The following regulations are prescribed by the Game and Parks Commission, State of Nebraska in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 37-301, 37-303, 37-314, 37-308, 37-308.01, 37-317, 37-404, 37-426, 37-427, 37-451, 37-452, 37-505. For purposes of these regulations, unless context otherwise requires, the definitions found in Chapter 37, sections 202 through 247 of the Game Law, are used.
Unless otherwise specified, mountain sheep are defined as bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) wherever referenced in Title 163, Chapter 4 of the Nebraska Administrative Code.
For season dates, year and permits authorized, permit bag limit, shooting hours, and open areas see Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Order C14, Mountain Sheep, on the Commission's website: outdoornebraska.gov.
014.01 Application for Lottery Permits 014.01A Applications shall be accepted from Nebraska Residents only, from the third Monday in April beginning at 1 p.m. CST through the first Friday in August (receipt date at Game and Parks Commission office in Lincoln) during years when a lottery sheep permit is authorized ( Commission Order C 14.02). All valid applications accompanied by the required fee (Chapter 1, Section 006; Administration Regulations) shall be considered equally in a drawing. It is unlawful to submit more than one application per calendar year for a lottery sheep permit. If more than one such application is submitted by or for any person, all of his/her applications shall be excluded from the drawing and accompanying lottery fees shall be forfeited.014.02 Orientation Session: Persons with sheep permits must attend an orientation session prior to hunting.014.03 Guiding Requirement: Each permittee must be accompanied by a representative of the Commission while hunting unless written exemption is provided by a designee of the Director of the Game and Parks Commission.014.04 Checking: Any mountain sheep which is taken must be presented to an official check station specified by the Commission on the same day it is killed, unless the check station is notified that day and arrangements are made for a later check. Sheep must be presented to the check station with the head naturally attached to the carcass; hind half may be detached from the front, provided evidence of sex is retained on the hind half. An identifying seal or plug will be attached to or inserted in one horn and this identification must remain permanently attached.014.05 Weapons Allowed: Firearms and archery equipment as specified in 001.01B2.014.06 Mountain sheep or mountain sheep parts may be donated to individuals or organizations for display or educational purposes under the authority of written authorization of the Commission. It shall be unlawful for mountain sheep or parts thereof which are possessed under this authorization to be sold, bartered, or given away except by authorization of the Commission. Mountain sheep or sheep parts shall be permanently marked with an identifying number. Priority of disposition shall be at the discretion of the Commission.014.07 Except for meat and flesh, legally possessed parts from mountain sheep other than bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) may be bought, sold, bartered, or given away.163 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 014
Amended effective 12/14/2016.Amended effective 10/31/2017Amended effective 1/29/2018Amended effective 10/31/2018Amended effective 6/3/2019