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14 NEBRASKAland • JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015 A Winter Reading By Amy Kucera Nebraska State Historical Society's Eyewitness at Wounded Knee (Richard E. Jensen, R. Eli Paul and John E. Carter) is an extensive compilation of historic photographs paired with modern essays that investigate the December 1890 massacre of the Lakota people by the 7th Cavalry of the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee Creek. The collection, featuring more than 130 images by photographers George Trager and Clarence Grant Morelodge, leaves one stunned with emotions as silent and raw as the snow that appeared on the cold ground where so many were slain. Learn more at Nebraskahistory.org. ■ i di January 1 First Day Hike, Ponca State Park (SP), Ponca, 8 a.m., 402-755-2284 January 2 Indoor 3-D Archery Target Showcase, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, noon-8 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 2-3 Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex open, Platte River SP, Louisville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 402-234-2217 January 2, 9, 16, 30 Handgun Workshop, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 6-7:30 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 3 Duck and coot hunting seasons close in Zone 3, Low Plains Unit January 3 Yule Log Quest, Platte River SP, Louisville, 3 p.m., 402-234-2217 January 4 Youth Basic Rifle Introduction, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 1-2:30 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 4-25 Duck and coot hunting seasons in Zone 2, High Plains Unit January 8 Green Scoring Your Trophy, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 10 Ice Bowl disc golf tournament, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 1-4 p.m., 402-944-2523 January 10 Discover Ice Fishing Clinic, CenturyLink Lake, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 1-4 p.m., 402-471-5447 January 12 First day of spring turkey hunting permit sales January 15 Youth, Landowner, Season Choice and River Antlerless, and Gifford Point WMA deer hunting seasons close January 15 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission board meeting, Lincoln January 16 Dark goose hunting season closes in North Central Unit January 16 Discover Ice Fishing Clinic, Environmental Resource Center, Yanney Heritage Park, Kearney, 6-9 p.m., 402-471-5447 January 16-18 Women's Wellness Weekend, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 January 17 Discover Ice Fishing Clinic, Yanney Lake, Yanney Heritage Park, Kearney, 1-4 p.m., 402-471-5447 January 19 Special Public Health Hazard Order crow hunting closes January 20 Crow hunting season opens statewide January 22 Novice Predator Hunting Workshop, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 7:30-9 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 24 Cold Day, Warm Hearts and Family Fun, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 3-6 p.m., 402-944-2523 January 24–February 8 Light goose regular hunting season January 25 Duck and coot hunting seasons close in Zone 3, High Plains Unit January 25 Cowboy Poetry/Music Jam, Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park, Merriman, 2-7 p.m., 308-684-3428 January 29 River Otters in Nebraska: A Success Story, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 7-8:30 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 31 November Late Doe/Fawn antelope hunting season closes January 31 Pheasant, quail and partridge hunting seasons close January 31 Fall turkey hunting season closes January 31 Grouse hunting season closes January 31 Squirrel hunting season closes January 31 Scoring Workshop for Boone and Crockett, Pope and Young, Muzzleloader, State Citation, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., 402-471-6141 January 31–February 1 White-fronted goose hunting season February 1 Super Bowl Sunday Mini- Lodge Package, Ponca State Park (SP), Ponca, 402-755-2284 February 8 Dark goose hunting season closes in East, Platte River, Panhandle and Niobrara units February 9 Light Goose Conservation Order hunting begins February 11-14 Valentine's Special, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523 February 12 Introduction to Trapping, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St., Lincoln, 6-8 p.m., 402-471-6141 February 14-15 Birds and Breakfast hike and identification workshop, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284 February 28 Cottontail and jackrabbit hunting seasons close February 28 Bobcat, raccoon, Virginia opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, red fox, gray fox and badger hunting and trapping seasons close 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. 30