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LINCOLN, Neb.—State authorities say hunters killed more than 57,500 deer during the recent Nebraska firearm deer season, setting a record.
A news release from the state Game and Parks Commission says the 2007 record was broken by about 8,100 deer—an increase of about 16 percent.
Commission big-game program manager Kit Hams says the jump occurred because 85,000 bonus tags were issued this year for antlerless white-tailed deer.
He says the goal was to thin the herd, especially in eastern Nebraska, where deer do so much crop damage and so many deer-vehicle accidents occur.
He expects the total deer kill for the year to be between 75,000 and 85,000, which would also be a record. Last’s year’s total harvest was 68,500.
