LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering three- and five-year hunting, fishing and combination permits beginning this year. These permits provide a discount over purchasing annual permits for three or five years. The discount for three-year permits is 9-10 percent and the discount for five-year permits …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners will consider funding recommendations for the 2013 Recreational Trails Grant Program at their Jan. 18 meeting in Omaha. The recommendations are: $246,000 for a trail bridge renovation by Lancaster County; $239,079 for trail construction by the City of Schuyler; $271,514 for …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will burn brush piles, as weather allows, at several sites across the state. Brush piles are created by the removal of invading trees in grassland or timber stands, or from trees damaged in wildfires. Removal of brush piles will open grasslands …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Spring turkey hunting permits for 2013 will be available from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission starting at 1 p.m. Central Time on Jan. 14. Each spring turkey permit allows a hunter to take one male or bearded female turkey with bow and arrow in the archery …
LINCOLN, Neb. – With the holidays now behind them, Nebraskans can buy themselves a gift good for 12 months of outdoor fun. The 2013 park entry permits, which are required for every vehicle entering a state park, recreation area and historical park, are available from the Nebraska Game and Parks …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex at Platte River State Park will be open Dec. 22-23 and 26-30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The complex features a 60-yard archery range with shooting tower, an indoor pellet gun range, a 50-yard rim-fire rifle range and …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska boat registrations are issued for three-year periods, expiring on Dec. 31 of the third year. Early December is a good time to renew registrations, which may be done at the county treasurer’s office or at OutdoorNebraska.org/boating. Boat owners must obtain new registrations from their county treasurer. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A record 103 active bald eagle nests were recorded in Nebraska in 2012, surpassing the previous record of 90 set in 2011. The first successful modern bald eagle nest in Nebraska was in 1991 in Douglas County. “Even though we say the recovery of the bald eagle …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking for volunteers to become certified hunter and bow hunter education instructors. Hunter and bow hunter education programs teach students how to be safe, responsible and respectful hunters. Certified instructors must be 18 years of age, live in Nebraska and …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A new mobile device application for fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing is available through the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The app features places to fish and hunt, regulations, maps, species guides, state records and the latest news and calendar events. It also allows the user to …
