TUESDAY
Hunting season closes — duck and coot, Zone 1.
WEDNESDAY
Hunting season closes — statewide light goose.
THURSDAY
Seminar — First Shots: Pistol, an introduction to firearms in individual and group training, 6-8 p.m., Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, 4703 N. 44th St. Closed-neck shirts and closed-toe shoes encouraged. Anyone 18 or younger must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Cost: $10. Register:
Bird watching — Christmas Bird Count, Indian Cave State Park, Shubert. Registration, 9 a.m.; kids crafts, 11 a.m.; soup feed, noon. Vehicle park entry permit required.
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SATURDAY
Hunting season closes— archery deer, muzzleloader deer, archery antelope.
JAN. 1
Hunting season opens — river antlerless deer late firearm.
Hiking event — First Day Hike, 9 a.m. at Platte River State Park, Louisville, and 3 p.m. at Louisville State Recreation Area, Louisville. Programs may change depending on weather; call ahead if there are weather advisories in the area. Vehicle park entry permit required.
JAN. 3
Hunting seasons close — duck and coot, Zone 4, Zone 3 (High Plains).
JAN. 4
Hunting seasons opens — duck and coot, Zone 2 (High Plains), Zone 3 (High Plains).
JAN. 5
Hunting season opens — duck and coot, Zone 2 (High Plains) and Zone 3.Ìý
Hunting seasons close — statewide light goose.
JAN. 11
Hunting season closes — duck and coot, Zone 4.
JAN. 13
Hunting season opens — crow.
Hunting season closes — dark goose, North Central unit.
JAN. 15
Hunting season opens — antlerless only season choice deer, youth deer, limited landowner deer, late antlerless only firearm deer.
JAN. 25
Hunting seasons open — statewide white-fronted goose, statewide light goose.
Hunting season closes —Ìýduck and coot, Zone 2 (High Plains), Zone 3 (High Plains).
JAN. 26
Hunting season closes — duck and coot, Zone 3.
JAN. 31
Hunting seasons close — fall turkey, antlerless and late antlerless elk, late season doe/fawn antelope, river antlerless deer late firearm, squirrel, prairie grouse, pheasant, quail and partridge.Ìý
FEB. 9
Hunting seasons close — dark goose, North Platte and Niobrara units; statewide white-fronted goose, statewide light goose.
FEB. 10
Hunting season opens — light goose conservation order, East, Rainwater Basin and West zones.
FEB. 28
Hunting seasons close — cottontail, jackrabbit (only west of U.S. 81).
Trapping season closes — river otter (closes earlier if 125 are harvested first).
Hunting and trapping seasons close — badger, mink, bobcat, Virginia opossum, long-tailed weasel, red and gray fox.
MARCH 14
Hunting season closes — crow.
MARCH 31
Trapping seasons close — muskrat, beaver.
APRIL 5
Hunting seasons close — light goose conservation order, Rainwater Basin and West zones.
APRIL 15
Hunting season closes — light goose conservation order, East Zone.