I think most would agree the new State Fair location was well received and the Fair well attended for the first time out the door in Grand Island. While a bit more spread out…it offered something for everyone. The Game and Parks had several offerings available this year and I …
I hope it has been an enjoyable season for most and that you have seen some birds flying. As predicted, they have been spread out but they are in town and shopping! We have had some success on weedy fields in the morning and sitting between feeding and water holes …
Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition. Agreeing with the position of the NRA and the …
Remember when you were in school? Would it have been pretty cool if you would have learned how to shoot a bow, rifle, pitch a tent, hike and ID wildlife, kayak and use GPS units in your classes? That is exactly what professional educators, curriculum coordinators and teachers from across the …
I helped Dr. Scott Hygnstrom of UNL provide a ballistics program to wildlife professionals from across the Country and I have to say the program was pretty cool! The workshop was for those wildlife professionals who remove various wildlife species from sensitive environments. We went over detailed ballistics, shooting training, discussed various bullets …
We will be hosting a new workshop in September for small game hunters who want to learn more about hunting rabbit and squirrel, tips, techniques, calling, stand locations, rifle/shotgun/pistol and ammo selection and much more. The end of the workshop will allow time for participants to head to the range …
Okay I’m really excited now. The new shooting facilities are really taking shape. In the pictures you can now see the shooting tower over the archery range. Archers will be able to shoot from this elevated tower in a safe environment simulating the treestand shot! Oh I can’t wait. We …
Join Hershy and I this Thursday on Nebraska Outdoors on Lincoln’s own 1240 AM KFOR Lincoln. Our guest this week is Dr. Dennis Ferraro of the University of Nebraska. Dennis is the Herp-guru at UNL and is an expert on reptiles and amphibians. We will be discussing snakes of Nebraska. Learn where various species …
Summer is winding down (thank God) and most of us are prepping for the fall woods. This is a great time to take the kids fishing as fish are also preparing for the fall…and eating a lot! We enter that time of year that fish begin increasing their feed intake …
Our facilities at Platte River State Park are continuing to develop and I thought I would share some photos of the progress. I am so excited to get this up and running! It will offer a 50 yard firearms range, 60 yard archery target range, trap range and indoor air …
