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Hunting Licenses and Fees

Hunting permits

View pricing for all resident and nonresident hunting permits in Nebraska, excluding lifetime and combo permits.

Resident

Small Game

  • Youth Permit (age 15 and under): Free
  • Hunt Permit (age 16+): $18
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) w/ Habitat and Waterfowl Stamps: $123.50
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) w/ Habitat Stamp: $108.50
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) w/ Habitat and Waterfowl Stamps: $181
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) w/ Habitat Stamp: $158
  • Fur Harvest: $18

Big Game – Deer

  • Firearm, Muzzleloader and Archery*: $37
  • River Antlerless (private land only): $14
  • Season Choice (antlerless only): $37
  • Statewide Buck (whitetail): $88
  • Restricted Statewide Buck: $128
  • Statewide Buck (either species): $173
  • Youth ages 10-15 (either species, either sex): $8
  • Landowner Deer: $20

*Draw permits require a $7 nonrefundable application fee.

Big Game – Antelope

  • Antelope Draw Permits*: $43
  • Doe/Fawn and Resident Archery: $37
  • Antelope Youth Permit: $8

*$6 application fee included in price.

Big Game – Elk

  • Elk (either sex or antlerless)*: $189
  • Landowner Elk*: $48

*$10 application fee included in price.

Turkey

  • Annual Turkey: $30
  • Youth Turkey Permit: $8
  • Landowner Turkey: $16.50

All turkey permit pricing pertains to both spring and fall seasons using either shotgun or archery.

Nonresident

Small Game

  • Youth Permit (age 15 and under): $18
  • Hunt Permit (age 16+): $109
  • 2-Day Hunt Permit (age 16+): $76
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) with Habitat and Waterfowl Stamps: $371.50
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) with Habitat Stamp: $356.50
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) with Habitat and Waterfowl Stamps: $557
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) with Habitat Stamp: $534
  • Fur Harvest (must contact Lincoln office to acquire permits): $227

Big Game – Deer

  • Firearm, Muzzleloader and Archery*: $335
  • River Antlerless (private land only): $95
  • Season Choice (antlerless only): $95
  • Statewide Buck (whitetail): $750
  • Restricted Statewide Buck: $795
  • Statewide Buck (either species): $995
  • Youth ages 10-15 (either species, either sex): $8
  • Landowner Deer: $169

*Draw permits require a $7 nonrefundable application fee.

Big Game – Antelope

  • Antelope Draw Permits*: $241
  • Doe/Fawn and Resident Archery: $235
  • Antelope Youth Permit: $8
  • Landowner Antelope**: $125

*$6 application fee included in price.

**Includes firearm, muzzleloader and archery; application fee of $6 included in price.

Big Game – Elk

  • Landowner Elk: $542

Turkey

  • Annual Turkey: $143
  • Youth Turkey Permit: $8
  • Landowner Turkey: $73

All turkey permit pricing pertains to both spring and fall seasons using either shotgun or archery.

Combo permits

View pricing for all resident and nonresident combination hunting and fishing permits in Nebraska. Combo hunt permits do not include big game or turkey.

Resident

Hunt/Fish Combo

  • Annual (age 16+): $52
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) Hunt/Fish with all state stamps: $206
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) Hunt/Fish with Habitat Stamp: $191
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) Hunt/Fish with all state stamps: $308
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) Hunt/Fish with Habitat Stamp: $285
  • Deployed Military Annual Hunt/Fish*: $5

*Contact any Nebraska Game and Parks Office to obtain a Deployed Military Hunt/Fish Permit.

Hunt/Fish/Fur Combo

  • Veteran Annual Hunt/Fish/Fur (age 64+): $5
  • Senior Annual Hunt/Fish/Fur (age 69+): $5

Nonresident

Hunt/Fish Combo

  • Annual (age 16+): $177
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) Hunt/Fish with all state stamps: $549
  • 3-Year (2025-2027) Hunt/Fish with Habitat Stamp: $534
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) Hunt/Fish with all state stamps: $823
  • 5-Year (2025-2029) Hunt/Fish with Habitat Stamp: $800

Lifetime permits

See current pricing below for all resident and nonresident Nebraska lifetime permits and stamps. A $3 agent issuing fee is included in the price of all permits, except the Lifetime Habitat and Migratory Waterfowl Stamps.

Resident

Lifetime Fish

  • Lifetime Fish* (0-15 years old): $616
  • Lifetime Fish* (16-45 years old): $710
  • Lifetime Fish* (46+ years old): $616
Lifetime Hunt
  • Lifetime Hunt (0-15 years old): $260
  • Lifetime Hunt (16-45 years old): $355
  • Lifetime Hunt (46+ years old): $260
Lifetime Hunt/Fish
  • Lifetime Hunt/Fish* (0-15 years old): $859
  • Lifetime Hunt/Fish* (16-45 years old): $1,008
  • Lifetime Hunt/Fish* (46+ years old): $859
Lifetime Fur Harvest
  • Lifetime Fur Harvest (0-15 years old): $221
  • Lifetime Fur Harvest (16-45 years old): $302
  • Lifetime Fur Harvest (46+ years old): $221
Lifetime Stamps
  • Lifetime Habitat Stamp: $500
  • Lifetime Migratory Waterfowl Stamp: $200

*A $300 fee for the Lifetime Aquatic Habitat Stamp is included in the price of all Fish and Hunt/Fish Lifetime Permits.

Nonresident

NR Lifetime Fish
  • Lifetime Fish* (0-16 years old): $929
  • Lifetime Fish* (17+ years old): $1,306
NR Lifetime Hunt
  • Lifetime Hunt (0-16 years old): $873
  • Lifetime Hunt (17+ years old): $1,395
NR Lifetime Hunt/Fish
  • Lifetime Hunt/Fish* (0-16 years old): $1,660
  • Lifetime Hunt/Fish* (17+ years old): $2,391
NR Lifetime Stamps
  • Lifetime Habitat Stamp: $500
  • Lifetime Migratory Waterfowl Stamp: $200

*A $300 fee for the Lifetime Aquatic Habitat Stamp is included in the price of all Fish and Hunt/Fish Lifetime Permits.

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