Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium to Host Bird-Banding Workshops

August 30, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – Free bird-banding workshops will be held at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium this fall and winter. The workshops will be Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1 from 9-11 a.m. In addition to up-close lessons on field identification, participants will learn more information about many of our state’s …

Missouri River Outdoor Expo is Sept. 15-16

August 29, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Missouri River Outdoor Expo, the largest outdoor expo in the Midwest, marks its eighth year at Ponca State Park on Sept. 15-16. This free event aims to introduce or rekindle a family’s interest in natural resources and outdoor recreation with more than 80 hands-on wildlife and …

Mountain Lion Struck by Vehicle in Wildcat Hills

August 28, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle on Nebraska Hwy. 71 south of Scottsbluff near the Wildcat Hills Nature Center on the evening of Aug. 27. The mountain lion was a young male weighing approximately 110 pounds. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission retrieved …

Black Bullheads Will Be Stocked in Four Lakes

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – Catchable-size black bullheads will be stocked in four eastern Nebraska lakes on Aug. 28, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Valentine State Fish Hatchery will stock 8- to 12-inch bullheads in the following lakes: Louisville No. 2A, 1,260 bullheads; Fremont No. 3, 2,630; Two …

Dove Hunting Season Opens Sept. 1

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – Dove season opens Sept. 1 in Nebraska, giving hunters a great opportunity to introduce a novice to wing-shooting. Doves may be hunted statewide from Sept. 1 – Oct. 30, except no hunting is allowed on state and federal refuges and sanctuaries. The aggregate bag and possession limits …

Firearm Hunter Education Instructor Training Scheduled

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will train firearm hunter education instructors in September. Training will be Sept. 12 in Lincoln at the Hunter Education Office, 4817 N. 56th St., Ste. 1., and Sept. 13 near Gretna at the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 21502 W. Nebraska Hwy. 31. Training …

Game and Parks to Consider Waterfowl Recommendations

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – Pending final approval by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners, this year’s early teal hunting season will open on the Saturday following Labor Day. The commissioners will consider the 2012 waterfowl season recommendations at their meeting Aug. 31 in Broken Bow. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. …

Natural Legacy Project Receives Funds to Stride Toward Sustainability

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane No Comments

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska’s Natural Legacy Project has been awarded $800,000 from the Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program Fiscal Year 2012 for the grant “Striding toward Sustainability.” This grant will implement conservation actions primarily on private lands to enhance native prairies, woodlands and wetlands for the benefit of at-risk species, …

Boaters Will Find Plenty of Access During Labor Day Weekend

August 27, 2012 News Jerry Kane 1 Comment

LINCOLN, Neb. – With one exception, Labor Day weekend boaters will find Nebraska’s reservoirs have at least one operational boat ramp, and some have more than one. While Sherman Reservoir has no boat ramps available because of low water, Lake McConaughy has two serviceable ramps and Calamus and Box Butte …

September Outdoor Calendar

August 24, 2012 News Jerry Kane 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 …

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