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LINCOLN – Hunters will be able to purchase remaining Nebraska big game permits beginning July 13. Starting at 1 p.m. Central Time, Nebraska residents, nonresidents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining deer and antelope permits. In addition, residents and eligible landowners may purchase remaining elk permits. Permits may be purchased over the counter at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission permitting offices or at OutdoorNebraska.org. The following are Game and Parks permitting offices: Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 21502 W. Neb. Hwy. 31, Gretna; …

LINCOLN – A wild elk observed in the South Bend, Neb., area is being monitored for public safety by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The elk’s proximity to Interstate 80 and major roadways is a public safety concern. The wild elk is not part of the herd at the Wildlife Safari Park. Wild elk have been sighted near the Safari in the past. The Wildlife Safari Park is located just south of Interstate 80 across from Eugene T. Mahoney …

By Justin Haag Nebraska Game and Parks Commission LINCOLN – Conservation officers are seeking information in the investigation of the illegal killing and abandonment of a bull elk in northwestern Nebraska during the opening weekend of firearm deer season. The elk was found dead west of Crawford on the Peterson Wildlife Management Area, a 2,460-acre property managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for public hunting. Firearm deer season began Saturday, Nov. 15. Elk are currently out of season. …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recently placed tracking collars on 11 elk in north-central Nebraska. The collars provide real-time location data and help Game and Parks better determine populations. Game and Parks contracted a helicopter animal capture crew to tranquilize and place GPS tracking collars and ear tags on the animals. Four elk – a bull, two cows and a female calf – were collared near the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge on Feb. 21. Later that …