A Very Successful Start
After about an hour blood trail, my dad, Matt Marx, and I found Matt’s first archery deer. Congrats to Matt and his first bow buck. Send me your opening day photos at Jeff.kurrus@nebraska.gov and I’ll post them here.
After about an hour blood trail, my dad, Matt Marx, and I found Matt’s first archery deer. Congrats to Matt and his first bow buck. Send me your opening day photos at Jeff.kurrus@nebraska.gov and I’ll post them here.
12 dove, 8 turkeys, 4 squirrels, 2 raccoons, and 1 pass through for my hunting partner. Hunting near Tekamah today and it couldn’t be a more perfect morning. More soon after he tracks down his deer. JK
NEBRASKAland Magazine has just posted two job positions at http://www.outdoornebraska.ne.gov/admin/jobs/pdf/pos07003.pdf. We’re looking for a full-time writer/photographer for each position to be stationed in the central, northeast, or western parts of the state. View the job description above for more information. One more note: I landed my job at the Magazine in …
Tomorrow is Christmas for me, and I can barely think about it. If I do, I won’t sleep at all tonight. I’m tempted to even nap this afternoon because of it, but then I know for sure tonight would turn into tomorrow after several hours of staring at the ceiling. …
This incredible predator lives a life straight out of a horror novel. I’m really glad it’s only a half inch long because it (and lots of its friends) live in my backyard… Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2012/09/13/photo-of-the-week-september-13-2012/
In three days this summer, we found almost 50 species of bees in our Platte River Prairies. More importantly, those bees seem to be using our restored prairies as well as our remnant (unplowed) prairies. Makes a guy feel pretty good about his work… Read more here: http://prairieecologist.com/2012/09/11/bees-in-a-restored-prairie-landscape-so-far-so-good/
…until bow season begins. I can’t wait. I’m so excited that I can’t even think about it because I have to get at least a little sleep this week. I’ve shot, shot again, and have my entire schedule lined up. Plus, I get to spend time with some hunting buddies who …
So the University of Nebraska has decided to cease its first score tradition of releasing thousands of balloons into the air during its home games because of a helium shortage. Come on, man. Why not stop it because it’s just plain WRONG. It’s an environmentally insensitive act witnessed by thousands, …
I had the opportunity yesterday to visit Fontenelle Forest’s dinosaur exhibit. Very cool to see dinosaurs to scale in the woods. All displays are accessible by a wooden foot path. Visit Fontenelle’s web site for more information.
Last night, I had the opportunity to view a purple martin roost in Omaha south of Farnum Street on 44th. Very neat. It reminds me of two of the best roosts I’ve ever seen, woodducks in a cypress tree swamp near Yazoo, Mississippi and every single sunset I see during …
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