07-09-2004, 12:26 AM
Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraskas 2004 early teal hunting season will be Sept. 11-19, in the southern part of the state, including the southern Panhandle, thanks to action taken by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission July 8.
The open area will be south of U.S. Highway 30 from the Missouri River west to Ogallala, north along Nebraska Highway 61, west along Nebraska Highway 92 and U.S Highway 26 to Bridgeport, north along U.S. Highway 385, west along Nebraska Highway L62A and west along U.S. Highway 26 to the Wyoming border. In that open zone, all areas, except federal or state refuges, will be open to teal hunting unless otherwise specified. The season will not be open in the northern part of the state, which has been designated a waterfowl production area.
Commission waterfowl program manager Mark Vrtiska said the early teal season will coincide with the peak of the teal migration, which is usually in mid-September.
Hunters will be allowed to take a total of four teal each day of any combination of sex or species. Shooting hours will be 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. The use of steel shot is required for all waterfowl hunting in Nebraska.
Resident duck hunters 16 years old and older are required to have in their possession a 2004 Nebraska hunting permit, a 2004 Nebraska Habitat Stamp and a Federal Waterfowl Stamp and be registered for the Harvest Information Program (HIP). All non- resident duck hunters regardless of age must register with HIP and have a 2004 Nebraska hunting permit and habitat stamp. Nebraska hunting permits and habitat stamps are available from all Game and Parks Commission offices, permit vendors across the state, and on the Commissions web site at www.outdoornebraska.org (Habitat stamps purchased on the web site must be purchased with a hunting permit.) Federal Waterfowl Stamps may be purchased from Game and Parks offices or the Post Office.
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The open area will be south of U.S. Highway 30 from the Missouri River west to Ogallala, north along Nebraska Highway 61, west along Nebraska Highway 92 and U.S Highway 26 to Bridgeport, north along U.S. Highway 385, west along Nebraska Highway L62A and west along U.S. Highway 26 to the Wyoming border. In that open zone, all areas, except federal or state refuges, will be open to teal hunting unless otherwise specified. The season will not be open in the northern part of the state, which has been designated a waterfowl production area.
Commission waterfowl program manager Mark Vrtiska said the early teal season will coincide with the peak of the teal migration, which is usually in mid-September.
Hunters will be allowed to take a total of four teal each day of any combination of sex or species. Shooting hours will be 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset. The use of steel shot is required for all waterfowl hunting in Nebraska.
Resident duck hunters 16 years old and older are required to have in their possession a 2004 Nebraska hunting permit, a 2004 Nebraska Habitat Stamp and a Federal Waterfowl Stamp and be registered for the Harvest Information Program (HIP). All non- resident duck hunters regardless of age must register with HIP and have a 2004 Nebraska hunting permit and habitat stamp. Nebraska hunting permits and habitat stamps are available from all Game and Parks Commission offices, permit vendors across the state, and on the Commissions web site at www.outdoornebraska.org (Habitat stamps purchased on the web site must be purchased with a hunting permit.) Federal Waterfowl Stamps may be purchased from Game and Parks offices or the Post Office.
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