Nebraskaland Magazine

The title was Jeff Kurrus’s idea. Lame, huh? Anyway, here’s what Jeff and I did this past Monday: NOT ruining a $400 GoPro camera. Although, I almost wished we had because it would’ve been so doggone funny. My only job was to push the button and to stand back. It wasn’t my idea. What do I care? I can see Jeff trying to explain that one. Fortunately for him, the camera survived. We did get this really cool photo below. It …

Those of you who have an interest in pike and especially muskies should know that Nebraska has its own chapter of Muskies Inc., http://www.muskiesinc.org/ , the HUSKERland Muskie Hunters, http://www.mi53.org/Huskerland_Muskie_Hunters/Home.html .  They meet once a month or have a “league night” and get together to fish once a month during the summer.  I will always tell you that a great way to learn about fishing is to find a fishing organization and join it!  That would absolutely be true of …

We’re heading to southern Sarpy County on my Weekly Outdoor Report on Omaha’s WOWT-TV/Channel 6 this week. We have our park permit and are going to the Schramm Park State Recreation Area/Ak-sar-ben Aquarium on Highway 31 about nine miles south of Gretna (my hometown) for some fun winter recreation and wildlife viewing. The Weekly Outdoor Report airs LIVE on WOWT-TV/Channel 6 and online at www.wowt.com Thursdays at 6 p.m. CST during the station’s sportscast with Ross Jernstrom. Rossy and I …

Here’s what happens when a scientist runs out of real data to analyze toward the end of a long winter.  If he’s a photographer, he analyzes the number of photos he’s taken per year and calculates meaningless ratios and other comparisons… Read more here:  http://prairieecologist.com/2013/02/27/confessions-of-a-data-starved-scientistphotographer/

LINCOLN, Neb. – The following is a listing of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events and important dates in March: March 2 – Youth Fishing Instructor Certification Workshop, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Gretna, 9 a.m., 402-332-3901 March 2-3 – Marsh Madness, Ponca State Park (SP), 402-755-2284 March 6 – Project WILD Workshop, Henzlik Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 900 N. 16th St., 5 p.m., 402-471-5581 March 8 – Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners Meeting, Fairfield Inn and Suites, 510 Talmadge St., …

As much as I don’t like the cold, I must admit… I had a TON of fun this past weekend! Below is a photo taken from inside my apartment in Northeast Nebraska last Thursday. The snow did not fall until after 1:30 PM, and once it did, it kept falling and falling like nobody’s business. But nothing catastrophic happened. My windows did not shudder. It was hardly  the “blizzard,” “storm” or “snow-mageddon” as projected. To me, it was a nice …

I received a phone call yesterday from a woman who lives in a neighborhood just north of Zorinsky Lake in west Omaha concerning problematic wild turkeys. We have a lot of wild turkeys in and around Omaha, and, as some of you know, they are not wary of us humans. In fact, as neat as they are to see, turkeys may become a nuisance by roosting on roofs, in trees near homes, and on decks, and they are known to …

It started around a year ago.  I could not wait to release a new program we had been working on called “Outdoor U” and once released, I could not wait to participate.  Outdoor U is a new program that allows hunters, anglers, campers and shooting sports enthusiasts to track their recreational and life learning activities and obtain various achievement levels.  Each level says something about you.  In the beginning, well you start out as a Pathfinder.  For newbies, this is …

We are in that great in-between time called February/March as I write this.  We wrap up the winter hunting seasons (cottontail, coyote, etc.) and begin the spring seasons (snow goose and spring turkey).  This is a tough time for a guy like me – and a tougher time for the family’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  You see I am still very much in the mindset of hunting, and though the options have become a bit more limited at present, the …

While working the Omaha Boat, Sports and Travel Show yesterday, I was reminded about a couple Nebraska rivers not floated much that have nearly constant water levels year-round being spring-fed by the massive Ogallala Aquifer. That reminder was prompted by a good friend in Nebraska’s outdoor recreation scene – float trip outfitter Mitch Glidden of Mullen, NE. Mitch, along with his wife – Patty (she really runs things, sorry Mitch), own and operate Glidden Canoe Rental and the Sandhills Motel …