Nebraskaland Magazine

We’re gonna tell you why you should wet a line in eastern Nebraska’s smaller to mid-sized reservoirs this spring on The Weekly Outdoor Report airing on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 (www.wowt.com) Thursday night. We’ll be featuring a couple of them not far from Omaha. In fact, this smaller water body (see map below) fits that bill and we’ll chat about it. What water body is it? Think crappie and largemouth bass! The Weekly Outdoor Report on WOWT/Channel 6 and www.wowt.com airs …

Visit the Wanahoo Eagles Web Page | More about Eagles Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (SRA) is hosting an  Eagle Extravaganza on April 6. The event is planned to introduce the public to the lake’s nesting eagle pair.   The public will be provided the opportunity to learn about the eagles that have selected the lake as the best place to raise their young. Hosts from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have …

Sam Wilson shares his love for working with carnivore’s as a program manager for Game and Parks http://youtu.be/A_j6S5KIghk

LINCOLN, Neb. – Come to Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (SRA) on April 6 for the Wanahoo Eagle Extravaganza. The event will feature the lake’s nesting eagle pair, and it will be an opportunity to learn about the eagles that have made their home at the lake. Hosts from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have binoculars and spotting scopes available for visitors to view the pair of bald eagles nesting in a …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Natural resource officials in northwest Nebraska are turning to one of the oldest forms of seed dispersal to replace some of the countless trees and shrubs that were burned in the 2012 Pine Ridge forest fires. Blocks containing seeds of native trees and shrubs soon will be fed to the region’s wild animals, which are expected to “deposit” the seeds in remote areas of the region’s rugged landscape. Shelley Steffl of Chadron, the Nebraska Game and Parks …

This event is coming soon; put it on your calendar! Don’t tell me that you ain’t a muskie angler, whatever.  That’s OK; if you show up for this, I will guarantee you that you will learn something about the way various baits behave in the water and I will guarantee that you can apply that to your walleye fishing, bass fishing, etc., etc.  Besides that, it will be a lot of fun! While you are at it, you might even …

Peregrine Falcon watchers from  last year will remember that we occasionally capture video at the nestbox and share it.  Troy Kroeger captured the following video late last week of the male bringing the female a snack.  The victim appears to be a meadowlark.  The female seems to just want the food and has no desire to socialize.    Hopefully eggs are developing inside the female at this time.  The male will be asked to bring a steady supply of food …

Decided to shoot a few quick pics of this nice Easter Saturday gobbler I called to within shooting range this evening in northern Douglas County instead of shooting it with my crossbow so you could experience it! Gosh darn, I love spring in Nebraska’s great outdoors!

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With so many of us just itchin’ to get on the water and wet a line, the mission’s definitely fishin’ on my Great Outdoor Radio Show Saturday morning! My special guest on the program will be Omaha Scheels Fishing Expert Chris Sell. Chris has caught  a number of different species in a number of different waters on a number of different presentations. You’ll find him very informative! The interactive Great Outdoor Radio Show I host, presented by Mahoney State Park, …