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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...