Special Nebraska Youth Pheasant Hunt Is Oct. 24–25

By Vanessa Torres

Nebraska -(Ammoland.com)- The statewide youth pheasant, quail and partridge season is Oct. 24–25 and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission again will have a special youth pheasant hunt on 10 wildlife management areas (WMA).

Youth ages 15 and younger are encouraged to participate. Rooster pheasants will be released at specific WMAs before the special youth hunt season. The special hunts are open to the public, and the number of participants is not limited. No registration or special permit is required. Special regulations posted at each of the 10 WMAs will apply to all portions of the designated areas normally open to hunting. All other current youth and regular hunting regulations also will be in effect on these designated areas.

Pheasants will be released at the following WMAs: Pressey (Custer County); Sherman Reservoir (Sherman County); Oak Valley (Madison County); Branched Oak (Lancaster County); Twin Oaks (Johnson County); Hickory Ridge (Johnson County); Wilkinson (Platte County); Peru Bottoms (Nemaha County), Yankee Hill (Lancaster County) and Cornhusker (Hall County).

The special regulations on these WMAs include:

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