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 …
DONIPHAN, Neb. – J.P. Deeds of Lincoln Southwest won a seven-way shoot-off to take the individual crown in the 16-yard targets of the senior high division at the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot on Friday. Deeds and six other shooters had shot 99X100. Racheal Houk of Leyton High School shot 98X100 to …
DONIPHAN, Neb. – Casey Petersen of the Western Nebraska 4-H trap team in Mitchell was crowned the junior high school champion Thursday at the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association home grounds, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Petersen won with a score of 99X100 on …
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Outdoor Education Center will host a display of turtles and frogs on the first weekend of each month this summer, starting May 5-6. Educators from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will show and discuss Nebraska’s common frogs and turtles from noon to 4 …
LINCOLN, Neb. – Teal Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Lancaster County is closed to target shooting, effective immediately, because of safety concerns, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. “With the area being relatively small and the proximity of neighboring buildings, the area really has no safe place to …
