Pheasant season opens Saturday

With nearly one million acres of publicly accessible lands, including more than 325,000 acres of prime habitat within the pheasant range, Nebraska is a destination spot for pheasant season, which begins Saturday, Oct. 31 and continues through Jan. 31.

According to Nebraska Game and Parks, pheasants have a statewide distribution, but certain areas of the state offer more suitable habitat and high pheasant densities.

Best hunting opportunities include 10 counties in the state’s panhandle and a swatch of counties, beginning on the Nebraska-Colorado border, moving eastward along the state’s border...