LINCOLN, Neb. – Frogging is a late summer and early fall tradition enjoyed by anglers wherever bullfrogs inhabit ponds, marshes, streams and lakes. Nebraska’s bullfrog season opens Aug. 15 and runs through Oct. 31. Bullfrogs may be taken by hand, hand net or hook and line. The bag limit is …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners tabled staff recommendations for 2012 waterfowl and crow hunting regulations at their July 27 meeting in Lincoln to accommodate an increase in scaup bag limit. Staff was notified July 26 – after it had submitted recommendations that included a daily bag …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Regulations for hunting in designated zones of state park areas for the 2012-2013 seasons has been approved by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The park areas, which will be posted with signage, and approved hunts are: Branched Oak State Recreation Area (SRA) – Archery deer, Nov. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Jacob Hueftle, 22, of Broken Bow, pled guilty in federal court on April 4 to two counts of interstate transportation of illegally killed deer. Following an investigation in which Hueftle and nine others committed scores of game violations, he made a plea agreement and paid a $10,000 …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A viral disease is killing deer along the Platte River and possibly over a much wider area, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. There have been reports of dead deer in and near the river in eastern Nebraska. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a hemorrhagic …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will train bow hunter education instructors Aug. 23 in Norfolk. Apprentice volunteer instructors will be trained at Norfolk Printing Company, 302 Phillips St. Training begins at 6 p.m. Register by Aug. 22 at huntsafenebraska.org, then click on “Become a Volunteer Hunter …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in August: Aug. 1 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman muzzleloader workshop, Platte River State Park (SP), 402-471-5547. Aug. 1 – Wild About Elk, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, 308-436-3777. Aug. 1 – Squirrel hunting …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Life at an 1820s military post will be depicted at Living History Weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park on Aug. 4-5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit with re-enactors portraying soldiers, laundresses, coopers, blacksmiths, butter makers and others. The weekend will feature a discussion of the Monroe …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners will consider staff recommendations for 2012 waterfowl and crow hunting regulations when they meet July 27. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at Game and Parks’ Lincoln headquarters, 2200 N. 33rd St. A public hearing for the waterfowl recommendations will begin …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Family Fishing Night at Omaha’s Benson Park Pond on July 24 will have an added attraction: fly-fishing. In addition to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s standard fishing activities, Trout Unlimited members will give fly-fishing demonstrations and instruction. A limited number of fly rods will be available …
