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  • Smiley Canyon Scenic Drive

    Smiley Canyon Scenic Drive

    A scenic drive at Fort Robinson State Park has a colorful, and sometimes treacherous, history. Story and photos by Justin Haag Smiley Canyon Scenic Drive has long allowed visitors to immerse...

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  • Don’t Forget the Hair

    Don’t Forget the Hair

    You can catch any fish that swims on a jig.  Moreover, if you learn to be a good jig angler, you will flat out be a good angler, period. Those statements are a little misleading as especially in...

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  • Nebraska Nature in Color – The Greening of Spring

    Nebraska Nature in Color – The Greening of Spring

    Ways to celebrate new growth in spring. By Alie Mayes, Community Science Specialist This article is part of the Nebraska Nature in Color series. This limited series will run monthly from December...

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  • Public Meetings on Tape, 2024

    Public Meetings on Tape, 2024

    I hope you were able to sit in on at least one of our public Fisheries meetings last week.  If you could not, never fear, we have ’em on tape! Before I post the links, let me say this:  If you...

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  • Prep your equipment for spring outdoor activities

    Prep your equipment for spring outdoor activities

    Those of us who enjoy outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, boating and camping are spending an awful of time around the house when there is inclement outside. Nevertheless as you think of...

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  • Now That is some Topwater Action!

    Now That is some Topwater Action!

    Disclaimer:  My “lighten up” blog post for Friday this week has nothing to do with fishing in Nebraska.  If you are going to get bent outta shape over that, stop reading here.  Just move along. ....

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  • Found at an Estate Sale – Girls’ Basketball Trophy

    Found at an Estate Sale – Girls’ Basketball Trophy

    A Trophy from the Year Nebraska Banned Girls’ Basketball Tournaments By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska Jim Brogden was browsing an estate sale in Acworth, Georgia, when he noticed this...

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  • Ogallala Tagged Trout

    Ogallala Tagged Trout

    As you know the Lake Ogallala fishery was renovated last fall, Lake Ogallala Renovation.  Rainbow and tiger trout as well as yellow perch have been re-stocked.  The trout are large enough to...

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  • The Night Shift – Nebraska’s Nocturnal Wildlife

    The Night Shift – Nebraska’s Nocturnal Wildlife

    When night falls, nocturnal creatures play essential roles in shaping Nebraska’s ecosystems. By Monica Macoubrie, Wildlife Education Specialist As the sun dips below the horizon, a hidden world...

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  • Walleye Challenge

    Walleye Challenge

    You may have caught wind of this by now: Anglers, biologists join forces in Midwest Walleye Challenge Anglers and biologists are joining forces to bring a new kind of fishing tournament to...

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  • Spring Wild Turkey Hunting: Addiction, Obsession, Passion

    Spring Wild Turkey Hunting: Addiction, Obsession, Passion

    Noted turkey hunter and outdoor writer Tom Kelly once wrote, “I do not hunt turkeys because I want to. I hunt them because I have to. I would, really, rather not. But I am helpless in the grip of...

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  • It Is All in Your Head

    It Is All in Your Head

    If you have been paying any attention at all to modern sportfishing, you know that forward-facing sonar is THE latest, greatest technology.  There are all kinds of debates ongoing about what this...

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  • Do Cranes Sleep?

    Do Cranes Sleep?

    Trail cameras on the Platte River catches sandhill cranes on their bellies. Story and photos by Eric Fowler Do sandhill cranes sleep? On their bellies? In a wooded creekbottom? From what we know...

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  • From the Marsh to the Stage

    From the Marsh to the Stage

    A championship duck caller shares his methods for success. By Todd Mills It’s one thing to call in ducks from a blind, but to compete and earn a championship title, competitive callers have to...

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  • A Jerk on One End of the Line. . .

    A Jerk on One End of the Line. . .

    We have open water early this spring.  I know, everyone has the fever and cannot wait to hit the water and catch some fish. . . . Then they find out that the water is still darned cold, the...

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  • Fisheries Meetings, Spring 2024

    Fisheries Meetings, Spring 2024

    It is that time of year again.  Wanna spread the word on this: Join Game and Parks in virtual discussion on fisheries in March Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in a virtual discussion...

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  • Don’t Forget the Ducks

    Don’t Forget the Ducks

    In March, the millions of ducks that move through Nebraska are just as impressive as the gathering of sandhill cranes. By Eric Fowler When it comes to birdwatching in Nebraska in March, sandhill...

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  • A Fan of the State Tree

    A Fan of the State Tree

    As Nebraska celebrates its 157th year of statehood, an iconic, representative symbol of the state is the official tree — the native eastern cottonwood. The 1972 legislature named the eastern...

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  • Turn It Off!

    Turn It Off!

    I am betting many of you were at least a little bothered with the FaceBook outage this week. That reminded me of a meme I had seen.  Some of you are old enough to “get this”. For those of you who...

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  • Not Done Shotgunning

    Not Done Shotgunning

    While you wait for the spring turkey opener, here are a few hunting seasons still open. By Jeff Kurrus There are years when I don’t want to put down my shotgun, even in late winter or early...

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