Thanks to those extra holiday treats – we made it to the beginning of a New Year complete with all its exciting possibilities. With a little planning this could be the year you become the outdoors-envy of your peers and the talk of the neighborhood. So where do you begin? …
To tag a deer during the December Muzzleloader Season you must first find the deer. Sounds easy enough, right? But remember this is not November, when the peak of the rut puts deer activity in high gear and helps move deer around the landscape. The good news for hunters willing …
One more bird hunt I wanted to share with you from this past weekend – this one was probably two-hours from start to finish, but may be my best hunt of the year. My 8-year old son received a cool bird hunting vest from my Aunt Sherry which my parents …
To me the Thanksgiving Weekend means bird hunting. So I grabbed the dogs and headed to the field this past Wednesday – never too early to begin the Thanksgiving celebration. Arriving about 8:30 a.m. with the sun already chasing some of the chill away on this beautiful Nebraska day, I …
There are people you hunt with & then there are your huntin’ buddies – they are not the same. Huntin’ buddies are the ones you plot and plan with around the campfire or kitchen table, season after season. They keep you motivated – despite how early the morning or bad …
Was able to sneak away this past week for some bird hunting with my brother in the SW part of the state – boy, did we have some fun, too! Friday, Oct 28: (Scouting Day) Actually we started this day with a little duck hunt, to get us ready for …
As I write this, there is less than 48 hours before the opening of the pheasant & quail season – and I can hardly wait. I realize that this fall’s outlook may not be the best for either species, but it hasn’t dampened my spirits any. Anticipation of the hunt is …
“So close, yet so far” – Whoever coined this phrase must have been a bow hunter. I had been perched in my treestand for about an hour, and already witnessed several fox squirrels and a raccoon use the well worn deer-trail that forked just 15 yards in front of me, …
I often get asked what my favorite type of hunting is. Honestly, I don’t think I could pick just one species which is usually the intent of the question. Comparing one type of hunting to another is actually pretty tough. There’s the pleasure of seeing a good dog work a …
There are few things as amazing as watching a Nebraska marsh wake-up in September – teal season is the perfect excuse to do just that. With some free time this morning that’s exactly what I set out to do. The hope was yesterday’s cool down pushed more teal into central Nebraska …
