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NGPC reviews turkey permit cuts, brood survey rebound and new collaring research
Summary
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff summarized permit and bag-limit changes made after a multi-year turkey decline, reported improved brood-survey results for 2024 and described an ongoing capture-and-collar study aimed at learning movement and nest success.
Luke Madoona, big game program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, reviewed recent changes to turkey regulations and early results from ongoing research during a virtual winter big-game meeting.
The commission has tightened spring and fall turkey seasons in recent years after population declines. NGPC moved from three spring permits per person to two, capped nonresident spring permits at 10,000 and adopted mandatory TeleCheck for spring and fall seasons. The agency also established a 1-bird daily bag limit and reduced fall permit availability to one permit valid for a single turkey. Madoona said the…
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