Blaze Orange Returns to the Section Lines This Morning
Madrid, NE · November 14, 2026
Keep an eye out for flashes of blaze orange along the shelterbelts this morning as firearm deer season gets underway. With steady drizzle and stiff winds across the fields, you will definitely want a waterproof shell over your warm layers.
The Lead
Nebraska’s nine-day November firearm deer season opened at sunrise across Perkins County, bringing thousands of hunters into the field through November 22. For rural residents and agricultural producers, the annual opener changes the rhythm of daily travel along county gravel and section lines. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission regulations require all firearm hunters to display at least 400 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange on their head, chest, and back. Landowners also emphasize that explicit permission is strictly required across private acreage, where corn stubble, shelterbelts, and draws along Stinking Water Creek harbor whitetail and mule deer. While morning dampness lessens immediate prairie fire risks, officials advise hunters to park vehicles clear of tall grass and dry ditch banks. Successful tag holders must complete state telecheck reporting before moving game into local processing lockers.
Today's Outlook
- High 45°F · Low 33°F — Drizzle (winds around 18 mph)
- Grab a waterproof windbreaker to stay dry against the brisk, chilly dampness today.
What's On Around Town
Today
Ogallala One Act Play Production Festival Ogallala High School Performing Arts Center (602 S Maple St), Ogallala, 9:00 AM · $5 Perkins County kicks off a six-school competitive day on stage.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat North Platte Community Playhouse (301 E 5th St), North Platte, 7:30 PM · Paid A vibrant musical revival staged by the regional community ensemble.
Tomorrow
- Chase County Historical Society Annual Banquet Champion Community Center, Champion, 5:30 PM
Monday
- Perkins County Board of Commissioners Meeting Perkins County Courthouse (200 Lincoln Ave), Grant, 8:30 AM
Spotlight & Story
- The Texas Trail Marker
- On the eastern shoulder of Highway 23, Marker 128 marks where over 100,000 Texas longhorns annually pounded north toward Ogallala railheads between 1879 and 1884. Today, irrigated corn and quiet pavement have replaced the dust clouds of that grueling 30-mile dry drive.
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