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Rain Dance, Smell of the Morel

I did a rain dance outside in the front yard of my home in the Metcalfe Park Neighborhood of Omaha, NE earlier this morning. Like the outfit (my jammies)? My poor neighbor, Brian, had to witness the rain dance while backing out of his driveway to go to work, sorry about that, Brian. Hey, precipitation is falling, woo-hoo! As a nature lover, how could one not think about the benefit of this moisture to the soil and, of course, for morel mushrooms in the woods! …

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Think Warm

It has been a typical Great Plains spring so far.  Sure, we have open water now, but the water is darned cold and the weather is schizophrenic.  Everyone is so eager to have open water to fish that folks cannot wait to hit the water after the ice is gone, but in my opinion this early spring period is one of the toughest times of year to catch fish.  The water is just too cold and the weather too up …

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So you want to learn to fish?

I will tell you that I do not believe in “luck.” However, “luck” has been described as “the residue of hard work” and “where preparation meets opportunity” and those descriptions definitely apply to fishing and to good anglers.  Those anglers who seem to always catch fish and catch big fish are not the “luckiest” anglers, they are the most skilled.  I believe that there are some fundamental skills that apply to fishing, just like any other sport has fundamental skills, and …

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Dogs of the Conservation Order Complete the Hunt

“The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog …” Unknown. I have always commented that dogs complete the hunting experience, especially when it comes to waterfowl.  This is so true in the current Light Goose Conservation Order hunting period on Snow and Ross’s Geese here in Nebraska! I have been fortunate to witness some outstanding dog work with some affectionate canines! I thought I’d share some of the images I captured by digital camera of these four-legged hunting companions along with their owners. Above, this is Copper, …

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Post Your Selfies in Nebraska’s Great Outdoors!

We at Game and Parks want to see some selfies of you in Nebraska’s great outdoors! Post your selfies on Twitter or Instagram and use @NEGameandParks and #NebraskaSelfie to tag us. We’ll be reposting some of our favorites throughout the day! Remember, have fun but keep them clean! Here are a few of my “outdoor selfies!” WARNING: These may be perceived by you as funny, scary, nerdy or catchy, HA! Bring on your selfies! The Wags.

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One Last Sport Show

I have one last sport show to do this spring.  This one will be at the Platte River Mall in North Platte this weekend. I am planning to give seminars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday on the 2014 Fishing Forecast for Nebraska.  You might just hear me on KODY Radio 1240 at 9:00 Friday morning too.  The rest of the time you might find me hanging around a booth with Julie Geiser from our North …

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Get to Interview Tom Osborne, Help Teammates at Hunt with Radio Show

With the Great Outdoor Radio Show I host, I am thrilled and honored once again to be part of the upcoming Hunt with the Huskers charity event this Saturday, March 22nd at the beautiful Oak Creek Sporting Club Near Brainard, NE. This is a pheasant hunting fund raiser at a licensed Nebraska Controlled Shooting Area for Tom Osborne’s Teammates Mentoring program. It will be a wonderful opportunity for me to re-connect with Coach Osborne (yes, I said “Coach”), visit with …

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Spend Spring Break in a Cool State Park on WOWT 6 Outdoors

On my Weekly WOWT 6 News Outdoor Report,  I’ll be reminding you that our scenic Nebraska state park lands make for cool destinations when it comes to taking a scenic spring break hike, mountain biking expedition or fitness run! Maybe you’ll just take a leisurely walk off one of the hiking trails to explore? Get more information on using state park lands this time of year by tuning in to the LIVE version of my report which airs on Thursday …

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My Marsh Madness: Selection Sunday Light Goose Hunt

Yesterday was an exciting day for college basketball in this state with both Creighton and Nebraska qualifying for the March Madness of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in the same region (congrats to both the Jays and the Huskers, and they may even end up playing each other!). But for me, ‘selection Sunday’  as it is so named, meant ‘marsh madness.’ As you may be able to tell, I spent the entire day hunting light geese (Snow and Ross’s geese) during the Conservation Order hunting period on a friend …

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Respect the Snows

It is just human nature I guess. We take out the stops, bag limits, shell limits, equipment limits and, over time, we seem to value something less. Sometimes, I think that is the case for the snow goose. Don’t get me wrong…I love to chase these critters as much as anyone but after a few years of chasing these birds I have come to a new level of respect. To say the snow goose is an intelligent bird is to …

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