In The Wild

With my Weekly Outdoor Report, I’ll be LIVE in the Ice Zone of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha on Thursday night. I’ll be talking about ice skating on the natural ice of frozen Nebraska lakes, reservoirs and ponds and most importantly safety and general guidelines when thinking of doing that. My Weekly Outdoor Report airs LIVE Thursday evenings during the 6 p.m. CST newscast in the sports segment on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and …

Sharing some more pics from Canada goose hunting this weekend in Nebraska’s East Dark Goose Unit, but this time in western Sarpy and Douglas Counties along the Elkhorn River. Quite an experience! There were a lot of Canada geese around the river! I was fortunate enough to shoot a quick pic of mallard ducks on the Elkhorn as well as bag a nice Canada goose pass shooting in a nearby field thanks to a landowner friend of mine. The sights …

The Great Outdoor Radio Show I host heads to the popular Nebraska Big Buck Classic event (www.http://nebraskabigbuckclassic.com/) at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha Saturday morning. I’ll be LIVE from 9-10 a.m. CST to visit with the classic organizers and various exhibitors. The broadcast, presented by Mahoney State Park, airs on Omaha radio station KOZN/1620 AM “The Zone” and online at www.1620thezone.com or through various mobile device apps. Stop by, see the broadcast and then enjoy the event! My fellow …

The growing outdoor sport of ice fishing will be featured on my Weekly Outdoor Report airing on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and online at www.wowt.com Thursday night LIVE during sports on the 6 p.m. CST newscast. See video of our very own Daryl Bauer in action on the ice at Mahoney State Park’s CenturyLink Lake while I provide some quick tips for you ice anglers with a focus on safety for beginners. Remember, if you’re unable to view the live broadcast …

Sharing a few cool pics graciously sent to me and taken by Lisa Miller of Omaha, NE of an immature Red-tailed hawk having lunch in downtown Omaha’s Gene Leahy Park Mall recently. Lisa and I thought you folks would enjoy seeing them! Thanks to our resident nongame bird expert Joel Jorgensen for a positive ID on the bird.

The Great Outdoor Radio Show I host hits the road on Saturday morning and heads to the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha for the popular Midlands International Auto Show (http://www.omahaautoshow.com/). We’ll be there for a special, LIVE broadcast thanks to the folks at Toyota. I’m looking forward to it and hopefully seeing you there! I’ll be previewing what’s new here in 2013  for S.U.V.’s, 4X4 pick up trucks and much, much more! It all happens on Saturday morning specifically from …

I’ll be showing you a couple of the top spots to wet  fishing lines, camp and recreate this year near the Omaha-metro area on my Weekly  Outdoor Report airing LIVE Thursday evening during  the sports segment on the 6 p.m. newscast on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and www.wowt.com Here’s a hint on one of them that has awfully big fish swimming around to catch, snap a pic of and then release! Don’t forget, if you’re unable to view the live broadcast …

It’s only an excuse for me to experience winter, watch wildlife, enjoy the scenery and shoot photos with a new camera … Really it is … I am referring to Nebraska’s Late Firearm Deer Hunting Season. I thoroughly enjoy it! The photos from my Saunders County expedition will sum up why. Of course, getting an antlerless deer (a whitetail doe) in the late firearm season is merely a bonus for me!

Tomorrow night, I’m gonna feature Nebraska state park lodging on my Weekly Outdoor Report on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and online at www.wowt.com Whether it’s a winter or a summer stay, find out more info Thursday evening at 6 p.m. LIVE during the sportscast with me and my buddy Greg Ortiz of the Channel 6 Sports Machine. If you’re unable to view the live broadcast of The Weekly Outdoor Report, video replays of it can be seen after the initial cast …