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18 NEBRASKAland • JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2017 Expired and Used Tags By Julie Geiser As all big game hunters know, you must have a permit before legally hunting in Nebraska. Once you harvest, check in your deer, elk or antelope, and process the meat, some hunters wonder what to do with that expired big game permit. According to Duane Arp, assistant division administrator in the law enforcement division for the Commission, "Once an animal is checked in and after the hunter has returned home, they do not have to retain their permit, and the hunter can throw it away or save it if desired." During the nine-day firearm deer season in November, hunters must check in their deer at a check station; this includes archery deer hunters that hunt in this season. At the check station hunters will be given a metal seal that is typically placed in the ear of a doe or on the antlers of a buck. The seal does not have to be kept with the deer; however, the seal is proof of legal harvest. The paper permit is cancelled and given back to the hunter after the appropriate information is filled out and recorded. Arp recommended keeping the seal either on the antlers or with the mount if the deer is to be mounted. After the firearm season big game hunters need to use the Telecheck system to check in big game. Telechecking is simple and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling the toll free number at 844-279-4564 or by going online at Outdoornebraska.org/Telecheck. Once an animal is checked, Arp said, "Nebraska Game and Parks has the necessary information for management and enforcement purposes, so hunters no longer need the big game permit." Some people throw their permits away; others shred them as permits have the hunter's name, address and other information on them, while other hunters choose to keep their permits for nostalgia, a reminder of the hunt perhaps. Arp has seen many permits over the years and stated that: "Many hunters collect permits and stamps. The collection of the federal waterfowl stamp is a great example of collectors and many displays of past stamps. Some collections have sold for monetary value. Many hunters have collected permits and stamps over the years for different reasoning; sentimental reasons to illustrate the number of years he or she has supported the sport, comparison in costs, and comparison in design could be a few examples." ■ Hunters collect permits for a variety of reasons, including nostalgia, cost-comparison and to view designs through the years. PHOTO BY JULIE GEISER What to do with those big and small game permits and stamps?

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