Firearm deer season opening

Deer hunters will take to the hills and fields of Western Nebraska this Saturday for the start of the Firearm Deer season.

For those adventurous outdoorsmen who wanted to get an earlier attempt at filling their deep freeze, and for those who are adept with the art of bow and arrow, such as Nathan Southard, you got the job done when archery season opened, and is still on-going.

Southard, a Chadron State College student in his final year at the school of his choice, prefers the sport of archery for his deer and turkey hunting and filled his turkey permit earlier. He turns to the shotgun for...