14 NEBRASKAland • DECEMBER 2014
November 29
Families on Target
Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center,
Lincoln, 10 a.m., 402-471-6141
November 30
Dad's Day at the Range
Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center,
Lincoln, 1 p.m., 402-471-6141
December 1
Bobcat hunting and trapping season opens
December 12
First segment of white-fronted goose hunting season closes
December 1-31
Muzzleloader deer hunting season
December 1-31
Public Land cow elk hunting season
December 1-31
Private Land cow elk hunting season
December 2-22
Bighorn sheep hunting season
December 6
Archery on Fire
Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center,
Lincoln, 402-471-6141
December 6
Introduction to Archery
Platte River State Park (SP), Louisville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
402-234-2520
December 6
Fort Robinson Historical Christmas Dinner
Fort Robinson SP, Crawford, 5 p.m., 308-665-2900
December 6, 13, 20
Christmas in the Woods
Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284
December 8
Hunter Education Field Day
Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-234-2520
December 13
Decorating Nature for the Holidays
Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering, 9 a.m., 308-436-3777
December 13
Classic Christmas
Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523
December 14
Christmas Bird Count
Ponca SP, Ponca, 8 a.m., 402-755-2284
December 16
Snipe hunting season closes
December 16
Duck and coot hunting season in Zone 2 Low Plains and
High Plains (first segment) closes
December 16
Duck and coot hunting season in Zone 4 closes
December 19-22
Christmas with the Codys'
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, North Platte,
5:30-8 p.m., 308-535-8035
December 22-23, 26-29
Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex
open to public, Platte River SP, Louisville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
402-471-5547
December 23
Duck and coot hunting season in Zone 1 closes
December 25
Christmas Day
Game and Parks offices closed
December 26-31
Yule Log Quest
Platte River SP, Louisville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 402-234-2217
December 27
Snow Run, Quest for the Yule Log and Fruitcake Fling
Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284
December 31
Archery antelope hunting season closes
December 31
Archery, Mule Deer Conservation Area and Statewide
Whitetail Buck deer hunting seasons close
December 31
First segment of light goose hunting regular season closes
by Jerry Kane
Contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission at 402-471-0641 or visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information.
Visit HuntSafeNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and BoatSafeNebraska.org for a list of boating safety
classes.