Nebraskaland

20 NEBRASKAland • OCTOBER 2015 September 24 Introduction to Trapping Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 26 Firearm bull elk hunting season opens September 26 Public land antlerless elk hunting season opens September 26 Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational Pressey Wildlife Management Area, Oconto September 26-27 Centennial Bass Club Tournament Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area, Ogallala October 1 Crow hunting season opens statewide October 1-31 Paddlefish snagging season October 2-4 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop Nebraska National Forest, Halsey October 3 Dark goose hunting season opens in North Central Unit October 3 Light goose hunting regular season opens October 3 White-fronted goose hunting season opens October 3 Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zones 2 and 4 October 3-4 Youth waterfowl hunting season in Zone 1 October 3-4 Living History Weekend Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun October 3-4 Historic Firearms Display Fort Hartsuff SHP, Burwell October 3-4, 23-24 Pioneer Longrifle Rendezvous Indian Cave SP, Shubert October 3-5 Autumn Harvest Art Show Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland October 4 Muzzleloader antelope hunting season closes October 4, 11, 18, 25 Living History Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City October 6, 20 Ladies Day at the Range Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln October 9 Trick or Treat at the Town Indian Cave SP, Shubert October 9-18 German Short Hair Dog Trials Fort Robinson SP, Crawford October 10 Howl in the Hills Night Hike Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering October 10 Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zone 1 October 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 Haunted Hollow Hayrack Rides Indian Cave SP, Shubert October 10, 17 Hallowfest Ponca SP, Ponca October 10, 17, 24 Halloween Decorating and Costume Contests Indian Cave SP, Shubert October 10-25 Firearm antelope hunting season October 11 Family Rendezvous Platte River SP, Louisville October 12 Columbus Day Game and Parks offices closed; Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center is open October 15 Introduction to Trapping Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln October 17 Living History Rock Creek Station SHP, Fairbury October 17 Pumpkin Carvers Calamus SRA, Burwell October 17-18 Youth waterfowl hunting season in Zone 3 October 21 Upland Game Hunting Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln October 22 Waterfowl Hunting Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln October 23 Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners meeting, Fairbury October 24 Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zone 3 October 24-25 DeSoto October muzzleloader deer season October 24-25 Youth pheasant, quail and partridge hunting season October 25 Archery and firearm bull elk hunting seasons close October 25 Private land and public land antlerless elk hunting seasons close October 27 Deer Hunting Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln October 28 Dark goose hunting season opens in East, Platte River, Panhandle and Niobrara Units October 28 Deer Hunting Workshop Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Gretna October 29 Deer Hunting Workshop Chadron State College, Chadron October 30 Deer Hunting Workshop NGPC District Office, North Platte October 30 Dove (all species) hunting season closes October 31 Eurasian collared-dove only hunting season opens October 31 Pheasant, quail and partridge hunting seasons open October 31 Raccoon and Virginia opossum hunting seasons close October 31 Bullfrog 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.

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