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[Harold]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November Outdoor Calendar


LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events in November:
Nov. 1
-- Trapping season opens for muskrat and beaver.
-- Hunting/trapping season opens for raccoon, opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, red fox, gray fox, and badger.
-- Most 2010 annual permits and stamps available for purchase at OutdoorNebraska.org.
-- Nonresident two-day small game hunting permits available (valid for hunting Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 2009).
Nov. 2
-- Fort Robinson State Park Historical Christmas Dinner ticket sales begin, 8 a.m. Mountain time, tickets cost $18, (308) 665-2900.
-- Fall Craft Show and Old West Cookout, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 4-8 p.m., free, park entry permit required, (402) 944-2523, ext. 7340.
-- Woodcock hunting season closes.
Nov. 3
-- Fall Craft Show and Old West Cookout, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., free, park entry permit required, (402) 944-2523, ext. 7340.
Nov. 4
-- Fall Craft Show and Old West Cookout, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free, park entry permit required, (402) 944-2523, ext. 7340.
Nov. 7
-- Dark goose hunting season opens in Panhandle Unit.
-- Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop on processing and preparing deer meat, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 9 a.m., $20, (402) 471-6009.
Nov. 9
-- Virginia and sora rail hunting season closes.
Nov. 10
-- Deer Hunting Workshop, Hunter Education office, 4817 N. 56th St., Ste. 1, Lincoln, free, (402) 471-5662.
Nov. 13
-- Big game hunting seasons close for archery antelope, archery deer and elk Boyd Unit.
Nov. 14
-- Firearm deer hunting season opens.
Nov. 16
-- Special crow hunting season opens for Buffalo, Phelps, Harlan, Franklin, Kearney, Dawson, and Lincoln counties.
Nov. 22
-- Firearm deer hunting season closes.
-- Fort Robinson Longhorn and Buffalo Sale, Crawford Livestock Market, (308) 665-2900.
Nov. 23
-- Big game hunting seasons reopen for archery antelope, archery deer and elk Boyd Unit.
Nov. 26
-- Thanksgiving Day Buffet, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 7:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-6 p.m., adults $13.95, children $6.95, park entry permit required, (402) 944-2523, ext. 7127.

Big Game Trophies Featured in NEBRASKAland

LINCOLN, Neb. – Big game records have been kept in Nebraska since 1962. Hunters have been awarded certificates for harvesting outstanding deer, elk, antelope, and bighorn sheep.

NEBRASKAland Magazine takes a look at the best of the best big game in "Trophy Roundup" by Regional Editor Eric Fowler in the November issue, arriving in mailboxes and at newsstands now.

NEBRASKAland is published 10 times a year and is available at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission offices and newsstands across the state or by subscription. Subscribe by calling toll-free (800) NEB-LAND (632-5263) or at NebraskalandMagazine.com.

2010 NEBRASKAland Gift Catalog Now Available

LINCOLN, Neb. – An assortment of items that make excellent Christmas gifts is available in the NEBRASKAland Gift Collection 2010. The catalog is available in the November issue of NEBRASKAland Magazine or by visiting NebraskalandMagazine.com.

Among the items in the catalog are NEBRASKAland Magazine and Trail Tales Magazine, NEBRASKAland Magazine Wild Game Cookbook, 2010 NEBRASKAland Calendar, mugs, annual small game hunting, fishing and park permits, lifetime permits, habitat and waterfowl stamps, and DVDs.

More State-Record Fish Certified

LINCOLN, Neb. – Four more state record fish have been certified by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, including two by Jim Foral of Lincoln.

Foral set the archery record for black buffalo with a 6-pound, 7-ounce fish that was 18.75 inches in length. It was taken at Lewis and Clark Lake on Sept. 4. He also set the archery record with a 1-pound, 7½-ounce goldfish taken Oct. 24 at Pawnee Lake. The fish was 14 inches long.

Kallan Kitt of Grand Island set the archery record for Kentucky spotted bass with a 2-pound, 6-ounce fish that measured 171/8 inches in length. It was taken Aug. 9 at a Lincoln County private sandpit.

Dustin Noble of Gothenburg set the underwater spearfishing record with a .45-ounce orangespotted sunfish. The 3.5-inch-long fish was taken Aug. 1 at a Lincoln County private sandpit.

Visit OutdoorNebraska.org to purchase fishing permits.

For Bumpus.

[Harold]

Correction on some Calendar entries:

November Outdoor Calendar

EDITOR: This release corrects a version sent Oct. 28. It corrects entries for Nov. 2 and deletes entries for Nov. 3 and Nov. 4.
LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events in November:
Nov. 1
-- Trapping season opens for muskrat and beaver.
-- Hunting/trapping season opens for raccoon, opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, red fox, gray fox, and badger.
-- Most 2010 annual permits and stamps available for purchase at OutdoorNebraska.org.
-- Nonresident two-day small game hunting permits available (valid for hunting Nov. 25-Dec. 31, 2009).
Nov. 2
-- Fort Robinson State Park Historical Christmas Dinner ticket sales begin, 8 a.m. Mountain time, tickets cost $22, (308) 665-2900.
-- Woodcock hunting season closes.
Nov. 7
-- Dark goose hunting season opens in Panhandle Unit.
-- Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop on processing and preparing deer meat, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 9 a.m., $20, (402) 471-6009.
Nov. 9
-- Virginia and sora rail hunting season closes.
Nov. 10
-- Deer Hunting Workshop, Hunter Education office, 4817 N. 56th St., Ste. 1, Lincoln, free, (402) 471-5662.
Nov. 13
-- Big game hunting seasons close for archery antelope, archery deer and elk Boyd Unit.
Nov. 14
-- Firearm deer hunting season opens.
Nov. 16
-- Special crow hunting season opens for Buffalo, Phelps, Harlan, Franklin, Kearney, Dawson, and Lincoln counties.
Nov. 22
-- Firearm deer hunting season closes.
-- Fort Robinson Longhorn and Buffalo Sale, Crawford Livestock Market, (308) 665-2900.
Nov. 23
-- Big game hunting seasons reopen for archery antelope, archery deer and elk Boyd Unit.
Nov. 26
-- Thanksgiving Day Buffet, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, 7:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-6 p.m., adults $13.95, children $6.95, park entry permit required, (402) 944-2523, ext. 7127.

For Bumpus.