(AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission plans to release several hundred pheasants at each of nine wildlife management areas before Thanksgiving. 

The stocking will provide additional opportunities for hunters during the holiday weekend. 

Among the areas where the adult roosters will be released are Twin Oaks  in Johnson County; Hickory Ridge in Johnson County; the Peru Bottoms in Nemaha County; Branched Oak in Lancaster County; and Yankee Hill in Lancaster County.

The pheasant season runs through Jan. 31.