LINCOLN, Neb. – There are still plenty of deer hunting permits, including an unlimited number of archery permits, available for Nebraska’s 2005 hunting seasons.

Nebraska’s 2005 archery deer season will be September 15 - November 11 and November 21 - December 31. The November firearm season will be November 12-20 and muzzleloader season will be December 1-31.

Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis both online at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s web site at www.outdoornebraska.org, and over the counter from Commission offices in Alliance, Bassett, Chadron State Park (SP), Fort Robinson SP, Kearney, Niobrara SP, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, and at the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium. Completed application forms will also be accepted by mail to the Commission’s Lincoln office at 2200 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, 68503.

2005 Nebraska deer hunting units where permits remain and the number of permits available as of the morning of September 2 were:

Buffalo, 228 permits, 100% either sex

Buffalo Whitetail, 1,421 permits, 100% either sex

Calamus East, 1,059 permits, 40% either sex, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Calamus West, 1,363 permits, 40% either sex

Frenchman, 662 permits, 40% either sex

Frenchman Whitetail, 350 permits, 100% either sex

Keya Paha, 1,894 permits, 30% either sex, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Loup East, 1,290 permits, 50% either sex, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Loup West, 1,513 permits, 50% either sex

Missouri, 1,076 permits, 70% either sex, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Pine Ridge, 2,197 permits, 100% either sex, one bonus antlerless deer

Plains, 1,196 permits, 100% either sex, one bonus antlerless deer

Platte, 1,765 permits, 20% either sex

Platte Whitetail, 328 permits, 100% either sex

Sandhills, 1,489 permits, 100% either sex

Upper Platte, 1,006 permits, 100% either sex

Wahoo, 702 permits, 100% either sex

Youth Season, unlimited permits, 100% either sex

Statewide Archery, unlimited permits, 100% either sex

Statewide Muzzleloader, unlimited permits, 100% either sex

DeSoto October Late, 45 permits, antlerless only, bonus antlerless tag

DeSoto January, special regulations apply, see 2005 Nebraska Big Game Guide

Boyer Chute December Muzzleloader Season, antlerless only, special regulations apply, see 2005 Nebraska Big Game Guide

Boyer Chute January Season, antlerless only, special regulations apply, see 2005 Nebraska Big Game Guide

Season Choice Area 1, 2,353 permits, antlerless only, one bonus antlerless tag

Season Choice Area 2, 1,375 permits, antlerless only, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Season Choice Area 8, 366 permits, antlerless only, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Season Choice Area 9, 323 permits, antlerless only, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Season Choice Area 13, 83 permits, antlerless only, antlerless mule deer prohibited

Season Choice Area 17, 485 permits, antlerless only, one bonus antlerless deer

Season Choice Area 18, 1,704 permits, antlerless only, one bonus antlerless deer

Season Choice Area 19, 436 permits, antlerless only

Season Choice Area 20, 3,647 permits, antlerless only

Season Choice Area 21, 7,270 permits, antlerless only, one bonus antlerless deer

Season Choice Area 22, 170 permits, antlerless only, one bonus antlerless deer

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