2025 Breeding Bird Survey Routes Available
The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is a long-term, volunteer-driven bird monitoring program conducted throughout North America. BBS data are used widely by wildlife agencies, researchers, birders and...
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Gadwall x American Wigeon
Mareca strepera x americana Status: Accidental in spring. Records: The only record is of one at Scottsbluff WTP, Scotts Bluff Co 14 Mar 2022 (Mlodinow, eBird.org). The observer’s notes are: Long...
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Redhead x Greater Scaup
Aythya americana x marila Status: Accidental in fall. Taxonomy: Redhead is known to have hybridized with several North American Aythya in the wild, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, and...
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Venture Outdoors for an Autumn Adventure in Nebraska
The calendar indicates that it is not fall yet. The meteorological fall has begun though. And I believe that after Labor Day, the fall season starts. What do you think? For me, unquestionably,...
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Summary, Midwest Walleye Challenge
You may remember that Nebraska participated in the Midwest Walleye Challenge this year. A little over a month ago I shared a summary of some of the data collected, Wrap Up, Midwest Walleye...
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Summary, Midwest Walleye Challenge
You may remember that Nebraska participated in the Midwest Walleye Challenge this year. A little over a month ago I shared a summary of some of the data collected, Wrap Up, Midwest Walleye...
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Twelve Hours
Heading out the door for a long weekend. Will be assisting with some family chores, but I am sure going to try to spend some time on the water while I am at it! I need it! Hope you get some time...
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Weights and Measures
I own a Berkley fish scale. Have never used it to weigh a fish. I have weighed dozens of turkeys with that scale; use it all the time during spring turkey season. As near as I can remember, it...
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Public Lands Atlas
If you hunt or fish in Nebraska, you need this! 2024-2025 Public Access Atlas now available There are more than a million acres of publicly accessible lands throughout Nebraska. The recently...
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Hunting Experience Feels Like Husker Game Day
The morning air is crisp and cold. Hardwood trees stand motionless and silent — faint brush strokes against the slowly lightening predawn sky. An emerging September sunrise on a firearm deer hunt...
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Grove Lake Work
Saw this notification and want to spread the word before the weekend. If you fish Grove Lake, you need to know this: Grove Lake WMA boat ramps closed until Aug. 30 The boat ramps at Grove Lake...
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Success!
We are heading towards the end of summer. For several weeks now, summer fishing conditions have prevailed. Pretty much every angler will tell you that fishing gets tougher during the summer. ...
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Rick Holland
We lost one of our Nebraska fisheries professionals this spring, Dr. Richard Holland. My relationship with Rick went all the way back to my days as an undergrad at the University of Nebraska. ...
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Combating the Litter of Late Summer
Litter. Trash. Garbage. Whatever you want to call it, there is a large amount and variety of it unfortunately in the outdoor world. Plastic bottles. Plastic grocery bags. Fishing bait containers....
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Not a Bite
We have all had days like this: If you fish for muskies, you really know how that feels! I only know one solution: EAT, SLEEP, FISH, REPEAT Spend every second you can on the water, with a line in...
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Mid-Summer Adventure Report
It is middle of summer and admittedly I have not been on the water a lot. Actually, I have been in the water cooling off more than on the water, casting. However, there was a short trip “out...
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Rick Holland Memorial Fund
Leaving a lasting impact on Nebraska’s natural resources and future fisheries biologists By The School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The legacy of preparing young scientists...
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Frenchman WMA Renovation
Spreading a news item once more this Monday. Again this is not a large fishery, but there will be some anglers who want to know about this: Frenchman WMA sandpits to be chemically renovated...
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Jump at the Chance to Go Bullfroggin’ in Nebraska
It is a season that opens on August 15th here in eastern Nebraska. It is an unusual season, but one that just flat out reeks of challenge, excitement and tremendous entertainment value. It is a...
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Velvet Bucks
The science of antlers and when to harvest a buck By Brian Peterson In 2014, at the request of hunters, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission opened archery season Sept. 1 so hunters could have...
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