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43 Gray Wolves to be Killed in Michigan Hunt

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Gray-Wolves-Wolf-HuntTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s wolf hunting season begins Friday. It’s the first since the animal was placed on the endangered list four decades ago.

Forty-three wolves will be shot in three areas of the Upper Peninsula. Twelve hundred hunters bought tags allowing them to participate.

Wolves had all but disappeared in Michigan by the 1960s. But federal protections helped them mount a comeback. The Department of Natural Resources estimates the U.P.’s population at 658.

The department says the hunt is needed to deal with livestock attacks and other conflicts with humans that non-lethal methods haven’t resolved.

Opponents contend the hunt is about appeasing special interests and is based on inaccurate information.

The hunt continues through December unless the quota is reached earlier.

Nebraska to Stock Pheasants at 9 Wildlife Areas

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Nebraska_game_and_parksLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission plans to release several hundred pheasants at each of nine wildlife management areas before Thanksgiving.

The stocking will provide additional opportunities for hunters during the holiday weekend.

The adult roosters will be released at Pressey in Custer County; Sherman Reservoir in Sherman County; Oak Valley in Madison County; Branched Oak in Lancaster County; Twin Oaks in Johnson County; Hickory Ridge in Johnson County; Wilkinson in Platte County; Peru Bottoms in Nemaha County; and Yankee Hill in Lancaster County.

The pheasant season runs through Jan. 31.

Nebraska Youth Pheasant Hunting Numbers Up

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pheasantLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Participation in Nebraska’s special youth pheasant hunts has increased 77 percent since the program began in 2011 and 42 percent from last year.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says that in 2013, 392 youth participated, compared to 276 in 2012 and 222 in 2011. The goal of the program is to increase youth participation in upland game hunting by providing them an opportunity to experience a successful hunt.

The program allows youth ages 15 and younger to hunt at nine wildlife management areas across Nebraskaduring the statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season, which took place Oct. 19-20.

The regular pheasant, quail and partridge season began Saturday.

Nebraska Firearm Hunter Instructor Training Set

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Nebraska_game_and_parksLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled two training workshops for apprentice firearm hunter education instructors.

The first will begin at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium near Gretna. The second will begin at 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the commission’s Hunter Education Office in Lincoln.

Each workshop will run for three hours. Register for the Gretna workshop by Nov. 4 or the Lincoln workshop by Nov. 6. Contact Mike Streeter at 402-471-6134 or [email protected] or visit huntsafenebraska.org.

November Outdoor Calendar, Hunter Education Instructor Training

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November Outdoor Calendar
LINCOLN – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in November:
Nov. 1 – November Late Doe/Fawn antelope hunting season opens
Nov. 1 – Hunting and trapping seasons open for raccoon, Virginia opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, red fox, gray fox and badger
Nov. 1 – Muskrat and beaver trapping seasons open
Nov. 1 – Most 2014 annual permits and stamps available for purchase at OutdoorNebraska.org
Nov. 2 – Candlelight Tour, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, Fort Calhoun, 402-471-0641
Nov. 4 – Woodcock hunting season closes
Nov. 4 – Tickets go on sale for Historical Christmas Dinner at Fort Robinson State Park (SP), 308-665-2900
Nov. 9 – Virginia and sora rail hunting season closes
Nov. 11 – All Game and Parks offices closed in observance of Veterans Day; Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium open
Nov. 15 – First segment of crow hunting season closes
Nov. 16 – Special Public Health Hazard Order crow hunting opens
Nov. 16-24 – November firearm deer hunting season
Nov. 17 – Fort Robinson SP longhorn and buffalo sale, Crawford, 308-665-2900 Nov. 21 – Growing Up WILD workshop, Benson Baptist Church, Omaha, 7 p.m.,402-471-5363
Nov. 29-Dec. 1 – Cornucopia of Crafts, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland, 402-944-2523
Nov. 29-Feb. 28 – Winterfest, Ponca SP, Ponca, 402-755-2284
Nov. 30-Dec. 1 – Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Education Complex open to public, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Platte River SP, Louisville, 402-234-2217
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. 
Hunter Education Instructor Training Scheduled
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will train apprentice firearm hunter edu
cation instructors Nov. 5 at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 21502 W. Neb. Hwy. 31, Gretna, and Nov. 7 at the Hunter Education Office, 4817 N. 56th St., Lincoln.
The three-hour workshops begin at 6 p.m. Register for the Gretna workshop by Nov. 4 or the Lincoln workshop by Nov. 6. Contact Mike Streeter at 402-471-6134 or[email protected] or visit huntsafenebraska.org.

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Nebraska Mountain Lion Permit Auctioned for $13,500

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Mountain-LionLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Ponca man has made the highest bid at Nebraska’s first mountain lion permit auction.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says Tom Ferry’s winning bid was $13,500 at Wednesday’sNebraska Big Game Society banquet and auction at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.

On Oct. 9, 15-year-old Holden Bruce, of Franklin, drew the state’s first mountain lion lottery permit.

Ferry and Bruce will be allowed to hunt with dogs during Season 1, Jan. 1-Feb. 14, 2014, in the Pine Ridge Unit.

One hundred other lottery permits were drawn Oct. 9. Those permit holders will be allowed to hunt during Season 2, Feb. 15-March 31, in the Pine Ridge Unit. They will not be allowed to hunt with dogs.

Youth Hunts in Nebraska Scheduled in October

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pheasantLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Youths ages 15 and younger are invited to join in special hunts at Nebraska’s nine wildlife management areas.

The youth hunts during pheasant, quail and partridge season are scheduled for Oct. 19-20.

Rooster pheasants will be released at all designated sites before the special hunt season. The hunts are open to the public, and the number of participants is not limited. No registration or special permit is required, but special regulations will be posted at each location.

The hunts are at Pressey in Custer County, Sherman Reservoir in Sherman County, Oak Valley in Madison County, Branched Oak in Lancaster County, Twin Oaks in Johnson County, Hickory Ridge in Johnson County, Wilkinson in Platte County, Peru Bottoms in Nemaha County and Yankee Hill in Lancaster County.

Nebraska Teen First to Draw Cougar Hunting Permit

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Mountain-LionLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 15-year-old Franklin resident is the winner of the state’s first mountain lion hunting lottery.

Bruce Holden’s name was drawn Wednesday, giving him a permit to hunt mountain lions during the Jan. 1-Feb. 14 season in the Pine Ridge area.

As the first lottery permit holder, Holden will be allowed to hunt mountain lions with dogs. The 100 other lottery permit holders, which also were drawn Wednesday, will hunt during the state’s second season, from Feb. 15 through March 31 in the Pine Ridge area, but will not be allowed to use dogs.

Only one other hunter will be allowed to hunt in first season. That person will be determined at the Nebraska Big Game Society banquet and auction on Oct. 16 at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.

Special Deer Hunts OK in Nebraska

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deerLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has opened antlerless deer hunting in three eastern Nebraska state park areas.

The hunting will be allowed within Eugene T. Mahoney and Platte River state parks, as well as Schramm Park State Recreation Area.

Applicants will be issued a special access permit that allows them to hunt antlerless deer in designated areas of a park on designated dates in December and January. Successful applicants and interested alternates must attend an orientation session in order to receive the special access permit.

Applications, limited to one per person, will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. If more applications are received than can be accommodated, a drawing will be held Nov. 6.

Applications are available at www.OutdoorNebraska.org.

Nebraska Hunters Can Donate Deer Carcasses

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Whitetail-Deer-BuckLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Hunters may begin donating their deer to the Hunters Helping the Hungry program on Sunday.

Nebraska Game and Parks has contracted with meat processors.

They are:

Amherst – Belschner Custom Meats; Bayard – Bayard Processing; Bridgeport – KDK Meats; Broken Bow – Broken Bow Pack; Diller – C & C Processing; Elwood – SteakMaster; Humphrey – Country Butcher; Johnson – Pelican’s Meat Processing; Lindsay – Melcher’s Locker; North Bend – Bob’s Custom Meats; North Platte – Kelley’s Custom Pack; Oakland – Oakland Processing; Omaha – B. I. G. Meats, Stoysich House of Sausage; Orleans – Harlan County Meat Processors; Oxford – Oxford Locker; Panama – Panama Locker; Ralston – Van Fleet Meats; Table Rock – Den’s Country Meats; Ulysses – Butchery; Wahoo – Wahoo Locker.

The program combines cash donations and donated deer to produce ground venison distributed to Nebraskans in need.

Learn more about the program at OutdoorNebraska.org/HHH.

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