Nebraskaland Magazine

The folks at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, NE better brace themselves once more for the Great Outdoor Radio Show I host, because I’m comin’ to broadcast at their spring art show on Saturday! Below is a pic from a prior broadcast at the event with potter Paul Nichols of Bellevue, NE! Here’s the flyer about the art show. Buy your park permit and come to the Peter Kiewit Lodge! The Great Outdoor Radio Show I host, title-sponsored by Mahoney …

A little over a year ago a fishing buddy of mine began asking some questions about which public body of water in Nebraska would give him the best chance to catch the biggest largemouth bass of his life.  Knowing where he lived, I instantly had an answer for him. I teased you with this last Friday, and I realize by now some of you have already seen this, but for those of you who have not, you are going to …

Family Day Web Site | Outdoor Discovery Program Web Page  A full day of FREE outdoor fun awaits families at the Family Outdoor Discovery Program at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area . The parks spring celebration of Nebraska’s outdoors runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 11. Among the activities available for all ages and experience levels are shooting sports (shotgun, 3-D archery, aerial archery and air rifle), kayaking, fishing, dog field activities, campground games, sling shots and trapping. In …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Outdoor fun awaits families at the Family Outdoor Discovery Program at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area on May 11. This spring celebration of Nebraska’s outdoors is free and runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Among the activities available for all ages and experience levels are shooting sports (shotgun, 3-D archery, aerial archery and air rifle), kayaking, fishing, dog field activities, campground games, sling shots and trapping. In addition, you can compete in a s’mores eating contest, learn about Nebraska’s …

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 …