Panhandle Passages — Home of the Eagles

If you’re like me, you probably saw numerous bald eagles in Nebraska this winter and early spring — if not on the wing then in photographs circulating the Internet. The bald eagle’s resurgence is a true conservation success story. Today, though, I find it appropriate to give a little publicity …

Trekking the Ranch for Turkey-Commissioner and Cohorts Get their Gobblers

[ Submitted by Commissioner Mick Jensen] After my last turkey hunting excursion to Lynch, Nebraska with Commissioner Fisher, I decided to try again with friends from Atlanta, Georgia and Minneapolis, Minnesota. After getting permission from Gene and Kelsey Timperely, we headed back to ranch country. Andy Smith had joined me …

Daryl Bauer Comes to Great Outdoor Radio Show

Nebraska’s fish and fishing guru Daryl Bauer of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Fisheries Division comes to your airwaves Saturday morning on The Great Outdoor Radio Show. We have much to talk about when it comes to fishing here in the Cornhusker State this spring, don’t we? Absolutely! I …

Outdoor Educator Learns How to Study Sturgeon

[ Submitted by Christy Christiansen-Outdoor Education Specialist NGPC ] As an avid outdoor educator, I have taught myself to never pass up an opportunity to learn something new.  I got one of those chances recently when I teamed up with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s (NGPC) Fisheries Division for the …

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Forsberg Documentary a Must-See

Mike’s Great Plains Documentary is airing again tonight on NET at 7pm-930, then again Sunday 230-5pm. To see the work of one of our own, tune in. His photos, and accompanying message, are fascinating.  JK

Dealing with Kentucky Bluegrass – The Prairie Ecologist

It can be hard to keep Kentucky bluegrass alive in lawns, but it can be a tough invasive species in prairies.  Hardly seems fair, but such is life.  Click below to read about the mindset needed to address bluegrass in prairies. http://prairieecologist.com/2012/11/28/dealing-with-a-pervasive-invasive-kentucky-bluegrass-in-prairies/

THE DOG LADY

November 27, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

She is a Nebraska Conservation Officer and an excellent one at that, but I call her “The Dog Lady.” Meet Conservation Dina Barta of Lincoln, NE. There is no more passionate a person when it comes to volunteering her own time to get dogs of all kinds adopted through the …

A Hunting Story

Scott Wolfe is a young archer in our Mentored Youth Archery Program.  A program that pairs young Bowhunter Education Graduates with Master Instructors & Mentors for a full season of archery deer hunting and beyond.  I am told Scott first became interested in hunting this past summer after spending some …

COME WATERFOWL HUNTING ON THE CHANNEL 6 OUTDOOR REPORT

November 26, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

That’s right, dust off those decoys, practice with your duck calls:  Aaaaaaink…Aaaaaink.., aaaaink, aaainkaink, and then come waterfowl hunting with me on The Weekly Outdoor Report airing LIVE on on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and online at www.wowt.com Thursday night at 6 p.m. during sports. I’ll offer up some helpful hints …

Family, Fun & Feasants

To me Thanksgiving is all about the four-F’s:  Family, Friends, Food & Feasants – ok, ok…maybe football, too.  Each year I usually sneak off to chase the wily ring-neck at least a day or two during the four-days that often make up my thanksgiving weekend.  There have even been years …

Weather Geek

If you are an outdoors-person, a hunter, angler or trapper, you probably are a weather geek.  If you are not, you should be.  Spend any time in the field, especially in Nebraska, and you will realize that the weather and changing weather conditions will have a dramatic impact on fish …

UNIQUE OUTDOOR HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS ON GREAT OUTDOOR RADIO SHOW

November 22, 2012 In The Wild Greg.Wagner No Comments

Pick up all kinds of unique holiday gift ideas for the outdoors-people in your family or friend network by tuning in to The Great Outdoor Radio Show I host Saturday morning. Some of the folks from Scheels in Omaha will be alongside for the broadcast. We’ll cover an array of …

My Thanks

Thanksgiving has long been one of my favorite holidays.  Getting together with friends & families without the hassle of presents really allows one to count their blessings and realize just how much we have to be thankful for.  Add food, football and the four-day weekend in November, that many of …

Happy Thanksgiving. What’s to eat?

Look around at waist lines, maybe even your own, and you know that Americans, Nebraskans, like to eat!  Feasting is a big part of all of our holiday celebrations but probably as much a central part of our Thanksgiving celebration as any other holiday.  As I sit writing this days …

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Northwest District Birding Day Set for May 29

21 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – Birders of all ages and experience levels are invited to join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for Northwest District Birding Day on May 29 at Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Groups of birders will leave from the WMA parking lot at 7 a.m. and 9 …

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Double Boat Ramp Open at Victory Lake

21 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – A new double boat ramp at Victory Lake is now open at Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (SRA). The ramp replaces one that had become unusable. The ramp is the latest of several improvements at the SRA. Summer visitors also will find a new meeting building available …

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Re-Enactment Set for Fort Hartsuff SHP May 25-26

21 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Fremont Pathfinders re-enactors will portray life as soldiers at a 1870s infantry outpost on the Great Plains at Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park on May 25-26. The uniformed soldiers will occupy the Enlisted Men’s Barracks and go about their daily activities, and a blacksmith will be …

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Game and Parks Unveils Online Help for Family Fishing

20 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – A new section of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s website is all things fishing. The user-friendly Go Fishing Program page is a one-stop location of all the information anglers of all experience levels need. The goal of the newly-launched page is to encourage more people to …

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Game and Parks Reminds Boaters, Anglers of AIS Regulations

20 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – Boaters and anglers play a key role in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reminds recreationists that regulations are now in place to help prevent the spread of these species. AIS are defined as any waterborne, non-native organism that …

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Fish-Eating Birds Hamper Two Rivers Trout Fishing

20 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – Trout fishing success at Two Rivers State Recreation Area (SRA) Lake No. 5 has significantly slowed over the past several weeks because of predation by cormorants and pelicans. Because of poor catch rates, the trout tag requirement for fishing that lake has been lifted for the remainder …

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Deadline Nearing for Crop Stubble Incentives

15 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reminds landowners that they have until June 1 to enroll in a program that pays for doing little more than keeping their wheat and milo stubble tall during the coming harvest. The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded $1.5 million to the …

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Game and Parks Urges Safety While Boating

15 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – Boaters should not take safety for granted. Since May 18-24 is National Safe Boating Week, the Boating Safety Section of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission suggests ways boaters may reduce the risk of incidents and help ensure a safe and enjoyable day on the water. Wear …

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Youth and Parent Day at the Range Scheduled in Seward

14 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Seward County Izaak Walton League, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Seward County Pheasants Forever will host Youth and Parent Day at the Range on June 8. This free event will take place from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Seward County Izaak Walton Cabin, just south …

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First Big Game Application Period Begins May 20

14 May 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. – The first application period for big game hunting permits begins May 20 at 1 p.m. Central Time and runs through June 7. A summary of the application period: Deer – Residents and nonresidents may apply for one permit in any one draw unit. The draw units are: …

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