I have heard a lot of discussion lately on the outlook for pheasants in Nebraska this year. Much of the state will be similar to last year with the hot spot likely in southwest Nebraska. Several things are impacting our numbers right now. First, the winter we survived was an …
So you plan to start hunting fall turkey some day but just have not gotten around to it? I can’t tell you how many times I have spent mornings with the birds while bowhunting for deer in my stand. Those times I did not have my fall permit are regrettable …
Peering over the steering wheel of my truck, I could see not just one but several of them as they made their way toward the lodge. They looked determined to accomplish and in remarkably good spirit. There must have been nearly 100 of them. They were all demanding the same …
I would like to say that ever since the hunting seasons opened, Hershy and I have been in the field but that just wouldn’t be completely true. Sure we have had a few outings to the field (most recent was a grouse hunt while out west) but most of our September …
Nebraska was one of only a few states to pioneer a new marketing effort designed to get us dads with kids of hunting age to take them out this fall. The add campaign is pretty cool as was run in our latest version of NEBRASKAland along with multiple other publications, news …
Hershy and I will be hosting a family outdoor adventure camp for families in eastern Nebraska September 25-26 in cooperation with Camp Kateri just south of York, NE. The camp will allow families to participate in fun outdoor programs including fishing, kayaking, shotgunning, archery, air guns, camping and outdoor cooking. Families of …
Folks if you have made the short drive to Ponca State Park in northeast Nebraska for the Fall Expo you really owe it to yourself and family to get up there. The largest Expo in Nebraska (and maybe the midwest) Ponca has something for everyone…from shooting rifle, shotgun, muzzleloaders, archery, …
hallelujah it’s finally here! I thought I would never make it! Tomorrow many will start the pilgrimage from civilized citizen to life in the woods as the 2010 Archery Deer Season begins. Here are just a few tips for this early season. 1. Buy a ThermaCell 2. If Scheels or WalMart are …
Hershy, Mike and I have been busy. This workshop was the first small game hunting program we had done and I really liked the turnout. Many of the participants were novice hunters just getting into squirrel and rabbit hunting. Nothing really beats a morning in the squirrel woods with an …
Everyone wants to plant more cover for wildlife yet each year we get behind and have to ask ourselves…Is it too late? My brother-in-law Dave and I scratched our heads on that one this year as well. Let’s break this down to see how we derived at our answer. The …
