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 …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Spend a winter day at scenic Ponca State Park on Dec. 29 and enjoy indoor and outdoor activities for the entire family. Winterfest is an all-day event designed to allow visitors to rekindle wintertime family traditions. Indoor activities include art display, crafts, wine and cheese tasting, soup …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Enjoy an old-fashioned holiday at the home of William “Buffalo Bill” Cody with Christmas at the Cody’s. The event is Dec. 20-23 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park in North Platte. Tour Cody’s house, barn and cabin, each lit up for the season. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hunters may still offer deer to 14 contracted meat processors and, if accepted, have processing costs paid by the Hunters Helping the Hungry program. Processors will accept deer until their quotas are met. Processors still accepting deer and the quantity they may accept are: Bayard Processing, Bayard, …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Southeast Nebraska’s Hamburg Bend and Tobacco Island wildlife management areas have re-opened to public access, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Hamburg Bend, in Otoe County, and Tobacco Island, in Cass County, had been closed so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could repair levies …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Anglers of all skill levels are invited to attend a free ice-fishing clinic Jan. 12 at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. The event will take place at CenturyLink Lake from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants will receive instruction from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in ice-fishing …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Experienced and novice birders alike are invited to join the National Audubon Society (NAS) during the annual Christmas Bird Count at Ponca State Park on Dec. 14. Birders of all ages are welcome to make observations within the park’s 2,273 acres, as well as nearby Buckskin Hills, …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Another round of rainbow trout stocking begins Dec. 2 in Nebraska. Two Lincoln lakes – Holmes and Bowling – will get 3,000 and 400 10-inch fish, respectively. David City Park’s west pond will get 600 fish. Anglers have been taking advantage of the mild fall weather by …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Prescribed burns are scheduled for Smith Falls State Park (SP), Chadron SP, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (SRA) and Lake Minatare SRA this winter. Between Dec. 15 and April 30, as weather permits, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will burn slash piles – debris from cut …
