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  wild turkeys As hunting season kicks in you may be looking for a new destination to explore. Hunting is allowed on public lands in  Grand Island  and  Hall County  during the season, and year-round on all state wildlife management areas. Of course, unless it is otherwise posted. In Nebraska state recreation areas hunting begins the day after Labor Day through April 1. Nebraska is nationally known for the thousands of ducks and geese that populate the area. Two of Nebraska's most popular waterfowl areas are the  Rainwater Basins , which is a 17 county area in south central Nebraska, and the  Platte River  located in the central Nebraska region. Nebraska ranks high in the country in the harvest of wild turkeys . Gobblers abound in the rugged  Pine Ridge  of northwest Nebraska and populate most of the state’s river valleys. Deer also are plentiful, and antelope, elk, and bighorn sheep roam the western regions. Pheasants thrive in a band...

  Imagine traveling the prairie, collecting water from a river or creek, everything you needed was tucked  in a covered wagon. Years later, you witness the moving stream train for the first time. These are the tales you can discover in Nebraska, where people's dreams and hopes were tested as they made their way across the state.  There are places like the  Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer  in Grand Island that celebrate the courage of these early settlers.  The Stuhr Museum is one of the nation's Top Ten Living History Museums  - and has been named "one of the top '10' places to relive America's past" by Good Housekeeping magazine, They also have Railroad Town to explore that offers a hands-on living history experience that tells the story of town buildings of days long ago in Nebraska. Nebraska Historic Sites Travel on to  Kearney to explore  the G reat Platte River Road Archway Monumen t, where you'll discover a gallery of interacti...