LINCOLN, Neb. – Six videos have been selected as finalists in the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Critter Commercial Contest. The public is invited to visit the Wildlife Conservation Fund Web page at NebraskaWidlifeFund.org to vote for their favorite video submission. Public voting will end on May 22, 2012. The …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Platte River State Park will host several events related to outdoor skills in June. The events will take place at the Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex. The Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program will host rifle and handgun classes on Wednesdays in June from 6-9 p.m. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – It is natural for some people who see a young wild animal apparently abandoned by its mother to want to rescue it. The correct course of action is to leave it alone. Here are some rules of thumb from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: — A …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Sunshine Bottoms boat launch facility on the Missouri River in Boyd County is open for public use following construction of a new concrete boat ramp mat and rock-surfaced parking area. Boaters should use caution while boating on the Missouri as upstream water releases from Fort Randall …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Water levels in Arnold Lake and Victoria Springs Lake are being lowered in preparation for rehabilitation projects that will improve fishing. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Aquatic Habitat Program began planning for these Custer County lake projects in 2010. Outlet structures on both lakes need replacement. …
LINCOLN, Neb. – A section of the Cowboy Trail in Holt County has reopened following repair work on the trail, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The trail from the western city limits of O’Neill to 1 mile west of town again is available for public use.
LINCOLN, Neb. – The application period for 2012 Nebraska big game hunting permits begins at 1 p.m. Central time on May 21 and runs through June 1. A person may apply for only one deer permit, one antelope permit and one elk permit at that time. Deer – Residents and …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Eight people were sent to a hospital following a nonfatal boating accident Friday evening on Branched Oak Lake. Among those taken to Bryan/LGH West Hospital in Lincoln was a 19-year-old Lincoln man, who was later jailed at the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of boating under the …
DONIPHAN, Neb. – Nick Zuerlein of Omaha Creighton Prep won the Cornhusker Cup on Saturday as the overall champion in the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot. Zuerlein shot 192X200 over two days and led the Creighton Prep Blue squad to the overall team title, as well. The team, which shot 940X1,000, also …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has teamed up with Cabela’s to sponsor the “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions?” promotion, in which anglers can catch tagged fish to win cash and prizes. In April, Game and Parks tagged fish in Box Butte, Calamus, Cunningham, Harlan County, Lewis …
