Nebraska waterfowl hunting begins Saturday with the opening of the early teal and Canada goose seasons.
Nebraska Game and Parks commissioners approved 2010 waterfowl hunting seasons and regulations at a meeting Tuesday at Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area near Ogallala. The waterfowl seasons:
Early Teal: Low Plains, Sept. 4-19; High Plains, Sept. 4-12; bag limit, four; possession limit, eight.
Early Canada Goose: Sept. 4-12; bag limit, eight; possession limit, 16.
Youth Waterfowl: Sept. 25-26; bag and possession limits same as duck.
Duck and Coot: Low Plains Early, Oct. 2-Dec. 12 and Dec. 18-19; Low Plains Late, Oct. 16-17 and Oct. 23-Jan. 2, 2011; High Plains, Oct. 9-Jan. 12, 2011; bag limit, conventional; possession limit, twice the daily bag.
Dark Goose: East Unit, Oct. 23-Jan. 26, 2011; North Central Unit, Oct. 9-Jan. 21, 2011; Platte River Unit, Oct. 23-Jan. 16, 2011 and Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2011; Panhandle Unit, Oct. 23-Jan. 16, 2011 and Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2011; Niobrara Unit, Oct. 23-Feb. 4, 2011; bag limit, three; possession limit, twice the daily bag.
White-fronted Goose (statewide): Oct. 9-Dec. 17 and Feb. 5-6, 2011; bag limit, two (one on Feb. 5-6); possession limit, twice the daily bag.
Light Goose: Regular Season (statewide), Oct. 9-Jan. 2, 2011 and Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2011; bag limit, 20; possession limit, none. Conservation Action, Zone 1: Feb. 10-April 17, 2011; Zone 2: Feb. 10-April 1, 2011; Zone 3: Feb. 10-April 17, 2011; no bag or possession limits.
Crow: Statewide, Oct. 1-Nov. 15 and Jan. 20-April 6, 2011; Special Public Health Hazard Order (Buffalo, Kearney, Franklin, Phelps, Harlan, Dawson, and Lincoln Counties only), Nov. 16-Jan. 19, 2011.
Falconry: Extended season: Low Plains, Sept. 1-30 and concurrent with teal season dates within Low Plains Early and Late zones; High Plains: Concurrent with teal season dates within the High Plains zone; Regular season — Low Plains Early, Oct. 2-Dec. 12 and Dec. 18-19; Low Plains Late, Oct. 16-17 and Oct. 23-Jan. 2, 2011; High Plains, Oct. 9-Jan. 12, 2011.
The board also approved:
• Changes to the Open Fields and Waters Program. Changes include a sign-on bonus, new rate for hunting access to woodland along rivers and new rates for spring turkey and ice-fishing access. The program is designed to expand hunter and angler access to private lands.
• Restricted hunting at Niobrara, Ponca, Indian Cave, Mahoney and Platte River State Parks and at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park.
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