Nebraska’s 2020 firearm season for deer begins November 14th and this year there are new, pandemic-related rules hunters need to be aware of.
Wildlife District Manager for Nebraska Game and Parks Lucas Negus tells NET News hunters need to know there will be no in-person check-ins for harvests as in years previous. Instead, Game and Parks is mandating “telecheck-ins" for any harvests.
“You punch out your tag like always immediately after the harvest and then, rather than driving it into a check station, you will either get onto a website...or call in a phone number to register the check-in."
Another important change: hunters will only have 48 hours to register their deer after the moment of death. Failure to register a harvest within the two-day window could result in a citation.
The Hunters Helping the Hungry program, which encourages the harvesting and processing of deer for those in need, will go unchanged