Hunting seasons are still several months away, but now is the time to start planning, and in Nebraska, outdoorsmen and women are one jump ahead because the season dates are already posted at the website of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission.
Starting with Deer, here are the posted dates:
Archery: Sept. 1–Dec. 31, 2024
Special Landowner: Nov. 9–11, 2024
November firearm*: Nov. 16–24, 2024
Muzzleloader: Dec. 1–31, 2024
October River Antlerless Firearm: Oct. 1–15, 2024
River Antlerless Late Firearm: Jan. 1–31, 2025
Antlerless Only Season Choice: Sept. 1, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025
Limited Landowner: Sept. 1, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025
Late Antlerless Only Firearm: Jan. 1–15, 2025
Small game seasons start unfolding in September:
Prairie Grouse: Sept. 1, 2024–Jan. 31, 2025
*special permit required east of U.S. 81
Pheasant, quail, and partridge: Oct. 26, 2024–Jan. 31, 2025
Youth pheasant, quail and partridge: Oct. 19–20, 2024
The commission approved 2024-2025 waterfowl hunting season recommendations at its March 8 meeting in Hastings.
Commissioners approved a staff recommendation to create a Veteran and Active-Duty Military waterfowl hunting season that will run concurrently with the Youth Hunting season. Participants will include veterans as defined in Section 101 of Title 38, United States Code, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training).
The approved 2024-2025 Nebraska waterfowl season dates are:
EARLY TEAL
Low plains: Sept. 1–16, 2024
High plains: Sept. 1–9, 2024
Daily bag limit: 6; possession limit: 18
DUCK & COOT
Zone 1: Oct. 12–Dec. 24, 2024
Zone 2: (High Plains) Oct. 5–Dec. 17, 2024 and Jan. 8-29, 2025
Zone 3: (High Plains) Oct. 26, 2024–Jan. 7, 2025 and Jan. 8–29, 2025
Zone 4: Oct. 26, 2024–Jan. 7, 2025
Daily bag
Tier 1: six ducks, with restrictions;
Tier II: three ducks, any species, any sex;
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
YOUTH
one 1: Oct. 5–6, 2024
Zone 2: Sept. 28–29, 2024
Zone 3: Oct. 19-20, 2024
Zone 4: Oct. 19-20, 2024
Daily bag
Tier 1: six ducks, with restrictions;
Tier II: three ducks, any species, any sex;
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
VETERAN & ACTIVE DUTY
Zone 1: Oct. 5-6
Zone 2: Sept. 28-29
Zone 3: Oct. 19-20
Zone 4: Oct 19-20
Daily Bag – Tier 1: six ducks, with restrictions; Tier II: three ducks, any species, any sex; possession limit – three times the daily bag limit
