Nebraska Fall Turkey Hunting Permits Available August 10
 

For the first time, turkey hunting will be allowed during the November firearm deer-hunting season in Nebraska. Download your application at http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/pdfs/.


2009 Fall Turkey Hunting Regulations
Season Dates
Archery and Shotgun Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
Legal Equipment
With a fall turkey hunting permit, hunters may harvest turkeys with
either a shotgun or bow and arrow.
Shotgun – Shotguns 10-gauge or smaller; shells containing shot
size 2 to 7½. Slugs are illegal. Unlawful to have a loaded shotgun in
a vehicle while on a public road. Shell in the barrel or magazine is
considered loaded.
Archery – Longbow or compound bow having a pull of 40 pounds
or more at or before 28-inch draw; arrows must have either a
sharpened hunting head with a blade of at least 7/16-inch radius and
total cutting edge of at least 3 inches or a blunt (bludgeon) head with
a diameter of at least 9/16 inch. Any person who has lost an arm or
lacks use of an arm through a permanent impairment that renders
that person incapable of drawing a longbow, and it is verified in
writing by a physician, shall be permitted to use a crossbow for
hunting turkey during the archery season, provided he or she has
obtained a special crossbow authorization from the Nebraska Game
and Parks Commission.
Shooting Hours
Thirty minutes before sunrise to sunset. It is unlawful to take or
attempt to take turkeys perched in trees, before sunrise.
Regulations and Statutes
Sportsmen are responsible for knowing the regulations and
statutes (state laws) before hunting or trapping in Nebraska. The
following are links to the state’s regulations and statutes:
Regulations:
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/admin/re...egulations.asp
Statutes:
http://law.justia.com/nebraska/codes.../s37index.html
Bag Limit
Two turkeys per permit.
Hunter Age Restriction
Hunters of any age may hunt turkeys. Those shotgun hunters under
age 12 must be accompanied by a licensed hunter age 19 or older.
Permits
Each hunter may have no more than two permits. Permits are valid
statewide. Permits must be signed by the permittee. It is unlawful to
transfer or lend a permit to another person.
Habitat Stamp
All residents 16 years of age and older and all nonresidents,
regardless of age, must have a current Habitat Stamp to hunt
turkeys. Only one Habitat Stamp is needed for all hunting in any
year. Fee-exempt and reduced-fee permit holders (some veterans
over 64 and those over 69) do not need to purchase a Habitat
Stamp to hunt turkeys, but must carry the fee-exempt permit while
hunting. Persons hunting on their own land with a landowner
permit do not need a Habitat Stamp.
Hunter Education
Hunters ages 12 through 29 must have completed Firearm Hunter
Education when hunting turkeys with a firearm or crossbow. An
Apprentice Hunter Education Exemption Certificate is available
for those who have not completed Hunter Education. Hunters
under age 12 and those using the Exemption Certificate must be
accompanied by a licensed hunter age 19 or older. Bowhunter
Education is not required for hunting turkeys.
Tagging
Each permit contains two tags. Use the bottom tag first. Immediately
after a turkey is taken, the hunter must punch or notch the permit
tag showing the date the bird was taken. Punching/notching the
permit tag automatically cancels the permit tag. This permit must be
kept with the permit holder and/or the turkey at all times. When the
turkey is not with the permit holder, the entire permit tag must be
attached to the turkey.
Transportation
The head or one leg must remain naturally attached to the carcass
until the turkey is delivered to a commercial processing facility or
the hunter’s home.
Get Permission
Obtain permission before hunting on private land. It is unlawful to
hunt within 200 yards of an occupied dwelling or livestock feedlot
without permission for that purpose. It is unlawful to shoot from
the right-of-way of a public road.
Hunter Survey
At the end of the season, hunters who purchased permits online
may receive an e-mail survey that is used to determine hunter
success and total harvest. Those receiving surveys are asked to
promptly reply. It is important when buying permits online that
hunters use an updated e-mail address. Survey results are posted at
OutdoorNebraska.org.
Baiting/Decoys/Calls
Unlawful to hunt turkeys with the aid of bait (placing grain or other
feed to constitute an enticement). Unlawful to use any live decoy or
electric call when hunting turkeys.
Possession
It is unlawful for any person other than the successful permittee
(hunter) to possess any turkey or any portion of it. However, any
person may possess any portion of the turkey received as a gift,
provided a statement of such gift is available for inspection. The
statement shall include: the hunter’s name, address, telephone
number, date of birth, permit number, species, date taken and
if transferred by gift, signature of donor and name of recipient.
Turkeys taken during the 2009 fall season may be possessed no later
than March 31, 2010.
Turkey Hunting During Firearm Deer Season
Beginning in 2009, turkey hunting is allowed during the November
firearm deer hunting season, Nov. 14-22. Turkey hunters are
required to display at least 400 square inches of hunter orange on
their head, chest and back when hunting during the November
firearm deer season.
Adult Wing Juvenile Wing
Ninth and 10th primaries are rounded and
barred
Ninth and 10th primaries are pointed and
indistinctly barred at the tip
Pine Ridge Complex: The Pine Ridge
area has the state’s best turkey
populations, plenty of public access,
and is where Merriam turkeys
primarily are found. Best access
areas: Pine
Ridge District
of the Nebraska
National Forest,
Fort Robinson
State Park area,
Gilbert Baker,
Ponderosa,
Peterson, Metcalf,
Bordeaux, and
Bighorn wildlife
management
areas.
Southwest reservoirs, Republican River drainages:
40,000 acres of public access at Harlan, Medicine
Creek, Swanson, Red Willow, and Enders reservoirs.
Southeast WMAs: Many wildlife
management areas in the
southeast hold good numbers
of birds and provide excellent
public access.
Niobrara River drainages: Boyd, Keya
Paha and northern Rock and Brown
counties have good numbers of birds
and public access areas.
Central Loess Hills and
Loup River system
Determining Age and Sex of a Turkey
Fall Turkey Hunting Map
and Public Access Options
In the fall, use the presence of a small beard and button spurs to separate juvenile males from juvenile females.
Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers: Report game law violations to Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers at (800) 742-7627.
North and South Platte rivers: Both
river drainages hold good numbers of
birds, and public access is available at
wildlife management areas.
Platte, Elkhorn
rivers and
drainages:
Good numbers
of birds can be
found along
both river
valleys.

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/...09fallregs.pdf for more info along with Maps

JW