Commissioners approve increase to hunt, fish permit fees
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved fee increases at its Aug. 14 meeting in Blair.
Commissioners approved increasing the base fee for various resident and nonresident hunt (small game), fish and fur harvest permits, stamps, application fees, tags, preference points, big game permits, and other fees.
The fees will take effect with 2027 permit sales, pending approval by the state.
This increase in hunt and fish permit fees will be used for fish and wildlife management and conservation across the state.
The amended fees are:
Issue Fee – $4
Hunt – Resident annual, $18; resident 3-year, $50; resident 5-year, $73; resident lifetime age 0-15, $303; resident lifetime age 16-45, $360; resident lifetime age 46 and over, $303; nonresident annual, $132.50; nonresident 3-year, $362.50; nonresident 5-year, $545; nonresident lifetime age 0-16, $1,026.50; nonresident lifetime age 17 and over, $1,642.50; nonresident youth, $18; nonresident 2-day, $91
Fish – Resident annual, $24; resident 3-year, $67.50; resident 5-year, $101.50; Trout Tag, $7; resident lifetime age 0-15, $369; resident lifetime age 16-45, $480; resident lifetime age 46 and over, $369; nonresident annual, $82; nonresident 3-year, $226,50; nonresident 5-year, $344,50; nonresident 1-day, $14; nonresident 3-day, $23; nonresident lifetime age 0-16, $738.50; nonresident lifetime age 17 and over, $1,183.50
Paddlefish – Nonrefundable application fee, $8; resident, $26; resident preference point, $11.50; nonresident preference point, $23.50; nonresident, $52
Hunt/fish combination – Resident 3-year, $115.50; resident 5-year, $175.50; resident lifetime combo hunt & fish age 0-15, $656; resident lifetime combo hunt & fish age 16-45, $831.50; resident lifetime combo hunt & fish age 46 and over, $656; nonresident annual, $198.50; nonresident 3-year, $544.50; nonresident 5-year, $820; nonresident lifetime combo hunt & fish age 0-16, $1,601; nonresident lifetime combo hunt & fish age 17 and older, $2,463.50
Fur Harvest – Resident annual, $17.50; resident lifetime age 0-15, $257; resident lifetime age 16-45, $352; resident lifetime age 46 and over, $257; nonresident annual, $260
Turkey – Resident, $32.50; nonresident, $164; resident landowner, $16.25; nonresident landowner, $82; nonrefundable application fee, *$8; resident preference point, *$17.50; nonresident preference point, *$59
Antelope – Resident, $41; resident landowner, $20.50; nonresident, $369; nonresident landowner, $184.50; resident preference point, $17.50; nonresident preference point, $59
Deer – Nonrefundable application fee, $8; resident preference point, $17.50; nonresident preference point, $59; resident, $41; resident statewide buck only (whitetail only), $103; resident statewide buck only (any deer), $206; resident restricted statewide buck only (any deer), $148; resident antlerless only, *$39; resident special antlerless only, $13; nonresident, $391; nonresident statewide buck only (whitetail only), $885; nonresident statewide buck only (any deer), $1,176; nonresident restricted statewide buck (any deer), $938; nonresident antlerless only, $106; nonresident special antlerless only, $106; resident landowner, $20.50; nonresident landowner, $195.50
Elk – Resident preference/bonus point, $17.50; nonresident preference point, $59; resident, $198; resident landowner, $43; nonresident landowner, $594.
Bighorn Sheep – Nonrefundable application fee, $36
Lottery – Super Tag, resident single entry, $30; Super Tag, resident and nonresident multiple entry, $12; Combo, resident and nonresident multiple entry, $12
Mountain Lion – Nonrefundable application fee, $18.50; landowner nonrefundable application fee, *$9.25
Controlled Shoot – Nonresident Controlled Shooting Area Hunting Permit, $18
Stamps – Nonresident aquatic invasive species stamp, $18.50; 3-year Aquatic, $37; 5-year Aquatic, $55; 3-year Habitat, $74; 5-year Habitat, $110; Nebraska Migratory Waterfowl, $11.50; 3-year Nebraska Migratory Waterfowl, $17.50; 5-year Nebraska Migratory Waterfowl, $27; Lifetime Nebraska Migratory Waterfowl, $236
Additional fees may apply to some of the listed permits. Those with an asterisk are new fees.