Nebraskaland Magazine

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 …

Wanted to give you the lowdown on a fiesta taking place the evening of Tuesday,  January 15, at La Paloma Mexican Restaurant in Lincoln, as the Anglers of the Blue Moon raise the needed funds to construct special-needs fishing piers at Bowling Lake.  Nebraska’s very own Dick Turpin will be hosting the event with 15% of the dining proceeds going to the fishing pier project.  Other local celebrities will be on hand to bus tables, take orders and do who-knows-what-else.  …

We just wrapped up a five year project funded by Nebraska Game and Parks through two State Wildlife Grants.  During the project, we enhanced grassland habitat for a number of wildlife species through fire and grazing management, and then measured the impacts on plant diversity and butterflies – particularly regal fritillaries.  You can see a summary of what we learned, and link to the full report, if you like. http://prairieecologist.com/2013/01/08/lessons-from-a-project-to-improve-prairie-quality-part-1-patch-burn-grazing-plant-diversity-and-butterflies/

My family and I got out of town for an extended time over the New Year’s holiday.  We went “out west” to celebrate Christmas with family, and as I promised before we left, we spent as much time as possible enjoying Nebraska’s great outdoors!  Time to give you a report. . . . I have listened to plenty of negativity and complaining about pheasant numbers and pheasant hunting this year.  Believe me, I know there are not the number of …

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!

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will burn brush piles, as weather allows, at several sites across the state. Brush piles are created by the removal of invading trees in grassland or timber stands, or from trees damaged in wildfires. Removal of brush piles will open grasslands and timber for continued management, eliminate a wildfire fuel source and eliminate predator habitat. The following list includes scheduled prescribed burns by county: Custer – Pressey Wildlife Management Area (WMA); …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Spring turkey hunting permits for 2013 will be available from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission starting at 1 p.m. Central Time on Jan. 14. Each spring turkey permit allows a hunter to take one male or bearded female turkey with bow and arrow in the archery season or a shotgun in the shotgun season. A person may purchase up to three spring turkey permits. Archery season for youth and adults opens March 25. Shotgun season opens …

LINCOLN, Neb. – With the holidays now behind them, Nebraskans can buy themselves a gift good for 12 months of outdoor fun. The 2013 park entry permits, which are required for every vehicle entering a state park, recreation area and historical park, are available from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The fees are $25 for an annual permit, $12.50 for a duplicate annual permit and $5 for a daily permit. Permit holders must permanently affix the sticker to the …

We are a few days into the new year of 2013 and you probably already are tired of hearing what is new for this year or what new resolutions you should make.  Sorry, I want to point out a couple of others. . . . Our NEW 2013-2014 Fishing Guide is available on-line now.  You can see it here, (click on image) There are always a few changes in fishing rules and regulations every time we publish a new fishing …

Let me be honest. What you’ll see in the attached video is not entirely accurate. I did briefly drag my feet in the middle of my run down the Mahoney State Park Toboggan Run. Why? To be very honest, I was afraid. Very afraid. So for you thrill seekers out there, this is a great option close to Omaha and Lincoln. And if you’re a parent (or scaredy cat), you can also put the brakes on like me. JK