LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is accepting paddlefish snagging applications through July 31. There will be a drawing for the permits in mid-August. Applicants must be at least 12 years old by Oct. 1. Individuals age 16 or older need a 2012 Nebraska fishing permit in …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Carp-O-Rama Family Fishing Event scheduled for July 14 at Lake Maloney State Recreation Area south of North Platte has been canceled because of a recent carp die-off. Affected fish have been collected, and are being analyzed to determine the cause of death, which may take several …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A burning ban in Dundy County now includes Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area (SRA), according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. High temperatures and dry conditions have gripped the southwest part of the state. Signs warning of the ban on burning fires will be posted …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will train bow hunter education instructors July 17 in Lincoln. Apprentice volunteer instructors will be trained at the Hunter Education Office, 4817 N. 56th St., Ste. 1. Training begins at 6 p.m. Register by July 16 at huntsafenebraska.org, then click on …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Tim McCoy has been selected as deputy director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. McCoy, a native of Arapahoe, begins his new duties immediately. McCoy, who came to the agency in 2002, has been administrator of the wildlife division since March 2011. He has a bachelor’s …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Because of extremely dry conditions and high fire hazard, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has banned all fireworks at state park areas this Independence Day. This includes the seven state recreation areas that typically are allowed fireworks: Branched Oak, Memphis, Fort Kearny, Fremont, Two Rivers, Pawnee …
LINCOLN, Neb. – In response to the continued drought in parts of Nebraska and the governor’s declaration to enact emergency haying and grazing provisions, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering, up for bid, grassland tracts for haying or grazing on wildlife management areas. Haying and grazing tracts were …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Platte River from the Nebraska Highway 92 bridge at Clarks to its confluence with the Loup River below the U.S. Highway 81 bridge south of Columbus is experiencing a fish die-off due to low water flows and high water temperatures. Several species of fish have been …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The two peregrine falcons fledged at a nest box atop the Nebraska State Capitol have been named Lewis and Clark, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Six hundred votes were cast in the annual Name the Chicks Contest. Game and Parks selected the winning entry, …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Landowners are invited to attend a Focus on Pheasants Habitat Tour at Sherman Reservoir on July 11. The tour begins at the wildlife management area headquarters, 79027 Sherman Dam Road, at 9 a.m. The tour will highlight the benefits of different grassland management techniques used around the …
