2020 NEBRASKA DEER HARVEST REPORT

[Pages:31]2020 NEBRASKA DEER HARVEST REPORT

ABOUT THIS REPORT Deer seasons are developed under the following objective:

Provide quality hunting and viewing opportunities within the limits of the deer resource while maintaining deer numbers at a level that most landowners will accept in terms of damage. Deer season recommendations are derived from input from landowners, hunters, general public and staff, and may include data from landowner surveys, crop damage reports, deer vehicle collisions, deer harvest, hunter opinion and disease concerns. This report is a summary of harvest data from 2020 and previous years. Hunters are required to report harvested deer in Nebraska, through either in person checkstations and Telecheck, depending on season. Deer harvested outside the November Firearm season are required to be checked in via the NGPC Telecheck process. Due to COVID-19 concerns, in person checkstations were suspended in 2020 and all deer were checked via Telecheck. In normal years, 30-40% of all deer harvested are aged at checkstations providing high confidence in age data. Harvest and permit data are reported on the following pages by permit and deer management unit.

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2020 DEER SEASON HARVEST

Table 1. 2020 Either sex/buck only permit harvest.

Permit

Quota

Blue Northwest Blue Southeast Buffalo MDCA Buffalo Whitetail Calamus East Calamus West Elkhorn Frenchman MDCA Frenchman WT Keya Paha Loup East Loup West Loup West WT Missouri Pine Ridge Pine Ridge WT Plains Platte MDCA Platte WT Republican WT Republican MD Sandhills Upper Platte Wahoo

2200 3500 1000 2100 1300 1600 2700 2000 1600 2500 3300 1200 600 3200 1200 1000 1700 1400 1300 3000

75 2000 1200 3650

Sold

Bag Limit

2198 3495 999 2094 1300 1594 2695 2000 1581 2405 3297 1199 452 3193 1109 995 1697 1397 1241 2992

64 1980 1195 3643

1 AD 1 AD 1 AD2 1 WT 1 AD2, 1 AOWT 1 AD, 1 AOWT 1 AD 1 AD, 1 AOWT 1 WT, 1 AOWT 1 AD2, 1 AOWT 1 AD2, 2 AOWT 1 AD2, 2 AOWT 1 WT, 2 AOWT 1 AD, 1 AOWT 1 AD2 1 WT 1 AD, 1 AOWT 1 AD2, 1 AOWT 1 WT 1 MD Buck 1 WT 1 AD, 1 AOWT 1 AD 1 AD2

Total

958 1492 563 906 818 852 1190 1205 913 1579 2134 752 242 1977 559 437 1055 807 469 1337

13 1241 665 1642

Harvest

WT

B

AO

731 225

1241 245

255 136

777 128

521 249

461 182

945 241

131 163

581 327

1099 378

1206 893

381 222

158 84

1300 665

274 40

358 79

297 171

165 139

409 56

1073 261

0

0

533 190

137 21

1329 311

MD

B AO

2

0

5

1

169 3

1

0

48 0

186 23

4

0

854 57

2

3

100 2

32 3

149 0

0

0

12 0

245 0

0

0

503 84

501 2

4

0

3

0

13 0

494 24

407 100

2

0

% Success

1st

43% 43% 48% 43% 50% 46% 44% 54% 46% 55% 48% 50% 44% 50% 50% 44% 55% 51% 38% 45% 19% 56% 55% 45%

Bonus

8%

13% 8%

6% 12% 10% 14% 10% 8% 12%

7% 7%

7%

Nov. FA TOTAL/Avg

45,325 44,815

23,806 14,362 5,406 3,736 302 47% 9%

Landowner Deer Archery Deer Muzzleloader Deer Resident Youth Deer Youth WT Deer NR Rest Youth Deer Rest Statewide Buck Statewide Buck Statewide WT Buck

UNL UNL UNL UNL UNL UNL UNL 100 UNL

15,511 20,341 7,746 6,975 4,152

727 1,179

59 10,626

1 AD* 1 AD* 1 Buck 1 Buck 1 WT Buck 1 AD, 1 AO 1 AD* 1 WT 1 AD*

Other TOTAL/Avg

UNL 67,316

7366 5185 1928 3302 1699 310 515

38 3171

3859 2022 1084 401 40% 7%

3778 679 652 76 25% -

950 496 404 78 25% -

1737 502 916 147 47% -

1217 464 15 3 41% -

149 55 93 13 43% -

233

3 279 0 44% -

7

0

31 0 64% -

3134 29

8

0 30% -

23,514 15,064 4,250 3,482 718 40% 7%

AD ? Any deer

AD2 ? Any deer except AO MD

B ? Buck

NR ? Non-Resident

SW ? Statewide

UNL ? Unlimited

Buck ? Male deer with antlers greater than six inches in length

* - No Antlerless Mule Deer in the Pine Ridge Unit

AO ? Antlerless Only WT ? Whitetail

AOWT ? Antlerless Only WT MD ? Mule Deer

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2020 DEER SEASON HARVEST

Table 2. 2020 Antlerless only permit harvest.

Permit

Quota Sold Bag Limit

Blue Northwest AO SC Blue Southeast AO SC Buffalo AO SC Buffalo North AO SC Calamus East AO SC Calamus West AO SC Elkhorn AO SC Frenchman AO SC Frenchman WT AO SC Frenchman West AO SC Keya Paha AO SC Loup East AO SC Loup West AO SC Missouri AO SC Pine Ridge AO SC Pine Ridge WT AO SC Plains AO SC Platte AO SC Platte WT AO SC Platte North AO SC Republican AO SC Sandhills AO SC Upper Platte AO SC Upper Platte WT AO SC Wahoo AO SC River Antlerless

1800 2000 1000 100 400 300 1000 300 500 650 500 1500 400 1000 200 600 500 200 500 400 1500 450 250 200 1900 12000

1798 2000 819 100 189 199 998 299 500 646 327 850 210 1000 199 549 463 200 496 395 1498 377 250 170 1899 10652

1 AOWT 1 AOWT 2 AOWT 1 AO, 1 AOWT 1 AOWT 1 AOWT 1 AOWT 1 AO, 1 AOWT 2 AOWT 2 AO 2 AOWT 3 AOWT 1 AO, 2 AOWT 2 AOWT 1 AO, 1 AOWT 2 AOWT 2 AO 1 AO, 1 AOWT 2 AOWT 2 AO 2 AOWT 1 AO, 2 AOWT 1 AO, 1 AOWT 2 AOWT 1 AOWT 2 AOWT

Total

549 535 340 48 92 93 248 146 194 476 191 381 109 456 131 307 217 100 170 270 666 272 125 43 544 6240

Harvest WT B AO 15 532 11 524 10 328 0 16 4 88 2 90 5 243 1 68 5 188 1 53 4 187 8 372 2 85 8 448 0 97 9 297 2 70 2 66 3 167 1 61 21 644 2 163 0 36 2 40 12 531 168 6052

MD B AO 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 76 0 1 4 418 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 0 34 0 1 5 140 0 32 0 0 3 205 0 1 0 107 2 87 0 1 0 1 2 18

% Success

1st 30% 27% 31% 40% 37% 32% 25% 39% 27% 49% 42% 30% 37% 33% 48% 40% 40% 34% 25% 44% 34% 47% 42% 19% 28% 40%

Bonus

10% 8% 12% 14%

10% 12% 25% 17% 11/4% 11/4% 12% 18% 15% 7% 16% 8% 24% 10% 15/10% 8% 6%

18%

AO SC TOTAL/AVG

ALL SEASONS

30,150 27,083

75,575/ UNL

139,214

12,943 298 11,446 17 1,182 35% 13 / 6% 60,264 29,725 21,102 7,235 2,202 38% 12 / 4 %

AD ? Any deer

AD2 ? Any deer except AO MD

B ? Buck

NR ? Non-Resident

SW ? Statewide

UNL ? Unlimited

Buck ? Male deer with antlers greater than six inches in length

* - No Antlerless Mule Deer in the Pine Ridge Unit

AO ? Antlerless Only WT ? Whitetail

AOWT ? Antlerless Only WT MD ? Mule Deer

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HISTORIC DEER HARVESTAND PERMITS

Figure 1. Historic harvest by species and category. 2012 EHD Event here

Figure 2. Historic harvest, permit and total tag numbers. Permits represent the number of individual deer licenses sold; each permit may have one or more tags. Tags represent the total of all tags valid for the harvest of a deer, including bonus tags sold.

2012 EHD Event here

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2020 DEER MANAGEMENT UNITS

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BLUE NORTHWEST MANAGEMENT UNIT

2020 Harvest Data - Blue Northwest

Permit Type

Permit Numbers

Blue NW Firearm Blue NW AO SC

River Antlerless Landowner Deer Archery Deer Muzzleloader Deer Resident Youth Youth Whitetail NR Rest Youth Rest SW Buck Statewide Buck Statewide WT Buck

Totals

Auth 2200 1800

Sold 2200 1800

Sellout

10/21/20

11/12/20

Mule Deer

Whitetail Deer

Buck AO Total Buck AO Total

2 0 2 731 225 956

0 2 2 15 532 547

0 0 0

1 12 13

1 0 1 340 229 569

0 0 0 337 91 428

0 0 0 42 48 90

0 0 0 114 63 177

1 0 1 102 44 146

0 0 0

7

3 10

0

0 0

14

0

14

0 0 0

0

0

0

0 0 0 378 1 379

4 2 6 2081 1248 3329

% Success

43 30

Harvest comparisons by year

Year

Mule Deer

Buck AO Total %AO

2016 2 3 5 2017 6 2 8 2018 3 0 3 2019 6 2 9 2020 4 2 6

% Buck Age 1 2 3+

Buck

1738 1924 1864 2136 2081

Whitetail Deer

AO

Total

%AO

% Buck Age 1 2 3+

1361 3099 44 39 38 23

1275 3199 40 44 35 21

1258 3122 40 32 40 28

1223 3359 36 34 37 29

1248 3329 38 26 74

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BLUE SOUTHEAST MANAGEMENT UNIT

2020 Harvest Data - Blue Southeast

Permit Type

Permit Numbers

Blue SE Firearm Blue SE AO SC

River Antlerless Landowner Deer Archery Deer Muzzleloader Deer Resident Youth Youth Whitetail NR Rest Youth Rest SW Buck Statewide Buck Statewide WT Buck

Totals

Auth Sold Sellout 3500 3500 11/4/20 2000 2000 11/14/20

Mule Deer

Buck AO Total 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 4 11

Whitetail Deer

Buck 1241

11 7 479 544 64 130 121 9 12 1 402 3021

AO 245 524 360 255 73 56 42 47

5 1 0 5 1613

Total 1486 535 367 734 617 120 172 168

14 13 1 407 4634

% Success

44 30

Harvest comparisons by year

Year

Mule Deer

Buck AO Total %AO

2016 3 2017 4 2018 4 2019 1 2020 7

8 11 5 9 1 5 6 7 4 11

% Buck Age 1 2 3+

Buck

2567 2542 2414 2778 3021

Whitetail Deer % Buck Age

AO Total %AO 1 2 3+ 1822 4389 41 32 36 32 1569 4111 38 35 34 31 1695 4109 41 29 36 35 1585 4363 36 29 32 39 1613 4634 35 22 78

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BUFFALO MANAGEMENT UNIT

2020 Harvest Data

Permit Type

Buffalo MDCA Buffalo WT Firearm Buffalo AO SC Buffalo North AO SC River Antlerless Landowner Deer Archery Deer Muzzleloader Deer Resident Youth Youth Whitetail NR Rest Youth Rest SW Buck Statewide Buck Statewide WT Buck

Totals

Permit Numbers

Auth Sold Sellout

1000 1000 8/19/20

2100 2100 11/12/20

1000 821

-

100 100 11/12/20

Mule Deer

Buck AO Total

169 3 172 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 32 32 0 4 4 59 29 88 18 2 20 1 0 1 54 10 64 2 0 2 9 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

314 83 397

Whitetail Deer

Buck AO Total

255 136 391

777 128 905

10 328 338

0 16 16

18 794 812

242 105 347

261 48 309

55 35 90

152 48 200

93 40 133

10 3 13

11 0 11

1

0

1

190 2 192

2075 1683 3758

% Success

48 / 8 43

31 / 10 40 / 8

Harvest comparisons by year

Year

Mule Deer

Buck AO Total %AO 2016 688 84 772 11 2017 696 74 770 10 2018 608 142 750 19 2019 494 143 637 22 2020 314 83 397 21

% Buck Age 1 2 3+ 21 45 34 16 43 40 9 41 50 10 49 42 14 86

Buck 2194 2327 2061 2190 2075

Whitetail Deer % Buck Age

AO Total %AO 1 2 3+ 1612 3806 42 24 27 49 1541 3868 40 22 30 47 1666 3727 45 19 28 53 1549 3739 41 21 29 51 1683 3758 45 21 79

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