http://www.womenintheoutdoors.org/in_your_state/wito.php?STATE=NE

Check out the Nebraskaland magazine link above and you will have an excellent source for all the information you need for Morel mushroom hunting this spring!

http://www.fulldrawarchery.net

From their website…Just a little bit of info about Full Draw Archery~

Kent and Deb Colgrove love archery…bowhunting, bowfishing, and target shooting! We are volunteers for Nebraska Game and Parks as bowhunter ed instructors, active with the youth mentor hunting program, National Archery in the Schools program and Ted Nugent’s Kamp for Kids. Deb is the secretary for the Nebraska State Archery Association.

We have been at our current location since 1996 and have expanded our store to approx. 12,000 sq ft; which includes 28 lanes of paper, DART interactive video system, paper tune and bow testing area, and the area’s largest “All Archery” inventory selection! We are excited to serve the Midwest with some of the finest archery equipment. We are a Top Ten Dealer (out of 1150) for both Mathews and Mission bow lines, and are PROUD of it.

We have been married 25 years, raised 3 children, have 2 grand children and a store mascot named Emma.

We want to take this time to THANK those of you who have supported us through the last 14 years and look forward to serving you for a LONG time!! We are not going anywhere! We are VERY excited about the changes we have made, and hope that if you are new to the area, please give us a try. You won’t be disappointed!

Bryce in the field…

My son’s first pheasant hunting trip was planned & he was rarin’ to go!  That was until a Thursday nite mishap caused him to sprain his ankle which would have shortened his endurance for the length of hunt we had planned.  Mother Nature intervened, bringing a whole lot of snow and postponing the weekend trip allowing Bryce a little recovery time!

Got it!!

A week later, we headed towards Hastings for the much anticipated hunt! I was amazed at how excited he was and knew this was a special time for the two of us.  Most ten year olds would have thrown in the towel hiking through tall grasses and, at times, up and down some very steep hills that separated what seemed to be hundreds of old WW II bunkers.  As the day wore on, all of the BIG GUYS were having success and he was feeling a little left out. Determined and focused, he got his boots muddy and continued on hoping that by the end of the day his patience and hard work would pay off.  After about 4 hours, he finally got his chance when Bryce exclaimed, “I see one…there it is….I see it!” The three of us on the hunt with him shouted out at once, “Shoot it!” Though cold and tired, Bryce shot not once, but twice from his over under Ruger 20 gauge.  Most of the day we had roosters and hens running and this time was no exception.  Bryce managed to “Arkansas” the pheasant and it turned out to be the longest tail feathered pheasant of the afternoon.  “Wow Dad…I never thought I would love hunting so much!”  Those words & the memory of Bryce’s enthusiasm for his first pheasant hunt, will be remembered fondly forever…and with friends there by our side, it was even more special! (Thanks John!)

SHOW HOURS:

Thurs, Feb 25th:  5-9          Fri, Feb 26th:  12-9        Sat, Feb 27th: 9-9       Sun, Feb 28th: 9-5

JOIN Brenden Stai Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the 6th Annual Wild Game & Fish Expo!!  Check out all the details below!!

  Program Benefits Landowners, Hunters and Anglers

 Enrollment is currently underway for the 2010 season in Nebraska’s Open Fields and Waters Program. 
 
This is the second year for this statewide, pilot program, which pays landowners who allow walk-in hunting and fishing access to their enrolled property.  Landowners are protected by Nebraska’s Recreation Liability Act, and help pass on Nebraska’s rich outdoor heritage. 
 
Hunters and anglers benefit from the program by gaining expanded access to private lands. 
 
The Open Fields and Waters program complements the Conservation Reserve Program-Management Access Program (CRP-MAP). While the focus of CRP-MAP is upland game, Open Fields and Waters targets habitat for deer and turkey hunting and also opens streams, ponds and lakes to public fishing access.
 
The program began this past fall, with contracts providing access on enrolled acres from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31. There are presently 37,242 acres available for public hunting and fishing access, including 371 acres of ponds and lakes and 38 miles of stream.
 
Enrolled acres are published in the Nebraska Public Access Atlas, which also includes other public areas, including CRP-MAP. Enrollment in CRP-MAP is also open at this time through Commission district offices.
 
Landowners interested in Open Fields and Waters should contact their nearest Commission district office as soon as possible to ensure a place in the program.

Source:  February News from Outdoor Nebraska, Nebraska Game and Parks, 2010 Fishing Forecast

http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Intro/LB836.pdf

Premier Outdoor Properties would like to congratulate our 2010 Show Prize Winners:

• SCI:  Christy Christiansen     
• River City Hunting & Fishing Expo:  Kevin Vosler 
• NE Big Buck Classic:  Mark Schmitt
• Omaha Boat, Sports & Travel Show:  Could it be you??  Be sure to stop by our booth and register for our drawing!!

See you at the Show!!