February outdoor calendar

January 24, 2017 Jerry Kane

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) events and important dates in February. Get more event details at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for a list of hunter education classes and boating safety classes.

Feb. 1-2 – Growing Up WILD workshop, Grand Island

Feb. 3, 10, 17 – Beginner Muzzleloader, Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex, Gering

Feb. 4 – Birds and Binoculars, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), Ashland

Feb. 4 – Game Bird Cooking class, Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP), Fort Calhoun

Feb. 4 – Beginner Archery Class, Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex, Gering

Feb. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 – Eagle Viewing Days, Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (SRA), Ogallala

Feb. 4-12 – White-fronted goose hunting season

Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 – Hiking Marathon, Ponca SP, Ponca

Feb. 5 – Cowboy Poetry and Music Jam, Bowring Ranch SHP, Merriman

Feb. 6 – Growing Up WILD workshop, LaVista

Feb. 10-14 – Valentine’s Day Special, Eugene T. Mahoney SP, Ashland

Feb. 11 – Lewis and Clark Valentine’s Special, Lewis and Clark SRA, Crofton

Feb. 11 – Pheasants Forever State Habitat Meeting, Kearney

Feb. 11 – Clear Shot Firearms Concealed Carry Class, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

Feb. 11-12 – Birds and Breakfast, Ponca SP, Ponca

Feb. 12 – Nature Journaling Walk, Lake McConaughy SRA, Ogallala

Feb. 12 – Shootout at Salt Creek, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

Feb. 12 – Dark goose hunting season closes in East, Platte River, Panhandle and Niobrara units

Feb. 12 – Statewide light goose hunting season closes

Feb. 13 – Light Goose Conservation Order hunting begins

Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Dining, Platte River SP, Louisville

Feb. 19 – Try Muzzleloader, Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln

Feb. 21-23 – Growing Up WILD educator workshop, Lincoln

Feb. 23-26 – Omaha Boat, Sport and Travel Show, CenturyLink Center, Omaha

Feb. 25 – Winter Bird Walk, Lake Ogallala SRA, Ogallala

Feb. 28 – Growing Up WILD workshop, Grand Island

Feb. 28 – Cottontail and jackrabbit hunting seasons close

Feb. 28 – Bobcat, raccoon, Virginia opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, red fox, gray fox and badger hunting and trapping seasons close

 

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