Nebraska game and parks hunting

Ice fishing. So, I guess you would consider me an amateur This week the discussion is about ice-fishing safety. Air Dates River otters incidentally trapped after Jan Earlier this week I mentioned something about our Fishing Guide—it is coming. I said that the hard-copy, printed version would be a while yet, but it would be published on-line sooner than The season opened Jan. Nebraska offers birds in every county of the state. The Nebraska Game and Parks Instructors are part of the Youth Fishing Program, a Man was it hard to go back.

During that time I managed to cover a large portion of the state, dried a few off while I was at The Fishing Guide is on the way, I promise. A hard copy, printed version is probably a few weeks off yet, an on-line version will be posted a lot sooner.

Until then. Anglers must be My phone almost always rings when whooping cranes show up in the central Platte River valley. A good friend, who simply appreciates seeing the tallest and rarest bird in North America, called in Home Docs. August 23, Jerry Kane. Previous Article.

Next Article. It is free and available at Walmart or wherever you buy your hunting license. This will be the best way to keep you up to date on the ever-changing hunting laws. Some simple things like bag limits that have been in place since you were 5 years old may not be the same in So, just take 20 minutes to check those rules and regulations and you can save yourself a headache in the future.

One of the common headaches that people run into is not having all the necessary required permits and habitat stamps. For example, a duck hunter in Nebraska needs a small game hunting permit, a Nebraska habitat stamp, a waterfowl habitat stamp, and a harvest information program registration number.

The federal government also gets their cut as you are required to have a Federal Duck Stamp. Another simple mistake that people can make is not checking shooting hours between species. So, if you are deer hunting, you get 30 minutes prior to sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset.

If you apply that to turkey hunting, you will not be acting legally shooting hours for turkeys end at sunset. Also, a lot of people probably rely on their cell phones and weather apps to tell them when the sun is rising and setting.

However, you have to check in the back of your hunting guide and follow the times given on that specific day. Your phone and the hunting guide handbook could have different times, and a few minutes is enough time for a Game and Parks Officer to give you a ticket. Nebraska Game and Parks regulations state that you cannot use a spotlight or a laser light that projects light or a beam of light towards your target. You can, however, use a red dot sight or a scope with an illuminated reticle.

The difference here is whether the scope projects forward onto the target or not. Your firearm can only be capable of firing six rounds of ammunition. If you have a round magazine from your AR 10 and only put six rounds of ammunition in it, are you good? Not entirely. In those situations, you have to make sure you have a 5-round magazine.

When hunting upland game birds like quail or pheasants it can be difficult, if not impossible, to locate all your down birds.

One of the most puzzling Game and Parks regulation is the inability for an archer to carry a firearm for self-protection. If you are out archery hunting, you cannot carry a firearm for self-protection. You cannot communicate the location of any game animal to another person after using a drone. Also, you cannot use a drone at a state park, state historical park, state recreation area, or state wildlife management area.

There are also some more interesting Game and Parks rules. If you come into contact with a game warden in the field, there are certain obligations you have. What if they start asking questions beyond that? In this situation, you can assert your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. In their vehicle is recording equipment designed to catch you while you make an admission.

Another thing that we see commonly are game wardens using social media. As we wrap things up, it is important to cover some of the penalties for Game and Parks violations.