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CALLIN’ ‘YOTES

November 28, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

With the chill in the air, it’s time to think and call: COYOTE!  Here’s a coyote greeting howl call for you (click on it once, then click on it again): dthowl The coyote is, in my opinion, one of the smartest, wariest creatures to walk the planet on four legs. Its unpredictable …

WONDERFUL NEW BOOK FOR KIDS ABOUT CRANES

November 23, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

My good buddy, outdoor/nature writer Jeff Kurrus of NEBRASKAland Magazine, will host a special book signing event in my hometown for a nonprofit, youth-based charity featuring copies of his new enchanting book for kids about the biology and natural history of  the sandhill crane, entitled: Have You Seen Mary? With Jeff’s clever writing style and my friend Michael Forsberg’s …

TRY THIS RECIPE: ROAST WILD TURKEY IN A SACK

November 21, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

  Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner, and if preparing/cooking that fall-harvested Nebraska wild turkey is daunting task for the chef in your family, then he or she needs to try the recipe below that I came across years back. It’s simple (even I can do it, HA!) and comes out super tasty! …

IMAGES FROM MY FIREARM DEER HUNT

November 16, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner 1 Comment

Sharing some of the images I experienced during the first portion of Nebraska’s Firearm Deer Hunting Season with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! “There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm.”  …

NE GAME AND PARKS PSAS

November 11, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Just wanted to share with you some NE Game and Parks radio public service announcements (PSAs) that I cut/produced yesterday with fellow broadcasting friends at Omaha’s KCRO radio and then made available to a number of other stations. Give ‘em a listen by clicking on the PSAs link below and then clicking …

WHAT MAKES DEER HUNTING SO SPECIAL

November 10, 2011 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Deer hunting is special and these are the things that make deer hunting, specifically firearm deer hunting, so special to me!  It’s the quality time that I spent with friends and family deer hunting that is most special, and moreover, guiding for a youth (like my son Noah) and witnessing  him succeed!   It’s experiencing  the sunrises and …

DEER CHECK-IN REMINDER

This deer hunting check-in reminder is from Kit Hams our Big Game Program Manager at Game and Parks. He writes … Just a reminder that the Telecheck system for check-in of deer will be shut down during the 9-day NE firearm deer hunting season (Nov. 12-20) and then is to be turned back on …

C.O. ON THE RADIO

You’re not gonna wanna miss Conservation Officer (C.O.) Jeff Clauson out of Waterloo, NE when visits me on your Great Outdoor Radio Show this Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. CST on Omaha’s KOZN Radio/1620 AM “The Zone” and online at www.1620thezone.com Jeff and I will cover do’s & don’ts, regulation reminders and hunting tips for …

PREP WEEKEND FOR FIREARM DEER SEASON

This, the weekend before the opening weekend of Nebraska’s popular firearm deer hunting season, will be a preparation weekend for that hunt with the Wagner family members and friends. After locating our signed permit(s)/habitat stamp, we will be heading out to check our blinds, stands, etc. We’ll be scouting, too, looking for …

RACCOON HUNTING EXPERT ON GREAT OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW

I’d like to extend an invitation for you to meet expert raccoon hunter Greg Medlin of Omaha, NE, who wrote a wonderful book about hunting the masked furbearer, on my Great Outdoor Radio Show this week. The front cover of the book is below and you can get a preview of it at www.memoirsfromthenight.com …

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Greg Wagner serves as the  public information officer in the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's Omaha Office. On a weekly basis, you can catch him with various broadcast, print, social, or electronic media outlets creatively conveying natural resource conservation messages as well as promoting outdoor activities and destinations in Nebraska.

Greg's e-mail address:  greg.wagner@nebraska.gov

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