Not sure when it started. Perhaps when I was 16 and could drive myself. Maybe I was younger and the day just happened to fall on a weekend. Regardless, I have tried my best to hunt the final day of the bird season each year, and I have succeeded for …
It arrived yesterday in the mail. My 2013 spring turkey hunting catalog. Just last week my hunting buddy from Iowa called to schedule our annual spring hunt. Then this morning we received a picture of my father in-law’s front yard. So it’s not entirely my fault that my thoughts are …
Snuck in another quick morning bird hunt today prior to heading to the office. Again I picked a public hunting area based more on its location to work than because I know it to hold lots of birds. Today’s hunt was with my young Springer, Pip, and we chose a …
I can think of no better way to spend a cold January weekend than at deer camp. This past weekend I did just that thanks to the good folks at the Crane Trust, a non-profit conservation group in central NE, and Mark Jensen, Hunter Education Instructor in Grand Island. Being …
I needed to hunt birds. It’s one of those urges that you cannot explain and best not to ignore. Not hearing any protests from the spaniels we loaded up and headed out. We didn’t really have a plan and were even less sure of what to expect. However, our goal …
Wanted to give you the lowdown on a fiesta taking place the evening of Tuesday, January 15, at La Paloma Mexican Restaurant in Lincoln, as the Anglers of the Blue Moon raise the needed funds to construct special-needs fishing piers at Bowling Lake. Nebraska’s very own Dick Turpin will be …
I cannot explain it but this year my body has not yet adapted to cold weather. I type this as the first major snowfall of the year is predicted to begin. Also, forecasted are some of the coldest temps we have had this season. The snow I can handle and …
Got an outdoor enthusiast on your list and looking for some great gift ideas? Cool, because I have all sorts of thoughts on the perfect gift for the hunter, angler, camper and recreational shooter – however, these are not them! In fact it’s my opinion that you should avoid the …
Scott Wolfe is a young archer in our Mentored Youth Archery Program. A program that pairs young Bowhunter Education Graduates with Master Instructors & Mentors for a full season of archery deer hunting and beyond. I am told Scott first became interested in hunting this past summer after spending some …
To me Thanksgiving is all about the four-F’s: Family, Friends, Food & Feasants – ok, ok…maybe football, too. Each year I usually sneak off to chase the wily ring-neck at least a day or two during the four-days that often make up my thanksgiving weekend. There have even been years …
