Prairie Dog Shoot

[Martin S]

I got an invite to go prairie dogging in Neb. this year. The guy lives in Neb. and he said he had a lot of places to go. 300 t0 600 shots a day. (YAHOO!) Now the bad part. I may have to sell my favorite prairie dog rifle to have the money to go. BUMMER!! The guy has my trigger finger itching now. I met this guy on another forum. I was thinking on trying to go to Montana ground squirrel shooting. This will be a lot closer and I would rather shoot PDs.
Martin S ;D

 

[Larryh128]

Have you dug into licenses etc or what's required?

 

[HillbillySniper]

I think most places there's no need for a license you just have to pay a trespass fee.


Hillbilly

 

[xring]

I checked a few years back : Montana required no License . Nebraska did require one , and as I recall for non-residents it was something like $80.

 

[CoverDog]

;D Hate to see you have to sell your gun to finance your trip. So keep your gun and tell your friend I'll be taking your place.

 

[Nodak7mm]

Some states have what is called a "Non Game License" available to non res shooters for just this type of shooting/hunting. Always best to check applicable state regs..

 

[Martin S]

I just got this e-mail from Neb. about the license.
Martin S ???

We only offer the two day hunt from Thanksgiving until the end of the year. You willl have to purchase our non resident small game hunting permit for $81. This permit will expire 12-31-2011. This is the only thing you need to hunt pairie dogs. Bob in Permits

 

[Nodak7mm]

Martin,

I took a look at the NE site, this is what I got from it...

Many mammals in Nebraska, including coyote, prairie dog and woodchuck, are considered nongame species. Residents do not need a permit to take these species, however, nonresidents must have an annual hunting permit. No Habitat Stamp is required for nongame species.

	Small Game Permits
Type	Fee[/t][/t][/t]

[/t] Resident Annual Hunt $14​ Resident Combination Hunt/Fish $40​ Nonresident Annual Hunt $81​ Nonresident 2-day Hunt* $36​ Nonresident Youth Hunt (15 or younger) $14​ *Valid for two consecutive days between the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Dec. 31. Available electronically only after Nov. 1. I read this as: A: you buy an annual permit for 81$ or B: a 2-day for 36$ only after thanksgiving... In short, if you want to shoot pd's in NE as a Non-Res, it will cost you 81$. I assume the two day permit is intended for late season bird hunting... Go for it, sounds like you got an in on good shooting. You cant buy good shooting and a fun time for 81$...