Education

For me and my spaniels there are two time designations in the fall – BN & PT.  We are currently in the BN or Before November time period.  The BN period is often characterized by the mostly carefree time one spends outdoors pursuing critters during the early hunting seasons.  These hunts are often rather relaxing affairs with the idea that many are a prelude to the bigger or better hunts yet to come.  Common examples of hunting at this time can …

Like iron filings to a magnet – or teenie-boppers to a Justin Bieber concert – I find myself almost inexplicably drawn to the ring-necked pheasant.  As October nears its end my mind centers more and more on the bird that wears autumn in its feathers. Make no mistake I love the chaos of a bobwhite covey, sing praises for the noble prairie chicken and sometimes swear at the devious sharp-tailed grouse.  However, when the final Saturday of the month arrives I have tunnel vision for the …

Hunters and anglers must be the most optimistic folks on the planet….We spend countless hours working on equipment, scouting, planning, hoping that our efforts will result in the critter of a lifetime. Yep, we are eternal optimists. But with each heartfelt effort, we know the fall will bring rewards in terms of game, fun, memories and all the cool stuff we will see. Duck hunters are no exception… My father-in-law and brother-in-law and I recently put our duck blind back …

Things are progressing quickly for the new shooting park and education center located at 44th & Superior in Lincoln. The building frame is up and the indoor firearm range is visible! Take a drive past the area to see for yourself. The new facility will house our Hunter and Boater Ed programs, Hunter Outreach Programs and provide for a host of new shooting sports programs. The facility will have an indoor 32 lane archery range to 25 meters (complementing the …

This latest bout of cooler weather came just in the nick of time for us archers. Cooler mornings mean more comfort for the hunter and better movement by deer. A lot of hunters like to wait until later in the season to hunt and you are missing out if that is the case. Early season can be a great time to connect on a deer. Right now, deer are somewhat predictable. They are set in normal feeding/bedding patterns and can …

It starts on the faded-blue wing patch of the teal, capitalized by the Canada goose, punctuated by the elegance of the pintail and capped by the mayhem that is the green-headed mallard.  It is the fall waterfowl migration, and it is spectacular. Few can resist the instinctual urge to glance skyward when the sounds off of a passing flock reach their ears – I know I cannot.   The annual southward movement of waterfowl has been an attraction to me for …

I just had to share the recent report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation.  They do a lot of research on the hunting and shooting sports market that you and I live for and some interesting trends continue in target shooting!   Of the more impressive findings is that one in five target shooters began shooting in the last five years.  This means that all the recent education programs, marketing, industry efforts, and the recent surge in gun sales has  resulted …

I know several missed it be we had a great time at the Families on Target program at the Lincoln Archery Park the other night. Over 100 came out to fling arrows at 3D animal targets, bullseye targets and flying targets (what a hoot!). Already getting folks asking for another one and we may try to hold one in the Omaha area before snowfall. Many asked about all the construction going on at Boosalis Park in Lincoln (location of the …

Hey folks, join Hershy and me August 29 from 6-8pm at the Lincoln Shooting Park located at 44th and Superior in Lincoln, Nebraska (enter through Lincoln Trap and Skeet) for an evening of FREE food and archery fun!   We will have the archery range ready for everyone to shoot bulls-eye targets, 3D animal targets (some unique targets), the aerial archery machine will give you the chance to shoot targets out of the sky and free hotdogs and Gatorade. We will …

I just had to tell you about a new shooting range app from the National Shooting Sports Foundation that helps you find a place to shoot.  It is available for the i-phone or Android system and really works neat.  Along with shooting range locations, it has shooting tips, videos and other resources for shooters.  Best part is its FREE!  You can find it at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-to-shoot/id647304891?mt=8