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LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider recommendations for the 2015 waterfowl and crow hunting seasons at a meeting Aug. 28 in Burwell. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church Parish Center, 757 I St. The public hearing for waterfowl and crow recommendations will begin at 8:45 a.m. Recommendations for 2015 waterfowl and crow are: Duck and Coot – Zone 1: Oct. 10-Dec. 22; Zone 2: Oct. 3-Dec. 15 in Low Plains …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will meet on May 15 beginning at 7:45 a.m. at the Lake McConaughy Visitor and Water Interpretive Center, 1475 Highway 61N. There are no scheduled public hearings for proposed changes to regulations or orders at the meeting. The agenda includes a staff presentation about fisheries management at Lake McConaughy. Also on the agenda are appearances by Deuel County, the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, the National Park Service, and Tom Plummer and Chad …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider changes to big game regulations March 20 at a meeting in Lexington. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 2605 Plum Creek Parkway. The public is invited. Most significant of the recommended big game amendments is an increase in the River Antlerless Unit deer permit quota from 7,000 to 12,000. If adopted, this is expected to maintain hunting pressure on white-tailed deer in prime habitat on …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners will consider recommendations for the 2014 waterfowl and crow hunting seasons at a meeting Aug. 29 in Grand Island. The meeting is at 8 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 805 Allen Drive. The public hearing for waterfowl and crow recommendations begins at 8:30 a.m. Recommendations for 2014 waterfowl and crow are: Duck and Coot – Zone 1: Oct. 11-Dec. 23; Zone 2: Oct. 4-Dec. 16 in Low Plains …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners discussed a plan to address deferred maintenance needs within the state park system May 30 at their meeting in Alma. In July, $17.35 million from the state budget will be placed in Game and Parks’ deferred maintenance fund, and $150,000 will be placed in a fund for the maintenance and operation of Arbor Lodge State Historical Park. The priority list for deferred maintenance projects includes cabins and swimming pool at Ponca State …

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners will discuss a plan for addressing deferred maintenance needs within the state park system when they meet May 30 in Alma. The meeting will be at 8 a.m. at the Alma Golf Course Conference Room, 102 Dick Brown Drive. The commissioners also will consider recommendations: — to amend hunter education regulations; — to approve a gift of land from Ducks Unlimited as an addition to Sora Wildlife Management Area in Fillmore County; …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners will consider the 2013 waterfowl regulations when they meet Aug. 30 in Valentine. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at the Niobrara Lodge, 803 E. U.S. Hwy. 30. The recommendations include waterfowl seasons and increases in daily bag limits for teal, canvasbacks, scaup and Canada geese. They also include a change in format of the Light Goose Conservation Order from three zones to two and a change in the …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners will consider creating the state’s inaugural mountain lion hunting season when they meet July 26 in Lincoln. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in the third-floor conference room of Game and Parks headquarters, 2200 N. 33rd St. The commissioners also will consider staff recommendations for 2013 waterfowl, crow and falconry seasons. In addition, they will consider: — a recommendation to allow restricted hunting in several state park areas. …

LINCOLN, Neb. – A Public meeting for review of Light Goose regulations for the Rainwater Basin areas will be held in Grand Island at the Grand Island Shooting Park July 9 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is being held to discuss proposed changes to the current regulations based on recent data gathered about waterfowl use of basins during the Light Goose Conservation Order. The meeting will take place at the Heartland Public Shooting Park, 6788 W. Husker Highway in Grand …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners will consider changes to big game regulations when they meet March 8 in Kearney. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 510 Talmadge St. The public hearing on proposed big game changes starts at 8:45 a.m. The board also will consider adding Ash Hollow and Rock Creek Station state historical parks to the list of parks that allow hunting. That public hearing is at …