YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park’s lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species. National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps. They will be looking for invasive species, such as New Zealand [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The first application period for big-game hunting permits begins Monday and runs through June 7th. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says that for deer, residents and nonresidents may apply for one permit in any one draw unit. The draw units are Republican Mule Deer, Platte Mule Deer Conservation Area, Platte [...]
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is reminding landowners that they have until June 1 to enroll in a program that pays for doing little more than keeping their wheat and milo stubble tall during the coming harvest. The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded $1.5 million to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enroll tall wheat [...]
If you’re like me, you probably saw numerous bald eagles in Nebraska this winter and early spring — if not on the wing then in photographs circulating the Internet. The bald eagle’s resurgence is a true conservation success story. Today, though, I find it appropriate to give a little publicity to the bald eagles’ lesser mentioned cousin, [...]
Nebraska’s state parks and recreation areas will be busy Saturday, May 18, the annual free fishing and park entry day. Two of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s premier Panhandle attractions are planning a variety of special activities to help the public enjoy the day in which no park permit is required to enter the parks [...]
KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — State wildlife officers killed three mountain lions that had confronted dogs, strolled through yards and killed deer on city streets in the southwestern South Dakota community of Keystone. The Rapid City Journal reports that Game, Fish and Parks officers killed an adult female lion and two 40-pound kittens on May 5 [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – Free Fishing and Park Entry Day on May 18 is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy fishing or a state park area in Nebraska without the requirement of a fishing or park permit. Although no fishing or park entry permits will be required on the free day, which is celebrated annually on the Saturday before Memorial [...]
Box Butte Reservoir north of Hemingford and Angostura Reservoir south of Hot Springs are among the nearly 200 bodies of water in 21 states selected by Cabela’s for its Fish for Millions contest, currently underway. Cabela’s, along with Chevy and Ranger Boats, are giving anglers a shot at up to $2 million in cash and [...]
The U.S. Forest Service and South Dakota Department of Agriculture will be hosting a Mountain Pine Beetle Spraying Workshop, on Wednesday, May 8, 6-8 p.m. At the Pennington County Fairgrounds in the Walter Taylor 4-H Building in Rapid City, SD. This workshop will focus on the benefits and methods of treating trees to protect them from Mountain Pine Beetles. The workshops [...]
DONIPHAN, Neb. – Keenan Kremke of Karp and Krow 4-H in Ord/Burwell broke 66 of 75 targets on a day of gusty winds Saturday at the 44th Cornhusker Trapshoot. Combined with his perfect 75 shot Friday, he earned the overall Cornhusker Cup with a 141. It is Kremke’s second title at the Cornhusker. He won [...]