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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000885245-24-000036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240209

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BUCKLE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000885245
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				470366193
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0203

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-49571
		FILM NUMBER:		24613479

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2407 W 24TH ST
		CITY:			KEARNEY
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68847
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3082368491

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1480
		CITY:			KEARNEY
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68848-1480

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NELSON DENNIS H
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001247730
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ia0b945add5a246279841aab3cdc5625a_1"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SCHEDULE 13G</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Amendment No. 18)*</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">The Buckle, Inc.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name of Issuer)</font></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Common Stock</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">118440 10 6</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(CUSIP Number)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">December 31, 2023</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.05pt;margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> Rule 13d-1(b)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160; Rule 13d-1(c)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160; Rule 13d-1(d)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:15pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#34;filed&#34; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#34;Act&#34;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="ia0b945add5a246279841aab3cdc5625a_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SCHEDULE 13G</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:31.818%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:42.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:55.567%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">118440 10 6</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:96.515%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.923%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.592%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.807%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.923%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:74.255%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Names of Reporting Persons</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dennis H. Nelson</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 20.47pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(a)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-right:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 5.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 20.47pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 5.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">3</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Sec Use Only</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Citizenship or Place of Organization</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">United States</font></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="9" rowspan="8" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Number of <br>Shares <br>Beneficially <br>Owned by Each <br>Reporting Person <br>With&#58;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">5</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Sole Voting Power</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">324,000</font></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">6</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shared Voting Power</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,946,527</font></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">7</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Sole Dispositive Power</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">324,000</font></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Shared Dispositive Power</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.42pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,946,527</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">9</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,270,527</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">10</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">11</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000;border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid 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style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dated&#58; February 9, 2024</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.263%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.415%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:61.022%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">The Buckle, Inc.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 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