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BY
JEFF
KURRUS
Spring Turkey
Hunting
Shotgun season starts
April 15
Statewide
Nebraska boasts not only the best turkey
hunting in the country, but also one of
the longest seasons in the nation, with
archery and shotgun seasons closing
May 31. Turkeys can be found in every
county of the state, and hunters will find
good turkey opportunities on more than
500,000 acres of public and public-access
land in Nebraska. To learn more, visit
Outdoornebraska.org/wildturkey.
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Nebraska
Sesquicentennial
Events
Throughout the month
Statewide
Nebraska turned 150 in March, and celebrations
are ongoing throughout the year. This month,
head to Tekamah on April 15 for the Spring Fling,
the largest Easter egg hunt in Nebraska. If you
enjoy art, visit the Art of the American West
and the Wild Spaces exhibits at the Joslyn Art
Museum in Omaha, and check out the
Nebraska State Quilt Guild's NE150
Quilt Competition display in Seward.
Other events include Nebraska City's
146th Annual Arbor Day Celebration
and a youth poetry festival. For
details and more events, visit
ne150.org.
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
Morel Mushroom Hunting
Late April
Statewide
It's time once again for that most treasured of scavenger hunts:
morel mushroom season. Good locations include recently burned
woods, moist wooded areas near dying or dead elm or ash trees,
old apple orchards, timbered areas along rivers and streams, and
sunny, south-facing slopes.
