Nebraskaland Magazine
LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in October:
Oct. 1 – Crow hunting season opens statewide
Oct. 1-10 – River Antlerless deer hunting season for legal firearms, but not Season Choice, landowner or youth permits
Oct. 1-31 – Paddlefish snagging season
Oct. 4-6 – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman camp, Halsey, 402-471-5482
Oct. 5 – Autumn Harvest Art Show, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland, 402-944-2523
Oct. 5 – Project WILD workshop, Spring Creek Prairie Audubon, Denton, 402-471-5363
Oct. 5 – Dark goose hunting season opens in North Central Unit
Oct. 5 – Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zones 2 and 4
Oct. 5 – White-fronted goose hunting season opens
Oct. 5 – Light goose hunting regular season opens
Oct. 5 – Homemade Living Day, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284
Oct. 5-6 – Living History Weekend, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun, 402-468-5611
Oct. 5-6 – Youth waterfowl hunting season in Zone 1
Oct. 6 – Muzzleloader antelope hunting season closes
Oct. 6, 13, 20 – Living History Day, Arbor Lodge SHP, Nebraska City, 402-873-7222
Oct. 11, 18, 25 – Haunted Hollow Hayrack Rides, Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 402-883-2575
Oct. 12 – Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex closes for season, Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-471-5547
Oct. 12 – October Late Doe/Fawn antelope hunting season opens
Oct. 12 – Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zone 1
Oct. 12, 19 – Hallowfest, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284
Oct. 12, 19, 26 – RV Campground Halloween Decorating Contest, Indian Cave SP, Shubert, 402-883-2575
Oct. 12-27 – Firearm antelope hunting season
Oct. 13 – Muzzleloader Sight-in and Family Rendezvous, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-234-2217
Oct. 14 – Columbus Day, Game and Parks offices closed
Oct. 16 – Nebraska Big Game Society Annual Meeting, Mahoney SP, (402) 430-9191
Oct. 18 – Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners meeting, 8 a.m., Nebraska City
Oct. 19-20 – Youth pheasant, quail and partridge hunting season
Oct. 19-20 – Youth waterfowl hunting season in Zone 3
Oct. 19-20 – DeSoto muzzleloader deer hunting season
Oct. 23 – Duck and coot hunting seasons open in Zone 3
Oct. 26 – Howl in the Hills Night Hike, Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering, 308-436-3777
Oct. 26 – Pheasant, quail and partridge hunting season opens
Oct. 27 – Archery and firearm bull elk hunting seasons close
Oct. 27 – Private and public land antlerless elk hunting seasons close
Oct. 28 – Dark goose hunting season opens in East, Platte River, Panhandle and Niobrara Units
Oct. 30 – Dove hunting season closes
Oct. 31 – Eurasian collared-dove hunting continues
Oct. 31 – Raccoon and Virginia opossum hunting seasons close
Contact Game and Parks 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.
