LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering special antlerless deer hunting opportunities within Eugene T. Mahoney and Platte River state parks (SP), as well as Schramm Park State Recreation Area (SRA). Successful applicants will be issued a special access permit that allows them to hunt antlerless deer in designated areas of a park on designated dates, using specific equipment. Successful applicants and interested alternates must attend an orientation session in order to receive the special access …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Jared Schleuter of Milford hit 32 of 40 targets to win the 2013 Nebraska High School Silhouette Championships at Pressey Wildlife Management Area south of Broken Bow on Sept. 28. In .22-caliber rifle silhouette shooting, each competitor fires 40 shots at small metal targets. Each shoots 10 shots at targets that are 43, 66, 84 and 109 yards in distance. The annual event is open to all hunter education graduates who are at least 11 years old …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Tourism Commission are requesting proposals that will enhance watchable wildlife opportunities and nature-based experiences in Nebraska. Potential projects include, but are not limited to, viewing-site development, events, infrastructure, marketing, equipment and plan development. Proposals are due Nov. 25. There is a maximum of $2,000 available per proposal. Funding is provided by the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund and the Nebraska Tourism Commission. Visit www.WatchWildlifeNe.org or contact Kristal Stoner at …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Volunteers are needed for the inaugural Verdel Missouri River Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 5. The cleanup will comb sandbars and islands for trash along a 39-mile stretch of the river. The Missouri National Recreational River and Niobrara State Park (SP) are sponsoring the event, which begins with registration at 8 a.m. at the Verdel boat ramp and ends at noon with a cookout for volunteers. Boats from the National Park Service, Niobrara SP and partner agencies will …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Lincoln Children’s Zoo and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission invite students to Sensory Safari 2013 on Wednesday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Designed for students with disabilities, visitors will have the opportunity to touch, feel, hear and smell at interpretative stations located throughout the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. “An integral part of our mission at the Commission is to help all Nebraskans appreciate their roles in the natural world through outreach and quality …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Interested parties will have an opportunity to bid on a 2014 Nebraska Pine Ridge Unit mountain lion auction permit Wednesday, October 16 at the Nebraska Big Game Society Fall Meeting and Auction. The event will be held at Mahoney State Park Lodge beginning at 6 p.m. Featured speaker, Sam Wilson, will present “Mountain Lions in Nebraska” at 7 p.m. The auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. The auction will include one 2014 Nebraska Pine Ridge Unit mountain …

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 – …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Step back in time at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park for the final Living History event of the season on Oct. 5-6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The public is invited to view life as it was during the occupation of the 1820’s military post as volunteer interpreters portray the varied aspects of early American life on the frontier including demonstrations of blacksmithing, coopering, carpentry, cooking and tinsmithing. On Saturday, Oct. 5, a presentation …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Communities in Nebraska continue to rally around their state park areas to reinstate events and delay temporary closures. The Candlelight Tour on Nov. 2 is back on the calendar at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP) near Fort Calhoun. Alexandria State Recreation Area (SRA) near Fairbury will remain open through Oct. 20 to accommodate a Halloween event Oct. 18-19. Community volunteers will also keep Sandy Channel and Long Pine SRAs open. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission …

LINCOLN, Neb. – The living history events are back on the schedule at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park this fall. Nebraska City civic leaders have reached an agreement with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to provide resources and funding necessary to stage these and other events. The popular living history events, in which volunteers portray life at Arbor Lodge in period costumes, are scheduled for Sept. 29, Oct. 6, Oct. 13 and Oct. 20. In addition, the Enchanted Arboretum …