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Waterfowl Rezoning Process
Occurs once every five years
Learn more at OutdoorNebraska.gov
Season Dates Process
begins after zones are
determined
OCTOBER
Waterfowl hunting season begins under new zone configuration
MARCH
After USFWS approval of new zones, NGPC proposes new season dates to coincide
with new zones for Commission approval
FEB.–APR.
NGPC analyzes and implements public input, and
proposes new zone boundaries (if any); submits for
Commission approval
JANUARY
Public input period, second round
NOVEMBER
Public input period, first round
AUG.–OCT.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Flyway Councils
agree upon and approve criteria
AUGUST
Staff begins developing season
date recommendations for the new
zones incorporating harvest, hunter
participation, hunter preference, and
migration timing
AUGUST
Deadline for zone boundaries to
be submitted to the USFWS for
approval
DECEMBER
NGPC analyzes and implements public input, and
proposes new zone boundaries (if any)
GRAPHICS BY MEL SEVERIN, NEBRASKALAND
