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NGPC summarizes sharp deer permit cuts and mixed harvest signals ahead of 2025 recommendations
Summary
NGPC staff reported large reductions in antlerless permits, preliminary season harvest numbers, sampling methods and next steps for unit-by-unit permit recommendations.
At a virtual winter meeting hosted by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, big-game staff reviewed deer harvest results, recent permit reductions and monitoring methods that will inform 2025 permit recommendations.
NGPC reported preliminary results from the nine-day November firearm season: roughly 28,000 deer were checked, down about 2% from 2023, down 25% from the five-year average, and down 36% from 2019, according to staff remarks. The commission reduced November firearm permit quotas by 13% and reduced antlerless-only permit quotas by 37% compared with 2023; overall antlerless tags and bonus tags are about 45% lower than in 2023 and are less…
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