A note from our good friend Pete Berthelsen, Senior Field Coordinator for Pheasants Forever in Nebraska: “Attached is an updated flyer highlighting the location of Landowner Habitat Tours for 2013. This year, there will be a total of 15 tours conducted across the state These tours are open to anyone …
It arrived yesterday in the mail. My 2013 spring turkey hunting catalog. Just last week my hunting buddy from Iowa called to schedule our annual spring hunt. Then this morning we received a picture of my father in-law’s front yard. So it’s not entirely my fault that my thoughts are …
Who Can Save the Plains…in Three Minutes? Come to the Conservation Jam on Friday, February 1st at 5:30 p.m. What if you had only three minutes to save the Great Plains? The Center for Great Plains Studies and The Nature Conservancy put this challenge to some of Nebraska’s leading conservationists. …
Too many waterfowl hunters end their season once thick ice forms on the ponds. Unfortunately this can happen way too early in the season resulting in thousands of birds leaving the great state of Nebraska without ever meeting a hunter. Outrage! Hunting birds over the ice is not impossible and by …
Snuck in another quick morning bird hunt today prior to heading to the office. Again I picked a public hunting area based more on its location to work than because I know it to hold lots of birds. Today’s hunt was with my young Springer, Pip, and we chose a …
I can think of no better way to spend a cold January weekend than at deer camp. This past weekend I did just that thanks to the good folks at the Crane Trust, a non-profit conservation group in central NE, and Mark Jensen, Hunter Education Instructor in Grand Island. Being …
I needed to hunt birds. It’s one of those urges that you cannot explain and best not to ignore. Not hearing any protests from the spaniels we loaded up and headed out. We didn’t really have a plan and were even less sure of what to expect. However, our goal …
Wanted to give you the lowdown on a fiesta taking place the evening of Tuesday, January 15, at La Paloma Mexican Restaurant in Lincoln, as the Anglers of the Blue Moon raise the needed funds to construct special-needs fishing piers at Bowling Lake. Nebraska’s very own Dick Turpin will be …
It was bound to happen! Sooner or later we would simply run out of days. I remember a grade school teacher mentioning something about the end of the world in 2012. An now…here we are. How the Mayans had such divine insight I will never know but it seems to …
I cannot explain it but this year my body has not yet adapted to cold weather. I type this as the first major snowfall of the year is predicted to begin. Also, forecasted are some of the coldest temps we have had this season. The snow I can handle and …
Aaron Hershberger and Jeff Rawlinson share straight forward and timely information on hunting, fishing, shooting skills, techniques, tips, and worldly insights. You also can catch Aaron and Jeff on their weekly radio show...Nebraska Outdoors, every Thursday evening from 6-7 p.m. on KFOR 1240 AM.