Ag and Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Take care of important ice-fishing prep now

Anglers waiting for ponds and lakes to freeze over don’t need to idly stand by. There’s plenty to do in the meantime.

Sidney teen bags trophy bighorn

Outdoor notes: Firearm deer harvest down 18% statewide

Nebraska woman bags marriage proposal shortly after killing big buck on hunting trip

A Nebraska woman bagged a marriage proposal along with a big buck during a recent deer hunting trip.

Outdoor notes: Big game meetings scheduled across Nebraska

Hunters and landowners are encouraged to offer their feedback on big game issues during the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s public information meetings this winter.

Outdoor notes: Still time to fish for stocked rainbow trout this fall

Mild weather is hanging around this fall and Nebraskans can take advantage by fishing for stocked rainbow and cutthroat trout.

Outdoor notes: Upland hunters see variable success in opener

Nebraska’s 2023 pheasant and quail season opener Oct. 28 greeted hunters with a front of cold winter weather and variable success.

West Holt FFA place first at National FFA competition

A group of eight West Holt High School sophomores placed first at the National FFA competition in Indianapolis last week.

Outdoor notes: Special Youth Hunt another success in 2023

Nebraska youth got to experience a pheasant hunt as adult mentors took them afield for the state’s Special Youth Hunt on Oct. 21-22.

Appreciation pheasant hunt held in Cheyenne County for military veterans

Big Boy Morning Show Host Hunter Arterburn joined the hunt and caught up with event organizer, Justin Langley, between walks through trees and fields.

Game and Parks stocking lakes, ponds with catchable Rainbow Trout

As the weather cools off, the Nebraska Game and Parks in the midst of a yearly fall activity: stocking Nebraska’s lakes and ponds with catchable size Rainbow Trout.

Outdoor notes: Mountain lion lottery application period is Nov. 6 – Dec. 13

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept lottery applications for mountain lion permits Nov. 6 – Dec. 13, 2023, for the 2024 hunting season.

Outdoor notes: Catch these Game and Parks education events in November

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educators have scheduled interesting and engaging events for the curious in November. Here are some opportunities:

Outdoor notes: Commissioners approve nonresident big game permit fee increases

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved fee increases to several nonresident big game permits at its Oct. 13 meeting at Fort Robinson State Park.

Scottsbluff, Gering moose sightings prompt warnings

Nebraska Game and Parks officials are asking people to give space to a moose that has been observed along the North Platte River in Scottsbluff and Gering.

Outdoor notes: Nebraskaland photo contest begins Oct. 1

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2023 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting Oct. 1.

Drivers, Ag Producers Share the Road During Harvest Season

Harvest is in full swing across Nebraska and the Nebraska State Patrol encourages all motorists to be aware of agriculture equipment traveling on roads throughout the state.

Outdoor notes: Memorial run raises $9K for Smith Falls trails

The Tyler Vanderheiden Memorial Run, an annual race aimed at raising awareness and understanding of mental health, raised more than $9,000 for Nebraska Game and Parks state park trails in 2023.

Outdoor notes: Mentored Youth Waterfowl Hunt is Oct. 22 at Clear Creek WMA

Youth ages 11-15 may register for the Ash Hollow Youth Mentored Waterfowl Hunt, scheduled for Oct. 22 at Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area near Lewellen.