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Deer Season Permits Available
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

09/19/03

Nebraskas 2003 archery deer season is already underway, the muzzleloading season opens Dec. 1, and there are an unlimited number of permits for both seasons so anyone who wants to participate in either season may do so.

The dates for this years archery deer season are Sept. 15 - Nov. 14, and Nov. 24 - Dec. 31; and the muzzleloader season will be Dec. 1 - Dec. 31. Though there are an unlimited number of archery and muzzleloader permits available, hunters may have no more than two permits that allow the taking of antlered deer.

In addition to archery and muzzleloader permits, there are still permits available in a number of regular deer hunting units across the state. Many hunters are taking advantage of the unique “season choice” permits which allow the bearer to choose when to hunt and what equipment to use to harvest an antlerless deer. They can harvest their deer using archery equipment during the archery season, a muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season, or with a firearm during the November firearm season or the special late firearm season in January. The hunter can use a season choice permit to hunt in any or all of the seasons until the permit is filled. But, hunters should remember that a permit for Season Choice Area 2 or Area 13 is not valid at Harlan County Reservoir.

Permits are available online at the Game and Parks Commissions website at http://www.outdoornebraska.org by mail, or from any Commission permitting office at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Alliance, Bassett, Kearney, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha or Lincoln.

2003 Nebraska deer hunting permits available as of 9 a.m., Sept. 18 were:

Buffalo Whitetail . .1,598 permits

Calamus East . . . . . 946 permits

Calamus West . . . . . 999 permits

Frenchman Whitetail . 419 permits

Keya Paha . . . . . . 1,576 permits

Loup East . . . . . 564 permits

Loup West . . . . . .1,397 permits

Missouri . . . . . . . 342 permits

Pine Ridge . . . . . .1,713 permits

Plains . . . . . . . . 893 permits

Platte . . . . . . . .1,504 permits

Platte Whitetail . . . 355 permits

Sandhills . . . . . . 768 permits

Upper Platte . . . . 795 permits

Season Choice Area 1. . .1,366 permits

Season Choice Area 2 .1,165 permits

Season Choice Area 3 . 58 permits

Season Choice Area 4 .1,830 permits

Season Choice Area 5 .4,266 permits

Season Choice Area 6 .4.053 permits

Season Choice Area 7 . 903 permits

Season Choice Area 8 . 218 permits

Season Choice Area 9 . 359 permits

Season Choice Area 11 256 permits

Season Choice Area 12 249 permits

Season Choice Area 13 126 permits

Season Choice Area 14. 474 permits

Upper Platte Control Area . . . . . . unlimited permits

Pine Ridge Control Areaunlimited permits

Statewide Archery. . unlimited permits

Statewide Muzzleloader unlimited permits

A copy of the 2003 Nebraska Big Game Guide and Application Booklet is available from Game and Parks Commission offices or permit agents.