Nebraska Games &
Parks News
APPLY FOR EAST ZONE GROUSE
PERMIT BEGINNING AUGUST 1
LINCOLN, Neb. The Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission will begin accepting applications for
400 east zone grouse hunting permits August 1.
The 2005 prairie grouse hunting
season will be September 17 - December 31 in both the east and
west zones.
To hunt the East Zone, hunters
must have a free permit. A total of 400 free permits have been
authorized for this years season. Persons who have been issued a
valid 2005 Nebraska small game hunting permit are eligible to
apply for the free East Zone grouse hunting permit. Residents
under 16 years of age who have successfully completed a state-
certified hunter education course, as well as persons who may
legally hunt small game in Nebraska without a 2005 small game
hunting permit are also eligible to apply. Each East Zone grouse
hunting permit will include self-adhesive carcass tags that must
be attached to the leg of the bird at the time of harvest.
Hunters can obtain only one East Zone grouse hunting permit for
the 2005 season.
The west zone is the area west
of U.S. 81 and the east zone is the area east of U.S. 81. In
both cases hunting on federal or state sanctuaries and refuges
is prohibited unless otherwise authorized. The bag and
possession limits in the west zone are three birds daily and 12
in possession; in the east zone the limit is three legally
tagged grouse during the entire season, and the number of grouse
taken in aggregate from the east and west zones may not exceed
three daily and 12 in possession.
East zone permits will be
distributed to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-
served basis, with permit requests accepted at the Lincoln Game
and Parks office by mail, phone, or over-the-counter. Permit
requests must include the applicants name, age, address, and
2005 Nebraska annual hunting permit number (or, for residents 12
through 15 years of age, their hunter education certificate
number). Permit requests submitted by mail should be addressed
to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Attn. Grouse Permits,
P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Persons who may legally hunt
small game in Nebraska without a 2005 small game hunting permit
may provide documentation of that status with the application in
lieu of a permit number.
FALL TURKEY HUNTERS MAY
APPLY FOR PERMITS BEGINNING AUGUST 8
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraskas 2005
turkey population is at a record high and hunters may begin
applying for fall hunting permits on August 8.
The Nebraska Game and Parks
Commissions Upland Game Manager Scott Taylor said, The April
rural mail carrier survey indicates turkey numbers are up 47
percent over last year and 131 percent higher than the five-year
average.
This years fall archery turkey
season will be Oct. 1 - Nov. 11 and Nov. 21 - 30, and the fall
shotgun season will be Oct. 15 - Nov. 11 and Nov. 21 - 30.
Taylor said the season will
extend through the end of November, but will be closed during
the nine-day November firearm deer hunting season, Nov. 12 - 20.
Permits cost $21.00 for
residents and $66 for nonresidents. A Habitat Stamp ($13) is
required for all resident turkey hunters age 16 and older and
for all nonresident hunters regardless of age. Hunters can
obtain no more than two permits, which may include two shotgun
permits, two archery permits or one of each.
Fall turkey permits will be
available over-the-counter at Commission offices in Alliance,
Bassett, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln and the
Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium near Gretna, as well as on the Commissions
Internet web site at
www.outdoornebraska.org Applications that are mailed
should be sent to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, P.O.
Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503.
NEW HUNTING, FISHING, PARKS PERMITS,
STAMPS AND FEES APPROVED
LINCOLN, Neb. At a
meeting in Lincoln on July 7, the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commissioners voted to approve a series of changes in the types
and fees of permits and stamps available to people who hunt,
fish and use the state parks system.
The changes were enacted under authority
established in the Game Law and by Legislative Bills 121 and
162, which were enacted by the First Session of the Ninety-Ninth
Legislature in 2005. Most will become effective on January 1,
2006.
The changes were the result of findings
of a task force that had been directed to examine hunting,
fishing and park permits now being issued and recommend changes
that would give the public better opportunity to enjoy outdoor
activities and bring the types and prices of permits offered
more in line with those of surrounding states.
After receiving public comment, the
staff made final recommendations, which were accepted by the
Board of Commissioners and then presented to the Nebraska
Legislature for consideration last spring.
To better serve those people involved in
outdoor activities, the Commissioners:
established a nonresident 2-day
hunting permit that will cost $35. The permit will be issued
electronically and will allow the holder to hunt two consecutive
days between the fourth Wednesday in November and December 31 of
the same calendar year. An individual may purchase only one
2-day hunting permit per year. This change was made in response
to requests from nonresidents who visit their families during
the Thanksgiving to Christmas time period and wanted an
alternative to having to purchase an annual nonresident hunting
permit when they would be in the field only a couple of days. In
many cases the people chose not to hunt at all, rather than buy
an annual permit;
established one-day resident and
nonresident fishing permits. The resident permit will cost $6
and the nonresident will be $8. The purchaser would not be
required to purchase an aquatic habitat stamp, but $1 of the of
the price of each permit would be deposited in the Aquatic
Habitat Fund. These permits will allow people who plan to fish
for only a day or two, such as travelers along the interstate
system, to participate in short-term fishing opportunities.
voted to make the Aquatic Habitat
Stamp a requirement of all licensed anglers and to print it as
part of each fishing permit issued, the sole exception being
one-day permits. The Aquatic Habitat Stamp $5 fee will be
collected in conjunction with the fee of the applicable fishing
permit on all annual and 3-day permits issued;
established an annual resident
hunt/fish permit for veterans 64 years and older as well as
residents age 69 years and older which will sell for $5. No
additional stamps or fees will be required. This permit replaces
the current fee-exempt permit issued to veterans 65 years and
older and residents 70 years and older. Disabled veterans, who
will continue to receive a lifetime fee-exempt permit, and
veterans and senior citizens who possess a fee- exempt permit
prior to January 1, 2006, will not be required to purchase a
permit during their lifetime. By charging the modest $5 annual
fee, the Commission is allowed to count those permits as sold
permits in the Federal Aid apportionment formula, making the
agency eligible for additional federal revenues;
established a Nebraska Migratory
Waterfowl Stamp that will sell for $5 and will be required of
all resident migratory waterfowl hunters 16 years and older, and
all nonresident migratory waterfowl hunters regardless of age.
The revenue collected from the sales of the Nebraska Migratory
Waterfowl Stamp will be deposited in the Habitat Fund and will
be used for the acquisition, -- on a willing-seller
willing-buyer basis only as well as leasing, development,
management and enhancement of migratory waterfowl habitat and
taking of easements on migratory waterfowl habitat;
increased the cost of deer, antelope
and elk permits $2 for standard permits and the corresponding
statutorial amount for limited landowner permits. The increase
will help offset increased expenditures for disease monitoring
and response efforts;
established a fee structure for
statewide buck-only deer permits that sets their cost at 2.5
times the price of the standard permit, making the cost to
residents $67.50 and to nonresidents $442.50;
increased the price of nonresident
turkey hunting permits to $85, except that a nonresident
landowner spring turkey hunting permit will be $42.50. A
nonresident who owns 320 acres or more of farm or ranch land in
Nebraska for agricultural purposes will be eligible to apply for
a limited landowner permit for that property. The same privilege
is available to members of their immediate family living in the
same household, except that no more than one permit per 320
acres of ownership will be authorized;
adopted a sliding scale pricing
structure for the issuance of lifetime hunting and fishing
permits based on the applicants age (see chart below);
established a nonresident lifetime
hunting permit, fishing permit and combination hunt/fish permit
priced on a sliding scale based on the applicants age (see chart
below);
established a lifetime Aquatic Habitat
Stamp that will cost both residents and nonresidents $100;
established discounted hunt, fish and
combination permits for residents who are in the military and
deployed for at least six months during part or all of a permit
season of the same year. Upon their return, they become eligible
for a discounted permit provided they purchased a similar type
of permit the year before they were deployed. The same is true
of big game permits and discounted permits will be issued for
the same type of permit they previously purchased and were
unable to use. The deployed military person may opt for a refund
on their unused big game permit in lieu of a discounted permit.
The deployment period must include the entire hunting season for
the permit type held to receive a discounted permit or refund.
Eligibility for Deployed Military Permits will begin in
September, 2005.
Here is a complete list of Nebraskas
permit fees that will be effective January 1, 2006:
Hunting Permit
Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .11.00
Resident Deployed Military . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 5.00
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .67.00
Nonresident Youth (under 6 years old) .
. . . . . . . .11.00
Nonresident 2-Day . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .35.00
Fishing Permit
*Requires concurrent purchase of Aquatic
Habitat Stamp
*Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .15.00
*Resident Deployed Military . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
*Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .45.00
Resident 1-Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 6.00
Nonresident 1-Day . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 8.00
*Resident 3-Day. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .10.00
*Nonresident 3-Day . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .14.00
Resident Disabled Fishing Permit . . . .
. . . . . . . 5.00
Paddlefish Application Fee. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Duplicate Permit . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Combination Hunt and Fish Permit
*Requires concurrent purchase of Aquatic
Habitat Stamp
*Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .25.00
*Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Resident (Veteran 64 years and under) .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Resident (69 years and under. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Habitat Stamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .13.00
Nebraska Migratory Waterfowl Stamp . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Aquatic Habitat Stamp. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Lifetime Permits
* Requires concurrent purchase of
Aquatic Habitat Stamp
Resident Hunt (0-5 years old) . . . . .
. . . . . . . 125.00
Resident Hunt (6-15 years old). . . . .
. . . . . . . 185.00
Resident Hunt (16-45 years old) . . . .
. . . . . . . 285.00
Resident Hunt (46 years and older). . .
. . . . . . . 185.00
*Resident Fish (0-5 years old) . . . . .
. . . . . . . 175.00
*Resident Fish (6-15 years old). . . . .
. . . . . . . 225.00
*Resident Fish (16-45 years old) . . . .
. . . . . . . 325.00
*Resident Fish (46 years and older). . .
. . . . . . . 225.00
*Resident Hunt/Fish (0-5 years old). . .
. . . . . . . 275.00
*Resident Hunt/Fish (6-15 years old) . .
. . . . . . . 400.00
*Resident Hunt/Fish (16-45 years old). .
. . . . . . . 545.00
*Resident Hunt/Fish (46 years and older)
. . . . . . . 400.00
Nonresident Hunt (0-16 years old) . . .
. . . . . . . 625.00
Nonresident Hunt (17 years and older) .
. . . . . . 1,000.00
*Nonresident Fish (0-16 years old) . . .
. . . . . . . 450.00
*Nonresident Fish (17 years and older).
. . . . . . . . . 750.00
*Nonresident Hunt/Fish (0-16 years old).
. . . . . . . 975.00
*Nonresident Hunt/Fish (17 years and
older). . . . . 1,500.00
Habitat Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 260.00
Aquatic Habitat Stamp . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 100.00
Resident Disabled Veteran Hunt/Fish . .
. . . . . Fee Exempt
Duplicate Lifetime Permit (paper) . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Permit Agent Fees
All hunting, fishing and fur harvest
permits. . . . . . 1.00
Except Resident Combination Hunt/Fish
(Veterans 64 years and younger), Resident Combination Hunt/Fish
(69 years and older), Resident Deployed Military, and Resident
Disabled Hunt/Fish Lifetime
Park Entry Permits
Annual, Duplicate, Daily . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 0.35
Fur Harvest Permits
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .15.00
Nonresident (Up to 1,000 furs). . . . .
. . . . . . . 224.00
Additional 100 Furs . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .11.00
Fur Buyers Permit
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 112.00
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 560.00
Deer Hunting Permit
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .27.00
Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Resident Statewide Buck Only. . . . . .
. . . . . . . .67.50
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 177.00
Nonresident Statewide Buck Only . . . .
. . . . . . . 442.50
Landowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .13.50
Nonresident Landowner . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .88.50
Antelope Permit
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .27.00
Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 132.00
Landowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .13.50
Bighorn Sheep Permit
Application Fee . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .20.00
Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Elk Permit
Application Fee . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 7.00
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 132.00
Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Landowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .26.40
Turkey Permit
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .20.00
Resident Deployed Military. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .85.00
Resident Landowner. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .10.00
Nonresident Landowner Spring Turkey . .
. . . . . . . .42.50
Resident Depredation Permit. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .25.00
Hunt Coyotes from Aircraft Permit. . . .
. . . . . . . . 7.00
Raptor Permit
Resident (14 - 17 years). . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .14.00
Resident (18 years and older) . . . . .
. . . . . . . .40.00
Resident Captive Propagation. . . . . .
. . . . . . . 200.00
Recall Pens (Per Pen). . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .13.00
Captive Wildlife Permit. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .25.00
Captive Wildlife Auction . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .50.00
Controlled Shooting Area License . . . .
. . . . . . . 130.00
Nonresident Controlled Shooting License.
. . . . . . . .11.00
Taxidermist Permit . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 7.00
Bait Vendor Permit
Resident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .32.00
Nonresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 200.00
Commecial Seining Vendor Permit
Resident (500 seine, 500 Trammel net, 10
hoop nets) . .85.00
Resident (Additional seine) . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .25.00
Resident (Additional hoop). . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 3.00
Nonresident (Same as resident). . . . .
. . . . . . . 170.00
Nonresident (Additional seine). . . . .
. . . . . . . .50.00
Nonresident (Additional hoop) . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 6.00
Nonresident Fish Dealer Permit . . . . .
. . . . . . . .65.00
Aquaculturist Permit . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .65.00
Commercial Put and Take Fishery License.
. . . . . . . .65.00
Boat Registration (3-Year Fee)
Class I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .20.00
Class II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .40.00
Class III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .60.00
Class IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 100.00
Boat Dealer Registration. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .40.00
Duplicate Registration. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 5.00
County Issuance Fee on each . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 3.00
