OUTDOOR NEWS
Archery turkey season opens today
 Spring archery turkey hunting season opens today, and Nebraskans have plenty of reasons to get out in the field to pursue a bird.
Nebraska’s turkey hunting opportunities are among the best in the nation. Not only are turkeys abundant, with populations in every county, but the permits are affordable and unlimited in quantity.
Some other benefits of turkey hunting in Nebraska:
- Good hunting opportunities are available on more than 500,000 acres of public and public-access land. This includes the new Open Fields and Waters Canyon Access Initiative lands in the Loess Canyons of Lincoln and Dawes counties of southwestern Nebraska.
- Nebraska’s spring season is among the longest around. Archery season opens March 25. Youth shotgun season opens April 9 and the regular shotgun season begins April 16. All seasons close May 31.
More information on turkey hunting in Nebraska, as well as information on where to hunt, how to buy a permit and videos to help you learn various aspects of turkey hunting are available online.
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Public encouraged to report whooping crane sightings
The entire population of whooping cranes in the Central Flyway is expected to migrate through Nebraska over the next several weeks. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission encourages the public to report whooping crane sightings.
Information on crane sightings is used to positively affect whooping crane conservation and recovery efforts.
Report any sightings to Nebraska Game and Parks (402-471-0641), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (308-379-5562), or The Crane Trust’s Whooper Watch hotline (1-888-399-2824). Emails may be submitted to Joel Jorgensen. More information about whooping cranes and how to identify them is available online.
Lewis sets record high score at state NASP tournament
 Precious Lewis of Omaha’s Mater Dei Academy had the high overall score in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) state tournament on March 19 at Speedway Sporting Village in Lincoln.
Lewis scored 288 out of a possible 300 points to set a meet record for a female archer. Archers shot 15 arrows at targets from 10 meters and 15 arrows from 15 meters. Mater Dei’s Ronald Fries had the high male score of 285 points.
The state’s largest archery event, in its 11th year, included a record 776 archers from a record 31 schools. More information about NASP, as well as full results from the Nebraska state tournament, is available on our website.
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