Game Species

Nebraska wildlife population counts provide data for setting fair hunting seasons and monitoring animal health and trends.

Nebraska wildlife laws identify protected species like whooping cranes and sandhill cranes that cannot be hunted under federal acts.

White-tailed deer and mule deer dominate Nebraska hunting, alongside upland birds like pheasants, quail, and grouse across the state.

Nebraska raccoon and furbearer trapping seasons, dates, and regulations for coyotes, badgers, foxes, and muskrats in the Cornhusker State.

Black-tailed prairie dogs in Nebraska live in large towns and shape grassland habitats through complex burrows and social behavior.

Gray wolves in Nebraska are historically extinct, with no established breeding population currently managed by state wildlife officials.

Black bears in Nebraska lack a resident population, but transient animals occasionally wander into the state from neighboring regions.

Nebraska mountain lion confirmed locations, including the Pine Ridge region and other areas supported by official wildlife evidence.

Nebraska mountain lion history traces the disappearance, quiet return, and limited hunting of elusive predators across the state.

Mountain lion populations in Nebraska and monitoring methods used by the wildlife commission to track the elusive predators.