Permit Help

Anyone who has not purchased a permit (park entry and lifetime permits not included) since 2016 may need to create a profile.

Permits and products that require a profile include:

Permits and products that do NOT require a profile include:

• Park entry permits
• Nebraskaland Magazine subscriptions
• Donations

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Select the Look Up Account button.
3. Select the ID Type you’d like to use to search for your account (date of birth and SSN are recommended).
4. Fill out the requested information.
5. Click Submit.
   • Note: If you cannot find your account, call or email for assistance.

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Select Create Account.
3. Enter the system user details. *Note: If you do not have a SSN or US address, select Not a Citizen.
4. Enter a unique email address (children under 16 do not require an email address).
5. Enter a username and password, and confirm the password.
6. If you do not turkey hunt, select Paper Tagging. Turkey hunters have the option of choosing E-Tagging or Paper Tagging.
7. When all information has been entered, click Create.

You can purchase permits in person at any of our vendor locations. Big Game permits may be purchased at any Commission office.

To use the online permitting system, a unique email address is required. If you share an email address with your spouse for a permit account, you will need to create a new email address for each individual account. Persons under the age of 16 do not require an email address on their account, but an email address is needed for password reset. Without an email address on the account, they will need to call our office for password reset.

An email address can only be used once in the system. Email addresses are used to recover forgotten passwords and usernames and therefore need to be unique.

Users purchasing products and permits that require a profile must log in to the system using their username and password. Usernames are not case sensitive, but passwords are. Upon successful login, your personal home page will display.

To log in to the permit system:

1. Visit the NGPC Permitting System website.
2. Click Recreational User.
3. Click Account Login.
4. Enter your Username and Password.
5. Click Login.

If you are having trouble logging in, the system will show an error message. Use the Forgot Password or Forgot Username links if you have already created an account. After three failed login attempts, users will be locked out. If you are locked out, call 888-531-1198 for assistance.

Hunting requirements

A list of the permits, stamps and hunter education requirements is available on our hunting permits & stamp requirements page for anyone who wishes to hunt in Nebraska.

Fishing requirements

The Nebraska fishing permit is required for anyone age 16 or older to take, or attempt to take, sportfish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, barred salamanders or mussels, from any water body in Nebraska. 

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Log in to or look up your account.
3. Select Hunter Education and Certifications.

Hunter Ed

Nebraska Hunter Education numbers are automatically added to your account and cannot be added manually. If your Hunter Education numbers are not on your profile, it is most likely because more than one profile has been created. In that instance, please call 888-531-1198.

Boater Ed

Currently, Boater Education numbers issued in Nebraska cannot be added.

If information is missing or you need to change your address, residency or identifying characteristics, log in to your existing profile, click Your Profile and Edit to make necessary changes .

You cannot edit your name, date of birth or last 4 of your social security number. If there is an error on any of these fields, please call 888-531-1198.

My name has changed. How do I change my name on my profile?

Please mail or email a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree or other legal document, showing your full name before and after it has been changed.

Email to: ngpc.permitsystem@nebraska.gov or Mail to: NGPC, Attn: Permits, PO Box 30370, Lincoln NE 68503

When sending, please include a note stating that you want your name changed from _______to ________. Include your date of birth so we can access your profile.

How do I change my current email address that I use to log in?

If you would like to change your current email address, select “Your Profile” on the left side of the your account’s home screen. Select edit “Account Information” and change your saved email address.

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Select Your Profile.
4. Located at the top of the list is Residency Verification.
5. Select Edit.
6. Answer the residency questions and save.

You will be issued a NGPC ID in the permit system. It is a unique number used to identify your account.

To locate your number, login to your profile. The number is in the upper left corner of the permit site under your name. You also can find it on all printed permits purchased after 2022.

This number will be needed to add “Friends and Family” to your profile or add family members to your Landowner profile in the system.

Paper tagging applies to all big game permits. A printed copy of the permit is to be carried with the hunter. See the Big Game Guide for more information.                                   

E-tagging only applies to turkey permits (hunters have the option of using paper tagging or e-tagging). Turkey permits can be purchased and displayed on the mobile app; they cannot be printed. If turkey hunters choose the e-tagging option, they must cancel their tag and report harvests through the mobile app. Find more e-tagging information and instructions here under FAQs.

At age 69, residents can purchase a $5 Senior permit which includes: small game hunt, fish, fur harvest, aquatic, habitat and waterfowl stamps. It is to be renewed annually. Big game permits are to be purchased separately.

A hard card is a collectible credit card sized card that contains permits, stamps and Hunter Education numbers (excluding turkey and big game permits) that you have at the time of purchase. They can be purchased each year and the card designs will change.

What do I do if I haven’t received my card or the information on the card is incorrect?

Contact us at (888) 531-1198.

You can set up small game hunt, fish, fur harvest, annual habitat and waterfowl stamps to automatically renew every year on a date you choose.

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Log into your account.
3. Select Auto-Renew.
4. Select the Payment Methods button and enter credit card information.  We accept Visa, Mastercard and Discover.
5. Move the slider to green next to each permit to be auto-renewed.
6. Select the date to auto renew.

You will receive an email a couple of weeks before your permit is to be auto-renewed. At that time, log in to your account and verify that your payment information is current.

Permits are not emailed, but a receipt is. Permits are to be printed at the end of the transaction, select Print Documents.    

Park permits

Lost park entry permits are not replaceable.

Hunting & fishing permits

You can get a copy of your permit online by logging into the permit system and selecting Active Privileges. Click the print button and select the permit you wish to print.

Small Game, fish, fur harvest & e-tagging turkey permits

You can access any of these permit types through our Mobile Permits app.

If you sell or trade your vehicle, or if your windshield needs replaced, remove all or more than half of the permit and take to one of our Commission offices or park locations for a free replacement.

The following requirements must be met to qualify as a Nebraska resident:

• Any individual who has lived in Nebraska continuously for 30 days before applying for a permit who intends to become a Nebraska resident. They must be prepared to provide documentation of residency (driver’s license, voter registration card, etc.) to an officer when in possession of a resident permit.
• Residents in school in another state or stationed outside Nebraska as part of a military assignment that have maintained Nebraska as their state of legal residency.
• Active-duty military personnel and full-time students stationed or attending school in Nebraska for a period of at least 30 days.

Yes; to view how many big game permits are available for purchase, click on “Recreational Users” on the permit site homepage, then click the “View Remaining Big Game Permits” button. Select the year you are interested in viewing. Species that will show here include: Turkey, deer, elk, antelope and bighorn sheep.

Fishing

• Resident youth ages 15 and under do not need a fishing permit.
• Nonresident youth ages 15 and under, when accompanied by a licensed fishing permit holder, do not require a fishing permit.

Hunting

• Youth resident and nonresident permits for deer and turkey are required and all cost just $8.
• A hunter must be at least 10 years of age to hunt with a deer permit and 12 years of age to hunt with antelope, elk or bighorn sheep permits. All deer, elk and antelope permits must be printed and carried while hunting.
• All resident and nonresident youth between ages 12 and 15 must have proof of completion of Hunter Education while hunting any game with a firearm or air gun or Bowhunter Education while hunting deer antelope, elk, or bighorn sheep with bow or crossbow. Out of state Hunter Education and Bowhunter Education certificates are accepted.

Resident youth

• Hunting permits are NOT required for youth residents for: dove, snipe, rail, woodcock, upland game birds, other small game, furbearers, coyotes, crow, prairie dogs, porcupine, woodchuck and Tier I Waterfowl permits.

Nonresident youth

• Nonresident youth, regardless of age, must have a valid hunting permit for all game species and habitat stamp. A nonresident small game youth hunt permit is available for just $18.
• Youth nonresident permits for deer and turkey are required and cost just $8.

NOTE: If a child has completed Hunter Education, an account was automatically created for them. Therefore, they DO NOT need to create an account. Please see the FAQ below for steps to look up their account.

A permit account is required for children (15 and under) when accessing the following permits and certificates:

• Nonresident Small Game
• Lifetime permits
• Turkey permits
• Deer permits
• Antelope permits
• Elk permits
• Tier II Waterfowl permits (HIP registration required)
• Hunter Education/Bowhunter Education Certificates

If the child has completed Hunter Education, a permit account was automatically created for them after they completed any Hunter Education or Bowhunter Education courses. Please follow the steps below to look-up the account:

1. On a computer, tablet or mobile phone, go to www.gooutdoorsne.com/login.
2. Click the Recreational User button.
3. Click on Lookup Account.
4. Select an ID Type from the drop-down menu (Last four of SSN recommended) and click Submit.
5. Enter the information requested for the selected ID Type and click Submit.
6. If an account does not populate with a username and password after you click Submit, try a different ID type, or call our help line at 888-531-1198.

If the child has not completed Hunter Education, please see the next FAQ for instructions.

1. Select Recreational User.
2. Select Create Account. NOTE: If a child has completed Hunter Education, they DO NOT need to create an account (see FAQ above).
3. Enter the child’s system user details, including the last four digits of their SSN (required).
4. Enter a username and password (guardians and youth should remember to save this username and password for future reference).
5. If the child is NOT a turkey hunter, select Paper Tagging. If the child is purchasing a Youth Turkey permit and you would like to select the e-tagging option, select E-Tagging.
6. When all information has been entered, click Create.

Once a child’s account has been created, you can add them to your Friends & Family within your permit account. This gives you the option to purchase permits, stamps and more for anyone in your Friends & Family now and in the future. To do this, you will need to enter their NGPC ID number, which can be found by logging into the child’s account.

1. Select Commercial Hobbyist.
2. Create or look up your account.
3. Select Captive Wildlife Application and complete.
4. You will then be contacted by a conservation officer to schedule an inspection of your pens.

1. Select Commercial Hobbyist.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Select Renew.
4. Follow screen prompts.
5. Upon approval, your permit will be mailed to you.

On your permit in the upper right corner and under your name when you log in to your account.