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TALKIN’ SNOW AND ROSS’S GEESE ON TALK SHOW

February 28, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Waterfowl hunting guru Jim Druliner of Omaha, NE  with his famous Sillosocks Darn Fine Decoys (www.SilloSocks.com) comes to my talk show airwaves this Saturday morning to talk about what he knows thoroughly — hunting Snow and Ross’s geese during this late winter/early spring light goose conservation order on them. Trust …

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VISITING SCHRAMM PARK ON CHANNEL 6 OUTDOOR REPORT

February 27, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

We’re heading to southern Sarpy County on my Weekly Outdoor Report on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 this week. We have our park permit and are going to the Schramm Park State Recreation Area/Ak-sar-ben Aquarium on Highway 31 about nine miles south of Gretna (my hometown) for some fun winter recreation and …

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TURKEYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

February 26, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

I received a phone call yesterday from a woman who lives in a neighborhood just north of Zorinsky Lake in west Omaha concerning problematic wild turkeys. We have a lot of wild turkeys in and around Omaha, and, as some of you know, they are not wary of us humans. …

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THE RIVERS LEAST-FLOATED

February 25, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner 4 Comments

While working the Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show yesterday, I was reminded about a couple Nebraska rivers not floated much that have nearly constant water levels year-round being spring-fed by the massive Ogallala Aquifer. That reminder was prompted by a good friend in Nebraska’s outdoor recreation scene – float …

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SNOW DAY THOUGHTS, THE SNAKE

February 21, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner 4 Comments

Here at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Omaha-Metro Office, as Winter Storm “Q” intensifies, I am thinking much warmer thoughts actually. I am thinking mid-summer, sunny skies, warm, gentle breezes, cool, refreshing water, trout fishing, canoeing, hiking, camaraderie and about one of my favorite places on earth – Nebraska’s …

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THE SHOW WILL GO ON AND THE BROADCASTS, TOO!

February 20, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Despite the big winter storm named “Q “coming our way, the state’s largest sports show — the Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show — will go on as scheduled! The show will run from this Thursday night through Sunday afternoon at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha. Most, if not …

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FARMERS/AG PRODUCERS: GENERAL CRP SIGN-UP COMING IN MAY!

February 18, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

I’m helpin’ to get the word out to you – fellow farmers/ag producers – that a USDA General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Sign-Up Period is coming in May. It is set to get underway on May 20th, WOO-HOO!!! This was announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this past Saturday, …

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COUNTING BIRDS IN THE BACKYARD

February 16, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

My family and I are counting birds amid the old-growth trees in our Metcalfe Park neighborhood in north-central Omaha. We are counting birds for The Great Backyard Bird Count www.BirdSource.org This is a fun, very worthwhile citizen science project for the whole family to do! As you’ll note by clicking the …

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MY 14TH YEAR OF OUTDOOR TALK RADIO WITH YOU ON SATURDAY MORNINGS

February 15, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

I can hardly wait for Saturday mornings to arrive so I can chat with you on the radio airwaves about a variety of outdoor topics, literally!  If you know me, you know I like to talk … and talk  … and talk, HA!). I look forward to visiting with you …

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KFAB COVERS NEBRASKA OUTDOOR HEADLINES EVERY FRIDAY MORNING

February 14, 2013 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

On Friday mornings at about 8:30 a.m. I hop in my truck and venture to the heart of historic Dundee Omaha. I go to 5010 Underwood Avenue and park in the back lot of Clear Channel Communications (a.k.a. The KFAB Building). I walk to a small porch area and make …

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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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