Education

The first few hunts from our blind NE of Lincoln have been great. No major push of birds yet but enjoying good friends and good times with a flock here and there to keep our attention. Seeing Green-Wing Teal, and an occasional Norther Shoveler along with an assortment of divers. Dave and I went out Saturday with a warm heart as the skillet was to be filled with eggs, hashbrowns and sausage. He was even talking nice to me! Imagine …

We just returned from our annual pilgrimage to the Sandhills of western Nebraska and what an incredible four days!  Four days of camping, hunting, eating like kings, more hunting and taking in some of the greatest scenery our state has to offer! The Nebraska Sandhills is a special region of our state characterized by the largest region of stabilized sand dunes in the Country.  These dunes are covered by mixed grass prairie and represent the heart of ecological diversity in the …

We have begun a new video series called “Waterfowling Nebraska” that you may find useful/enjoyable. We will be adding more videos from time to time that are aimed at the intermediate waterfowler. These tips will range from decoys, calling, concealment and a lot more! Hope you enjoy! Jeff Concealing the Blind Decoy Spreads That Work Calling Canada Geese

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 …