Nebraskaland magazine's • A YEAR OUTDOORS 15
SEPTEMBER
Early September
•
Visit Grove Lake in northeastern
Nebraska for a combo trip of
mourning dove, squirrel, white-
tailed deer, rabbit, pike fishing and
fly rod trout fishing at Verdigre
Creek.
•
Find a public location that has
doves on it.
•
Fish the fall walleye bite at
lakes across the state, including
traditional hotspots Lake
McConaughy, Merritt, Sutherland
Reservoir, Lake Maloney and
Sherman Reservoir state recreation
areas.
Mid-September through October
•
Visit areas with elk populations
to hear the majestic elk bugle. Elk
let out these calls as challenges
to other bulls during the breeding
season. Good places to hear them
are from high points along county
roads in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat
Hills, especially near crop fields
where herds are feeding at night.
Late-September through October
•
Go clamming if southwest
reservoirs are lowered for
maintenance on boat ramps, shore
lines and docks. Locations include
Lake Maloney Reservoir SRA, Jeffrey
Lake WMA and Johnson Lake SRA.
Clams can also be found in the Tri-
County Canal system if water levels
are drawn down, and provide an
interesting meal when purged
several days before cooking.
•
Put out feeders to attract
migrating hummingbirds.
•
Attend the Missouri River Expo
at Ponca State Park, where more
than 85 hands-on outdoor activities
are featured.
•
Get yourself and your dogs in
shape for upcoming upland and
waterfowl seasons.
•
Net crawdads if there are water
draw-downs on the canal system,
which normally stretches from
Paxton to North Platte. Visit
Nppd.com for draw-down dates.
PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
PHOTO
BY
JULIE
GEISER
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
PHOTO
BY
JENNY
NGUYEN-WHEATLEY
