26 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission • 2018 Annual Report
N E B R A S K A U P L A N D S L A M O F F E R S
N E W C H A L L E N G E F O R U P L A N D B I R D
H U N T E R S
In 2018, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, along with Pheasants Forever/
Quail Forever, introduced an exciting new challenge for upland bird hunters – the
Nebraska Upland Slam. The Nebraska Upland Slam challenges hunters to harvest a
sharp-tailed grouse, a greater prairie-chicken, a ring-necked pheasant and a northern
bobwhite. Hunters enter each harvest via an app (available at OutdoorNebraska.org/
UplandSlam). Those who successfully complete the Upland Slam receive a certificate
and pin, are recognized online and in Nebraskaland Magazine, and are entered into a
drawing to win one of several prizes sponsored by Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever.
The Nebraska Upland Slam was implemented to improve upland game hunter
recruitment/retention and to showcase Nebraska's excellent mixed-bag hunting
opportunities. The Upland Slam also highlights the length of Nebraska's upland
game seasons and promotes hunting in different regions of the state.
More than 250 hunters from 14 different states participated in the Nebraska
Upland Slam. Additionally, 140 hunters from 10 states completed the slam.
UPLAND
SLAM
PARTICIPANTS
NEAR
HASTINGS
A
MALE
BOBWHITE
QUAIL
WALKS
THROUGH
A
WEEDY
FOOD
PLOT
IN
THE
SPRING
AT
YANKEE
HILL
WMA
IN
LANCASTER
COUNTY
