September Outdoor Calendar

August 24, 2012 News No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in September:

Sept. 1 – Hunting seasons open for grouse, raccoon, Virginia opossum, cottontail, jackrabbit, dove (mourning, white-winged and Eurasian collared), snipe, and Virginia and sora rail

Sept. 1 – National Park Service Program: Night Sky and Nature at Night, Niobrara State Park (SP), Niobrara, 402-857-3373

Sept. 1 – Buffalo cookout, Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 402-857-3373

Sept. 2 – National Park Service Program: Steamboat Clerks, Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 402-857-3373

Sept. 1-2 – Living History, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun, 402-468-5611

Sept. 1-3 – Living history, Fort Kearny SHP, Kearney, 308-865-5305

Sept. 1-3 – Labor Day Weekend, Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 402-883-2575

Sept. 3 – Final day of horse trail rides, Niobrara SP, Niobrara, 402-857-3373

Sept. 3-8 – Paint Horse Association Ride, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 308-665-2900

Sept. 8 – Chain Challenge disc golf tournament, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523

Sept. 8 – Early teal hunting season opens

Sept. 8-9 – Archery Sight-In, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284

Sept. 9 – Yorkfest 3-D archery shoot, Recharge Lake, York, 402-643-0458

Sept. 15 – Muzzleloader antelope hunting season opens

Sept. 15 – Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Birding, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering, 308-436-3777

Sept. 15 – Statewide fall turkey hunting season opens

Sept. 15 – Archery, Mule Deer Conservation Area, Season Choice, River Antlerless, Youth, Landowner and Statewide Whitetail Buck deer hunting opens

Sept. 15-16 – Missouri River Outdoor Expo, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284

Sept. 15-16 – Applejack Festival and Fine Arts Show, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City, 402-873-7222

Sept. 21 – Stargazing, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523

Sept. 22 – Woodcock hunting season opens

Sept. 22-23 – Outdoor Adventure Family Camp, Camp Kateri, McCool Junction, 402-471-5547

Sept. 23 – Living history, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City, 402-873-7222

Sept. 29 – Antique Appraisal Fair, Fort Hartsuff SHP, Burwell, 308-346-4715

Sept. 29 – Bull and antlerless elk hunting seasons open

Sept. 29 – Nebraska High School Small Bore Rifle Silhouette Championship, Pressey Wildlife Management Area, Broken Bow, 308-872-2348

Sept. 29-30 – Youth waterfowl hunting season, Zone 2 and Zone 4

Sept. 30 – Living history, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City, 402-873-7222

Contact Game and Parks at 402-471-0641 or visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information. Visit HuntSafeNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and BoatSafeNebraska.org for a list of boating safety classes.