So here we are at the end of summer. I always have mixed feelings this time year. I am excited about cooler weather, fall migration and football, but I also always feel a bit bummed thinking about all the summer birds that will soon be leaving us for warmer climes. It happens quickly, with each ...
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By Monica Macoubrie, Wildlife Education Specialist Phenology is a word that you may not be familiar with, but I am pretty sure that you’ve experienced it. Think about what season it is. Spring?...
If you have been drawn into the addiction that is muskie fishing, you have a few stories to tell. Most of those stories will be about fish caught and fish lost, close encounters and days, weeks,...
Legendary Nebraska outdoorsman Dick Turpin loved connecting people to the outdoors. Since his passing earlier this year, his family, along with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, have...
Laney Bohl of Mitchell hit 35 of 40 targets to win the Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational on Sept. 24 at Pressey Wildlife Management Area south of Broken Bow. High Boy Austin Rahmig...
Fort Robinson State Park’s Haunted Halloween is returning for its second year, but will be in a slightly different location from the first. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 7...
Williams Gap Wildlife Management Area southeast of Gering has reopened to the public after being closed because of a wildfire. Hunter Baillie, a district wildlife manager for the Nebraska Game and...
I started getting calls about this over a month ago. Here you go, the fall 2022 trout stocking schedule: Game and Parks announces stocking schedule for rainbow trout Rainbow trout will be stocked...
It’s autumn. It’s heavy sweatshirt weather. It’s the season for football and pumpkin-spiced everything. And, it’s time to pick pumpkins and harvest the last of the tender crops from your vegetable...
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska In 1905, George Poell was a railroad fireman, soon to be a hero. One day the Grand Island resident was shoveling coal into a locomotive’s red-hot furnace as...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is better able to monitor the health, movements and distribution of bighorn sheep in the Wildcat Hills thanks to a project completed this month. With the...
A planned drawdown of Lake Ogallala for infrastructure maintenance will affect boating access at three Nebraska state recreation areas this fall. Lake Ogallala, Sutherland Reservoir and Lake...
A planned drawdown of Lake Ogallala for infrastructure maintenance will affect boating access at three Nebraska state recreation areas this fall. Lake Ogallala, Sutherland Reservoir and Lake...
I hear that tomorrow is National Hunting and Fishing Day. Sounds like a great idea to me! As a matter of fact, with our diversity of hunting and fishing opportunities, I believe Nebraska is the...
I hear that tomorrow is National Hunting and Fishing Day. Sounds like a great idea to me! As a matter of fact, with our diversity of hunting and fishing opportunities, I believe Nebraska is the...
By Brian Peterson In Nebraska, male white-tailed and mule deer are most recognized by their elaborate, showy antlers. While we all have observed deer or pictures of deer with antlers, have you...
The Thunder Bay and West Ridge campgrounds at Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area near Loup City are closed temporarily because of construction. Electrical and RV sites are being added to...
Rainbow trout will be stocked by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to enhance fishing opportunities this fall and winter. “This program emphasizes the urban and community waters statewide,”...
I have other things I could blog about, but these updates keep coming and if you fish these waters, you will want to know about them. So, I am going to “spread the word” some more: Boating access...
The Hunt Nebraska crew has a few great ideas for new products that should exist — and a few not-so-great ideas. It’s a game of who has the best invention, and if they can sway the other “sharks”...
State park areas are wonderful places to celebrate Halloween in Nebraska with many hosting family-friendly activities on weekends in October. Plan your opportunity for fun at these nine park...
