There are about 90,000 hunters who are losing sleep the next few days just chomping at the bit to begin the 2012 firearm deer season. With all the hype about EHD, drought, etc. some have concluded it just was not worth it this year….Not so! This is still going to …
Many are still looking for a place to chase deer, turkey or upland game this fall. Our expanded Public Access Atlas is available at www.OutdoorNebraska.org website. This is a great resource to use for finding the perfect hunting site this year. Go to www.OutdoorNebraska.org and search for “Public Access Atlas”. …
I was just sitting here chewing on a piece of deer jerky when I realized how unfortunate it is that all good folks of Nebraska don’t get a chance to taste how delicious deer meat is. Not only that, many families in this hard hit economy are struggling just to …
Like many of you, I cried last winter when the close of the archery deer season came around. It seems like every year the end of an era. The coming opener always seems like a lifetime away, like the week after Christmas to a young kid. Yet once again, we …
Plinking…The Lost Art Some of the best memories my dad and I made were of those warm afternoons spent on my uncle’s farm plinking. Now a plinking episode for us was something to behold. I spend all month collecting pop cans, coffee cans, and whatever else would make a suitable …
For the second year, the National Shooting Sports Foundation will make available a total of $100,000 in challenge grants to encourage developing and expanding shooting sports programs at local Boy Scouts of America Councils. The challenge grants from NSSF, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting …
In 2010, the Hunter Education Family lost a great young man. The Lower Platte Archery Club is hosting a benefit shoot to be held June 10th from 11am – 4pm for archers to help his outstanding outdoor legacy live on. The shoot is to help raise funds for his high school, Millard West. The day …
I would like to say the Youth Shotgun opener went off without a bang but that would not be true. For my daughter and I, it actually did include a bang. We hunted Saturday morning for a few hours before a big Tom (the kind that has jakes drag his …
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) today announced the launch of “Where2Shoot,” a mobile app now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app — available for free in the iTunes App Store — puts North America’s most comprehensive directory of shooting ranges in the palm of your …
It is hard to strike up any serious conversation amongst other hunters when you ask them to try crow hunting….just not something many people take seriously. They are not the sexiest bird out there and no one dreams of dogs pointing them or their set wings over open water. Add …
