NOTE: Don't forget to get your HIP number before hunting migratory birds in Nebraska
Commissioners Adopt New Duck Zone Configuration
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners adopted a new duck zones configuration at its meeting on Friday, March 16. This new duck zone arrangement marks a change – other than boundary changes - in the duck zones in Nebraska for the first time since 1981.
The new structure is pending U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approval. A four-zone format will allow more diversity in season dates across the state than the current three-zone format. However, closed periods within seasons, commonly known as splits, no longer can be used. The four-zone format will be used through at least the 2015-16 hunting season.
Season dates for the 2012-13 duck hunting season will be determined at the July and August Commission meetings. Input regarding season date preferences for each of the zones will be solicited prior to and during those meetings.
