8 Nebraskaland magazine's • A YEAR OUTDOORS
APRIL
Early April
•
Pattern your shotgun for the
upcoming spring turkey season.
•
Head out to Box Butte, Calamus,
Lake McConaughy, Merritt and
Sherman reservoirs and Harlan
County Lake to catch spawning
walleyes at night casting or trolling
crankbaits on the dam faces.
•
Try your luck at spotting a
whooping crane – the famously
elusive species arrives in Nebraska
at this time of year. Your best
bet location-wise is the Platte,
Loup or Niobrara rivers. Report
any sightings to 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@nebraska.gov.
April to early May
•
Spend a sunrise watching
the unique courtship dances
of sharp-tailed grouse
and prairie chickens, and
listening to the sounds that
accompany the display.
Public viewing blinds are
available at Burchard Wildlife
Management Area, Valentine
National Wildlife Refuge,
Crescent Lake National
Wildlife Refuge and the
Nebraska National Forest-
Bessey Ranger District.
PHOTO
BY
JENNY
NGUYEN-WHEATLEY
PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
