Happy ‘NEBRASKA’ Valentine’s Day from the Greg and Polly Wagner family in Omaha, NE to you! Credit on the pic below goes to my daughter Emma for the heart photo idea via last summer’s outdoor vacation in northern Nebraska. Valentine’s Day is very special to one city in Nebraska in particular. …
Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love spring wild turkey hunting in Nebraska’s countryside! And, with the onset of warmer weather here in the eastern part of the state, it’s awfully hard for me to not think about spring turkey hunting, how about you? Well, after I left a …
Here’s an adventurous outing for you to consider – winter bird watching at local cemeteries, no foolin’! Join Justin Rink of the Audubon Society of Omaha in a search for winter birds at two local Omaha cemeteries coming up on Saturday, February 19. They’ll start at Forest Lawn Cemetery, and if time permits, they’ll …
A couple pieces of broadcast news to relay to you regarding Nebraska’s outdoor scene and Game & Parks staffers. First, the winter outdoor recreational series continues this week on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 with ice fishing taking center stage. See our very own Game & Parks Fisheries Outreach Program Manager Daryl Bauer featured on the Thursday Weekly …
Today, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, is signing day for college football scholarships. My son Micah, a Senior at Creighton Prep High School here in Omaha, NE, signed his letter of intent this morning to play college football for NAIA’s Concordia Bulldogs in Seward, NE. The campus and community of Seward are beautiful! …
With heavy-duty winter-like weather in our forecast for the Omaha-metro and surrounding area, I wanted to invite you to tune in to Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 beginning this Thursday at 6 p.m. during the sports cast the next three weeks to see Nebraska’s best playground for winter outdoor activities. Yep, on our Weekly Outdoor Report we’re featuring the ‘complete …
Here’s a neat video recap of the 2010-2011 Nebraska deer hunting seasons done by my good buddy Ralph Wall of Game and Parks in Lincoln. Thought you might like to see it. Nice interview Kit. Thanks Ralph!
Be sure to stop by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s exhibit area at the large-scale, fun-filled Pheasant Fest event this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Qwest Center Omaha. Here’s info about the event itself: http://pheasantfest.org/ As always, we at Game and Parks will have a host of outdoor information for you …
Don’t miss my three-hour live radio broadcast at Pheasants Forever’s National Pheasant Fest Event (www.PheasantFest.org) this last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of January, 2011 at the Qwest Center in downtown Omaha. Come by or tune in and meet a host of exhibitors at North America’s largest trade show for upland game bird hunting, dogs and …
Due to an earlier flight schedule to get to the practices for the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, Alex Henery will not be able to make the scheduled live appearance on Omaha’s Great Outdoor Radio Show this Saturday, January 22nd from 9-10 a.m. CDT on KOZN/1620 AM (www.1620thezone.com). Instead, I have learned that …
Greg's e-mail address: greg.wagner@nebraska.gov
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