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Whitetail deer hunts in Nebraska
| Nebraska is one of the best places to find a trophy-size whitetail because the state severely limits the number of hunters. Everybody -- residents and non-residents -- must either draw a tag or buy a transferable landowner voucher. Even landowners cannot hunt their own land unless they enter the "Ranching for Wildlife" program, which limits tags, or draw a transferable voucher. The result is that a high percentage of bucks reach maturity. Bucks scoring 150 to 170 are relatively common in eastern Nebraska, even though deer numbers are relatively low. And every year there are bucks in the 170 to 200 range as well as some non-typicals that score 180 to 220 or more. Rifle hunts typically start in late October and early December. Bowhunters have an advantage because they can hunt during the peak of the rut in November. Applications are usually due in April, and in some units you'll need two to 10 preference points to draw a tag. |
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