Half-price Neb. Hunting, Fishing Permits offered

Associated Press - August 28, 2009 6:25 AM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Kids have the chance to do a lifetime of hunting and fishing in Nebraska for half the normal cost.

Beginning at the Nebraska State Fair that starts on Friday, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will hold drawings for lifetime fishing and hunting permits that will cost half the normal price.

Winners of the drawings, for example, will pay $109.50 for a lifetime hunting license instead of the normal $219, and a lifetime permit to both fish and hunt will cost $286.50 instead of $573.

Drawings will be held at the fair through Sept. 7. Drawings will also be held Sept. 15-17 at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island.

Local conservation groups will also hold drawings. Children must be 15 years old or younger to participate in the drawings.

On the Net:

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/admin/halfpriceperms.asp