LINCOLN, Neb. – Life at an 1820s military post will be depicted at the final Living History Weekend of the park season at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park Oct. 6-7 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit with re-enactors portraying the post sutler, Indian agent, fur traders, coopers, blacksmiths, carpenters, tinsmiths, weavers …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A free evening of archery shooting is scheduled at the Families on Target program Oct. 10 at the Lincoln Archery Range. Archery equipment and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission instructors will be available. The event takes place from 5-7 p.m. The Lincoln Archery Range is located at …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in October: Oct. 1 – Crow hunting season opens statewide Oct. 1-10 – River Antlerless deer hunting season for legal firearms, but not Season Choice, landowner or youth permits Oct. 1-31 – …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A muzzleloader sight-in and family rendezvous will take place Oct. 13 at Platte River State Park. Activities will take place at the Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The fee to sight in a muzzleloader is $5, but all other activities are …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska High School Small Bore Rifle Silhouette Championships will be held Sept. 29 at the Pressey Wildlife Management Area (WMA) south of Broken Bow. This free competition is open to all hunter education graduates who are at least 11 years of age and have not graduated …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Anglers fishing some water bodies in western Nebraska may encounter a different species of fish this fall. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has stocked cutthroat trout in the White River near Crawford (600 trout), Blue Creek near Oshkosh (500), Alliance golf course pond (200), and the …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The boat ramp at Sherman Reservoir’s Marina Bay again is operational. Irrigation releases from the reservoir ended Sept. 7 and the water level is raising 0.6 feet per day. With the current inflow of 400-500 cubic feet per second, the reservoir should reach winter pool level by …
LINCOLN, Neb. – While the lake at Burchard Wildlife Management Area (WMA) remains closed, the primitive campground below the dam has reopened and is available for hunters this fall. The WMA in Pawnee County has been closed this summer for repairs to the lake’s outlet structure. While the lake level …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) continues to kill deer across much of Nebraska. EHD is suspected in the reported deaths of more than 2,200 deer this year. While the disease typically occurs in low levels annually, this year’s outbreak appears to be significant, according to the Nebraska Game …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The AppleJack Art Show is scheduled for Sept. 15-16 at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park in Nebraska City, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The event is from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 15 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the following day. The art show is …
