Nebraska's mountain lion hunting season could come to a halt if a bill passed by state senators becomes law.
Nebraska's longest-serving state lawmaker is proposing a ban on mountain lion hunting.
Each permit lets a hunter kill one male or bearded female turkey with bow and arrow in the archery season or with a shotgun in the shotgun season.
The Hunters Helping the Hungry program has received 236 deer so far this year, with some deer-hunting seasons still underway. Last year, hunters donated 213 deer.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering instructional videos for waterfowl hunters on YouTube.
The shooting range includes facilities for rimfire firearm, shotgun, archery, pellet gun and slingshot.
State Sen. Ernie Chambers has warned he will oppose all Nebraska Game and Parks Commission requests as long as the agency allows mountain lions to be hunted.
Participation in Nebraska's special youth pheasant hunts has increased 77 percent since the program began in 2011 and 42 percent from last year.
A 15-year-old Franklin resident is the winner of the state's first mountain lion hunting lottery.
A 2014 mountain lion permit will be auctioned off during the Nebraska Big Game Society's fall meeting.