LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in August. Get more event details at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and boating safety classes.
Aug. 1 – Squirrel hunting season opens
Aug. 1 – Registration begins for Harvest Information Program
Aug. 1 – Family Fishing Event, Prairie Queen Recreation Area, La Vista
Aug. 1-3 – Learn to Hunt Camp, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln
Aug. 2 – Family Fishing Event, Mormon Island State Recreation Area (SRA) Lake No. 1, Grand Island; Recharge Lake, York
Aug. 2 – Family Fun Night, Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook
Aug. 3 – Family Fishing Event, Holmes Lake, Lincoln
Aug. 4 – Final day for bighorn sheep lottery permit applications
Aug. 4 – Family Fishing Event, Iron Horse Lake, North Platte
Aug. 4, 25 – Let’s Go Birding, Lake Ogallala SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 5 – Rimfire Steel Plate Challenge, Platte River State Park (SP), Louisville
Aug. 5 – Kayaking Fun at Gracie Creek, Calamus SRA, Burwell
Aug. 5-6 –Living History, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 – Buffalo Steak and Free Movie Night, Platte River SP, Louisville
Aug. 5, 31 – Let’s Go Birding, Ash Hollow SHP, Lewellen
Aug. 6 – Fresh Water Exploration, Lake Ogallala SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 6-8 – 150 Years of Nebraska Storytelling, Ponca SP, Ponca
Aug. 8-10 – Learn to Hunt Camp, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln
Aug. 10 – National S’mores Day, Lake Ogallala SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 11 – Family Fishing Event, Fort Kearny SRA Lake 4, Kearney
Aug. 11 – Night-IN-Day: The Big Astronomical Event of the Century, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford
Aug. 11-13 – Becoming an Outdoors-Family Camp, Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney
Aug. 12 – Republican Valley Archery 3-D Shoot, Red Willow Reservoir SRA, McCook
Aug. 13 – Scavenger Hunt, Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 14 – Family Fishing Event, Terry’s Pit, Terrytown
Aug. 14 – 2017 fall turkey permits available beginning at 1 p.m. Central Time
Aug. 15 – Private land antlerless elk hunting season opens
Aug. 15 – Bullfrog season opens
Aug. 17 – Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners meeting, North Platte
Aug. 17 – Acrylic Painting, Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 17 – Drawing for bighorn sheep lottery permit
Aug. 18-20 – Fun-Filled Weekend: outdoor movie, living history, buffalo stew cookout, Native American presentation, Indian Cave SP, Shubert
Aug. 19 – Director’s Cup Archery Tournament, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln
Aug. 19 – Give Archery a Try, Summit Lake SRA, Tekamah
Aug. 19 – Archery in the Afternoon, Fremont SRA, Fremont
Aug. 19 – End of the Summer Celebration, Buffalo Bill Ranch SHP, North Platte
Aug. 19 – Ranch Life in the 1860s, Rock Creek Station SHP, Fairbury
Aug. 19 – Matthew “Sitting Bear” Jones, Indian Cave SP, Shubert
Aug. 19 – Solar Eclipse FAQs, Chadron SP, Chadron
Aug. 19 – Star-gazing: The Night Before, Windmill SRA, Gibbon
Aug. 19 – Pre-Solar Eclipse Party, Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 19 – Wildflower Walk, Ash Hollow SHP, Lewellen
Aug. 19 – Gear Up for the Great American Solar Eclipse, Wildcat Hills SRA, Gering
Aug. 20 – The Great American Solar Eclipse, Rock Creek Station SRA, Fairbury
Aug. 20 – Antelope archery hunting season opens
Aug. 20 – NSAA State Outdoor Target Archery Tournament, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln
Aug. 21 – Citizen Science Journaling, Fort Kearny SRA, Kearney
Aug. 21 – Solar Eclipse Viewing, Windmill SRA, Gibbon; Indian Cave SP, Shubert; Niobrara SP, Niobrara; Lake Minatare SRA, Minatare
Aug. 21 – Solar Eclipse Scavenger Hunt, Buffalo Bill Ranch SHP, North Platte
Aug. 21 – Look Up, Look Around, Citizen Science Encounter, Mormon Island SRA, Grand Island
Aug. 25 – Locking Horns: The Story of the Bison Skull Evolution, Fort Robinson SP, Crawford
Aug. 25-September 4 – Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island
Aug. 26 – Dog Tails on Lake Trails, Lake Ogallala SRA, Ogallala
Aug. 27 – Learn to Hunt Deer workshop, Izaak Walton League, Lincoln
Aug. 27 – Nebraska Sesquicentennial Bugeater’s Canoe-Kayak Missouri River Championship, Riverview Marina SRA, Nebraska City
Aug. 29 – Learn to Hunt Doves workshop, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln
Aug. 31 – National Trail Mix Day trail walk, Ash Hollow SHP, Lewellen
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