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 …
[ 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 …
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 …
[ 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 …
Rob shot his first Nebraska deer today, a doe at 8:00 shortly before a doe of mine at 8:15. I’ve never seen him so excited, and he’s been deer hunting since he was a kid. But what was probably even better for us was the “trophy” I shot last night, …
Right up front I am telling you this is NOT a story about a Nebraska fish. But . . . the story is unbelievable, the fish itself is even more unbelievable, and Al Lindner, one of my fishing heroes was involved. I will also tell you that I would embed …
Game and Parks is proud to honor our veterans every day! While the official date for Veterans Day is November the 11th, as state employees we enjoy a day off of our normal routines at work today, November 12th, to particpate in events that honor our veterans and extend our …
Remember when I told you that something special was going to happen last night or this morning? Well, I was wrong – at least where I was hunting. We braved the 40-mph winds this AM near Tekamah and came up empty. Then Rob and I weren’t able to hunt where …
I am currently sitting on the edge of a cornfield near Tekamah, NE for my firearm opener. Hunting partner Matthew Marx is overlooking a draw on the opposite side of the property and lifelong best friend Rob Gaia, on his first Nebraska deer hunt, is watching a crossing between a …
It is the eve of Nebraska’s 2012 rifle deer season. In spite of some unknowns due to this year’s drought and severe EHD outbreak, http://www.outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/EHD.asp , I know that there are a lot of men and women who are excited and anticipating their annual deer hunt. Thinking of that, I …
Nebraska’s most popular hunting season – the firearm deer hunting season – opens tomorrow morning, Saturday, November 10th. I don’t know about you, but me and my family are ‘pumped up’ for it! We’re excited to take to our stands and blinds in the morning! In the midst of the …
My good friend Jim Flowers, Chief Meteorologist at Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 (www.wowt.com) and fellow Nebraska deer hunter, gives us the updated weather forecast for this weekend’s firearm deer hunting season opener. Latest Deer Forecast….Very mild saturday morning lows in the mid 50′s, may start with some fog, but won’t last… …
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There are about 90,000 hunters who are losing sleep the next few days just chomping at the bit to begin the 2012 firearm deer season. With all the hype about EHD, drought, etc. some have concluded it just was not worth it this year….Not so! This is still going to …
