07-09-2004, 12:29 AM
Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners set the dates for the 2004 prairie grouse hunting season to be Sept. 18 - Dec. 31 in both the east and west zones, authorized 400 east zone permits again this year, and set the number of grouse an east zone permit holder may take during the season at three.
The west zone is the area west of U.S. 81 and the east zone is the area east of U.S. 81. In both cases hunting on federal or state sanctuaries and refuges is prohibited unless otherwise authorized. The bag and possession limits in the west zone are three birds daily and 12 in possession; in the east zone the limit is three legally tagged grouse during the entire season, and the number of grouse taken in aggregate from the east and west zones may not exceed three daily and 12 in possession.
To hunt the East Zone, the hunter must have a free permit. A total of 400 free permits have been authorized for this years season. Persons who have been issued a valid 2004 Nebraska small game hunting permit are eligible to apply for the free East Zone grouse hunting permit. Residents under 16 years of age who have successfully completed a state- certified hunter education course, as well as persons who may legally hunt small game in Nebraska without a 2004 small game hunting permit are also eligible to apply. Each East Zone grouse hunting permit will include self-adhesive carcass tags that must be attached to the leg of the bird at the time of harvest. A hunter can obtain only one East Zone grouse hunting permit for the 2004 season.
Permits will be distributed to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis, with permit requests accepted at the Lincoln Game and Parks office by mail, phone, or over- the-counter. Permit requests must include the applicants name, age, address, and 2004 Nebraska annual hunting permit number (or, for residents 12 through 15 years of age, their hunter education certificate number). Permit requests submitted by mail should be addressed to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Attn. Grouse Permits, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Persons who may legally hunt small game in Nebraska without a 2004 small game hunting permit may provide documentation of that status with the application in lieu of a permit number.
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The west zone is the area west of U.S. 81 and the east zone is the area east of U.S. 81. In both cases hunting on federal or state sanctuaries and refuges is prohibited unless otherwise authorized. The bag and possession limits in the west zone are three birds daily and 12 in possession; in the east zone the limit is three legally tagged grouse during the entire season, and the number of grouse taken in aggregate from the east and west zones may not exceed three daily and 12 in possession.
To hunt the East Zone, the hunter must have a free permit. A total of 400 free permits have been authorized for this years season. Persons who have been issued a valid 2004 Nebraska small game hunting permit are eligible to apply for the free East Zone grouse hunting permit. Residents under 16 years of age who have successfully completed a state- certified hunter education course, as well as persons who may legally hunt small game in Nebraska without a 2004 small game hunting permit are also eligible to apply. Each East Zone grouse hunting permit will include self-adhesive carcass tags that must be attached to the leg of the bird at the time of harvest. A hunter can obtain only one East Zone grouse hunting permit for the 2004 season.
Permits will be distributed to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis, with permit requests accepted at the Lincoln Game and Parks office by mail, phone, or over- the-counter. Permit requests must include the applicants name, age, address, and 2004 Nebraska annual hunting permit number (or, for residents 12 through 15 years of age, their hunter education certificate number). Permit requests submitted by mail should be addressed to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Attn. Grouse Permits, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Persons who may legally hunt small game in Nebraska without a 2004 small game hunting permit may provide documentation of that status with the application in lieu of a permit number.
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