Pan-sized rainbow trout stockings for fall and winter fishing come front and center on my LIVE Weekly TV Outdoor Report, Thursday at 6 p.m. CST during the Omaha’s WOWT 6 News sportscast. Northwest Omaha’s Standing Bear Lake at 138th & Fort Street already has received 4,000 of these hearty 10-inch rainbows from the Grove Trout Rearing Station and anglers ...
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I bristle when someone refers to Nebraska as a “mid-western” state. We are not “mid-western”. We are Great Plains. Mid-western states are to the east of us. Frankly, I have not seen much in most...
Yes, I know it is December. Yes, Christmas is only three weeks away. But, I also know with some warm afternoons, and some are in the forecast, there will still be some folks wanting to launch...
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Martin Bay boat ramp at Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area will temporarily close to public access Dec. 3. The closure comes just ahead of a one-year, $3 million capital...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Give the gift of going outdoors this holiday season with the purchase of a 2021 hunt, fish or park permit for your family, friends or even yourself. Permits are easy to buy and...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Time is running out for hunters to apply for a 2021 mountain lion lottery permit. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept applications through 5 p.m. (11:59 p.m. if...
This year just keeps getting better. Saw this reported today on In-Fisherman’s FaceBook page: At In-Fisherman, we pause to offer our condolences to the family of In-Fisherman co-founder Ron...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in December for a virtual discussion on big game management via Zoom. Staff will talk about big game harvest results and season...
I know when I’m the outsider. As a longtime Nebraskaland Magazine writer and photographer, I’m well aware when I’m interrupting someone’s hunting or fishing trip. So when I went on a top-secret...
Your Dog Will Pheasant heads, freezer-burned fish, deer liver, duck feet … these are things that I might have tossed in the past. There are parts of an animal that I simply can’t use. Or waste...
An Adventure Story I love to duck and goose hunt and go whenever the opportunity presents itself. One of the first places I hunted waterfowl years ago was at Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area...
As a photographer drawn mostly to small subjects like bugs and flowers, it can be hard to find much to photograph after the end of the growing season. Most invertebrates die, migrate or go...
The Not So Plain Plains Onion Of our state’s six species of native onion, the Plains onion, though small in stature, has the largest, and in my opinion, most elegant flowers. Unlike the other...
“Other than family and close friends, this is what I love and had made me who I am.” – Scott Smathers, Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation When Scott Smathers’ social post came in front of me, it...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Preliminary Nebraska deer check-in numbers indicate statewide harvest is down 3 percent compared to 2019 for the November firearm season. During the nine-day season, 42,024 deer...
Going to be “outta the office” for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nope, not going to be the usual holiday. Nothing else has been “normal” this year, why would it be any different for Thanksgiving?...
I know many of you have already winterized the boats. However, I also know that as long as we have liquid water, some will still be launching boats and fishing. We have lots of folks that are...
The season for gratitude and reflection is upon us. Thanksgiving week is when we remind our families, friends and close associates how much they mean to us and express our sincere appreciation for...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Caddy’s Parkside Grill at the Peter Kiewit Lodge is closing its doors after two years of providing food service to guests at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park. “This situation is...
I have blogged several times about how everyone needs a good net man, and a good photographer. Unfortunately, some never take their responsibilities seriously. What you can do about that? Most...
LINCOLN, Neb. – A 46-year-old Trenton man was hospitalized with injuries following a boating accident Nov. 19 on Swanson Reservoir in Hitchcock County. Sometime in the afternoon, the victim, the...
