Bluff Seward Sheridan Sherman Sioux Stanton Thayer Thomas Thurston Valley Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler York WT 119 97 88 129 116 3 33 42 60 64 43 107 32 119 163 110 21 102 18 55 14 88 74 26 74 64 135 30 90 39 59 MD 1 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 19 0 6 0 0 0 23 0 20 8 16 0 0 30 1 11 0 0 0 5 0
All Seasons in 2010
SQ. MILES
Bucks Harvested per 100 Sq. Miles | 41
All seasons, including Archery, Muzzleloader, November Firearm, Youth, Landowner, and Season Choice. 2010 Adult Bucks Harvested Unit Blue Northwest Blue Southeast Buffalo Calamus East Calamus West Elkhorn Frenchman Keya Paha Loup East Loup West Missouri Pine Ridge Plains Platte Republican Sandhills Upper Platte Wahoo
NA = Data not available
DEER HARVEST INFORMATION

Percent of Bucks 2 Years or Older Whitetail 2,907 3,761 2,614 1,094 1,158 3,578 1,665 1,997 2,232 1,122 3,056 1,252 562 1,261 3,477 1,151 342 4,592 Mule Deer NA NA 72% 75% 88% NA 79% 86% 63% 76% 81% 86% 85% 81% 80% 95% 79% NA Whitetail 71% 68% 74% 74% 79% 67% 67% 89% 65% 77% 76% 85% 82% 73% 77% 93% 68% 68%
Antlerless Harvest Mule Deer 2 6 133 5 104 12 265 43 7 141 8 419 456 172 17 392 255 11 Whitetail 3,579 4,010 2,037 522 648 5,333 1,461 1,209 1,735 833 2,730 1,033 299 1,324 3,220 896 198 7,617
Mule Deer 3 4 533 96 506 21 1,215 386 94 672 118 957 877 699 101 1,287 619 6
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE Nebraska, like other western states, is seeing an increase in the number and distribution of deer testing positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). In 2010, 3,645 lymph node samples were collected during the November firearm season, then tested. Fifty-one new positives were confirmed, a record high for the state. Counties with positive deer were: Sioux, 11, Sheridan, seven; Dawes and Garden, six each; Box Butte and Scotts Bluff, four each; Morrill, three; Banner and Hitchcock, two each; and Cherry, Hall, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, and Loup, one each. CWD was found for the first time in Hitchcock, Hooker, Lincoln, and Loup counties. Also, 18 deer were tested through culling or targeted surveillance. An adult male whitetail showing clinical symptoms was collected north of Harrison in Sioux County. It tested positive for CWD. One elk from Sioux County tested positive. CWD appears to be a prion disease that attacks the central nervous system and causes fatal damage to the brain of white-tailed deer, mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk. 42 |
UNLAWFUL ACTS Shooting from the Road It is illegal to shoot from a bridge or public road, including the travelled surface and right of way. Hunting Over Bait It is illegal to take or attempt to take big game within 200 yards of an area that has been baited. A baited area includes feed, supplement or bait that has been placed within the last 60 days. Baiting does not include instances where the feed, supplement or bait has been placed in the active operation of husbandry for domesticated livestock. Guiding for Fee It is illegal to provide guide service for a fee on WMA. Weapon Sights Red-dot and illuminated reticle sights and laser rangfinder scopes are permitted. TRAVEL ON U.S. FOREST SERVICE LAND Visit www.fs.fed.us/r2/nebraska for information about traveling on U.S. Forest Service land in Nebraska. This includes the Pine Ridge and Bessey ranger districts of Nebraska National Forest, Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, and Oglala National Grasslands. HUNTING NEAR DWELLINGS 200-Yard Rule: It is unlawful to hunt any form of wild mammal or wild bird with a rifle within a 200-yard radius of an inhabited dwelling or livestock feedlot, unless permission to do so has been granted by the owner or tenant of that dwelling or feedlot. 100-Yard Rule: It is unlawful to hunt any form of wild mammal or wild bird with archery equipment, handgun or shotgun within a 100-yard radius of an inhabited dwelling or livestock feedlot, unless permission to do so has been granted by the owner or tenant of that dwelling or feedlot. SHOOTING HOURS It is legal to hunt big game 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes following sunset. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES The following are penalties for illegally killing big game in Nebraska. Bighorn Sheep $15,000 Note: Penalty for unlawful take or possession of bighorn sheep or parts thereof may exceed $5,000. Elk Bull, 12 points or more $5,000 Other elk $1,500 White-tailed Deer 8 points or more with 18-inch spread $5,000 Other antlered bucks $1,500 Antlerless $250 Mule Deer 8 points or more with 24-inch spread $5,000 Other mule deer $1,500 Antelope Buck with 14-inch horn length $5,000 Other antelope $1,500 Bear or Moose $1,500 | 43
NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION OFFICES These offices sell permits over the counter, including landowner permits. DISTRICT OFFICES HEADQUARTERS AND SOUTHEAST 2200 N. 33rd St. / P.O. Box 30370 Lincoln, NE 68503-0370 (402) 471-0641 NORTHEAST 2201 N. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701-2267 (402) 370-3374 NORTHWEST 299 Husker Rd. / P.O. Box 725 Alliance, NE 69301-0725 (308) 763-2940 SOUTHWEST 301 E. State Farm Rd. North Platte, NE 69101-0430 (308) 535-8025 SERVICE CENTERS BASSETT 524 Panzer St. / P.O. Box 508 Bassett, NE 68714-0934 (402) 684-2921 KEARNEY 1617 First Ave. Kearney, NE 68847-6057 (308) 865-5310 OMAHA METRO 1212 Bob Gibson Blvd. Omaha, NE 68108-2020 (402) 595-2144
44 | Other Useful Information
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CONSERVATION OFFICERS
O cer
Ted Blume (Administrator) Craig Stover (Asst. Adm.)
Headquarters City
Lincoln Lincoln
Phone
(402) 471-5531 (402) 471-5532
O cer
Jim Zimmerman (Supervisor) Greg Hesse Scott Brandt Heath Packett Dan Kling Frank Miller
Northwest City
Alliance Alliance Gering Gordon Harrison Valentine
Phone
(308) 763-2940 (308) 760-3647 (308) 631-0663 (308) 360-0682 (308) 430-0572 (402) 389-0444
O cer
Tom Zimmer (Supervisor) Dale Davis Steve Oberg Daniel Roberts Je Jones Jon Reeves Patrick George Tim Williams Cory Krause Randy Pomplun Doug Pollard
Northeast City
Norfolk Bassett Columbus Fremont Hartington Kennard ONeill Neligh West Point Fullerton Ord
Phone
(402) 370-3374 (402) 760-0712 (402) 910-3366 (402) 719-1108 (402) 762-5022 (402) 889-8508 (402) 340-0787 (402) 929-0051 (402) 380-6410 (308) 550-0489 (308) 778-7101
46 | Other Useful Information
CONSERVATION OFFICERS
O cer
Roger Michael ompson (Supervisor) ome Ray Dierking Terry Brentzel Matt Andrews Dirk Greene Dale Johnson Jerry Pecha (Supervisor) Dudley Sorensen Rich Routh Dennis ompson Nicholas Fix
Southwest City
North Platte Broken Bow Cozad Doniphan Elwood Imperial Kearney Kearney North Platte Republican City Ogallala Ogallala
Phone
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