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Walleye and Wind By: Jason Mitchell | May 23, 2008 7:31AM The affect of wind on walleye is almost cliché. Follow the wind or fish the windy shore. Wind stacks up baitfish and then the walleye follow. The reality is however that this cliché is only right half the time so this theory is just another half truth. There are so many scenarios where wind has a negative affect on walleye location and movements. There are many times where we are more productive avoiding the wind and the more we can recognize just when wind is...

Fishing for the Future By: Mark Bry | May 14, 2008 12:12PM A young boy went fishing with his dad on Beaver Creak Bay of Lake Sakakawea. It was a clear and sunny North Dakota day. The boy sat at the back of the boat as his dad fished getting ready to pull lindy rigs tipped with leeches. As they fished along a point in 14 to 17 feet of water the boy began catching walleyes as his lindy-rig hit the bottom of the lake. The feeding frenzy continued as the morning went forward…

South Dakota's Missouri System Set For Banner Year By: Carl Madson | May 1, 2008 9:14AM While walleye attract most of the notoriety and while Lake Oahe is known far and wide as one of the nation’s top walleye fishing destinations, Riis admits that there are other opportunities for anglers that are awfully good right now. “The salmon fishing on the lower end of Lake Oahe should be really good this year.” Also, Lake Sharpe and Frances Case both are top walleye producers but often get overshadowed by...

Welcome Onestringer Gregg Kathol-Nebraska Outdoors | Jun 20, 2007 11:52AM We would like to welcome Onestringer, maker of custom arrow wraps as a sponsor to Nebraska-Outdoors!  Please visit www.onestringer.com for your arrow wrap needs.  If you have never wrapped your own arrows there is also a very nice tutorial on their website on how to do so.  So order your custom arrow wraps today!  Also don't forget to check out the photobucket to see a great assortment of wraps.   Again, please welcome Onestringer to our site! Here is an exerpt straight from Onestringer's website.

Fall Is In Full Force | Oct 26, 2006 11:02AM 2006 Pheasant, Quail, Partridge Seasons Open Oct. 28  The pheasant, quail and partridge seasons will be Oct. 28-Jan. 31, 2007. The bag and possession limits for pheasants and partridge are three per day, 12 in possession; and for quail its six per day and 24 in possession. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset...

Talking Turkey By: Dave Hardies | Sep 28, 2006 1:22PM The alarm went off and Ron got up and lit the burner under the coffee while I got dressed. Then I made some hash-browns, bacon and fried eggs for breakfast while Ron and John finished dressing and set the table. After breakfast Ron and John grabbed their gear and started across the creek and up the drainage towards the lower end of the ridge that our gobbler was on. John was tagging along with Ron as this was his first trip with us hunting the Ponderosa WMA for turkeys. I crossed the creek and headed up the trail that would take me to a point on the ridge just above the closest tom and below the other group of turkeys. The half mile walk was also a lot easier walking for my bad knee than the route the other guys took...

You Are In The Army Now By: Don Padgett | Sep 27, 2006 3:20PM An enormous amount of information has been written about the Corps. Is the Corps really insensitive, inflexible, unthinking and unwavering? Let us for the sake of this article separate the Corps into the entities it is. First and foremost it is the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It has existed for its entirety as a subordinate arm of the US ARMY. The people that direct the Corps wear stars, clusters and bars. They are real Army right down to the hair cuts. These people are in charge and they depend on Congress for funding through the Army. The day to day issues are dealt with in a Department of Defense fashion. The people, even the civilians have DOD regulation to follow. Some special projects are directly funded, the rest are general...

Our Outdoors: Get Fit for Hunting By: Nick Simonson | Sep 7, 2006 8:21AM Safety in the field goes beyond hunter’s education, being aware of your surroundings and knowing your target and what lies beyond it. Personal physical well-being in the field is usually an afterthought, and when it is addressed, it is usually too late. The early upland seasons are a walking hunter’s re-introduction to the stress and rigors of pursuing game. Miles of walking over rough terrain, hurdling fences and straining muscles can take...

Day Dreaming Doves By: Gregg Kathol | Sep 1, 2006 12:32PM Many of us have been waiting for the dove season serving as a prelude to the fall hunting seasons. After a long summer of fishing, I've been able to sneak away and put a few shells through my 12 gauge. The practice has helped and I should be ready to go for opening day. Heck, opening day is TODAY! Like many, opening day sometimes goes "unopened" as we have to attend work. And if you are like me, work is a son-of-a-gun because there's really only one thing on our minds…

Cabela's Field Guide Story: Lite Is The Way To Go By: Dan Carlson | Aug 29, 2006 12:58PM The hunting seasons of 2006 will be a milestone for me. They will mark the 30th consecutive year that I've donned hunting boots and jackets to venture afield in pursuit of game. In any area of life, a 30-year anniversary is something to be celebrated, and I did so by purchasing a new big-game rifle. As is the case with all of my firearms purchases, I did extensive research before making my choice. I had three important requirements in mind...

Ten Rules for Bugling Bulls – And Then Some By: Wayne Muth | Aug 2, 2006 3:05PM One of the most exhilarating sounds in the fall outdoors is the call of a bull elk. The resonating bugle sends a chill down your spine, not only for its shear beauty, but because behind the bugle rests the animal you've been adamantly pursuing. For these reasons, the hunt for a great bull gives a feeling like nothing else in the hunting world. Those of us fortunate enough to bow hunt a rutting bull in fall can attest to what works and what doesn't. I've had several conversations with individuals who are skeptical for their first trip and those who have no desire to hunt simply because they feel it's too challenging. Although, I can understand the newbie hunter feeling a bit unsure, I struggle to...

Spinner Baits 101 By: Paul Reinbold | Apr 23, 2006 1:22PM Spinnerbaits have been among the most popular bass lures for decades, and I have used them for many years. They are probably my most favorite bait to use during a tournament. The reason why I like them so much is simple; they catch fish day in and day out. In this article I am going to give you a crash course on how to select and use your spinnerbait properly.   For starters I would like to talk about choosing the right blade style for the right water condition. There are a number of different types of blade shapes out there on the market but I am going to focus on the three most popular blade shapes. The first one is the...

Focus on Pheasants Eric Fowler | Oct 25, 2005 10:49AM As nearly everyone knows, the current pheasant population in the state is quite low – probably the lowest it has been since its establishment in Nebraska. Everyone isconcerned about this unhappy situation – Game Commission, hunter and conservationist alike. Most hunters long for ‘the good old days’ of numerous pheasants when they could go out and fill their bag limit in a short time. No doubt many wonder if pheasant hunting will keep on getting poorer or whether someday it will be better.

The Deer of DeSoto Eric Fowler | Oct 7, 2005 3:24PM The Deer of DeSoto An ongoing study of deer at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge has found that while most whitetails are homebodies, the movement of some have revealed surprises about the population.

Muskie Hunt Rocky Hoffmann | Oct 6, 2005 10:46AM Until a few years ago, Merritt Reservoir and Watts Lake were the only muskie waters in Nebraska. But, with an improved method of stocking, fisheries biologists are now establishing muskies in several more lakes across the state.

Fall Turkey Hunting in the Land of Gobblers and Ghosts By: Dave Hardies | Sep 16, 2005 10:03AM In October of 1984 my neighbor Ron Olson invited me to join him on a fall turkey hunting trip to the Pine Ridge area. This fall Ron and I will once again make our annual fall pilgrimage to the Pine Ridge area in pursuit of wild turkeys. But it is not only turkeys that has drawn us back, both spring and fall for the last 21 years, to this extraordinary patch of real estate. The Pine Ridge area is a Ponderosa Pine covered sandstone escarpment rising over 700 feet above the plains of Northwestern Nebraska starting at the Wyoming border and stretching over 60 miles through NW Nebraska into SW South Dakota. The area’s diverse ecosystem is home to...

Texas Rigging 101 By: Nick Simonson | May 24, 2005 9:12PM Texas rigs are about as old as the first soft plastic worms. Developed by Nick Creme in the 1950s, these first vermiform plastics were reusable, flexible, and downright effective on bass. Throughout the past five decades variations on the worms from a multitude of manufacturers have spawned not only new styles of worms, but also entirely new soft-plastic bait categories as well.

Salmo Turning Heads in America Peter Manoske | May 19, 2005 10:20PM Salmo Lures are supposed to be that good. Time will tell if Salmo has what it takes to catch the anglers as good as they catch fish.

Fishing Weedlines Well Mark Strand | Mar 27, 2005 6:58AM Many, many predator fish are ‘ambush feeders,’ meaning that they choose to sit, making little movement to betray their presence, along some kind of edge where prey often moves by and can be pounced upon.

The Good Sam Club Continues A Tradition of Serving RVers Doug Hermanson | Mar 23, 2005 3:50PM The Good Sam Club got its start 38 years ago when a handful of RV owners put Good Samaritan bumper stickers on their rigs so fellow members would know they could get help on the road. From this small Club we grew. In the early days, Good Sam Members spread the word at RV parks and other Club events. Soon everyone wanted to know how to get a Good Sam "smiling face" decal. Today, our primary goal remains the same as from those days: to make RVing safer and more enjoyable, and to save our members money through Club-endorsed benefits and services.

Spring Turkey with a Pointed Stick Wayne Muth | Mar 14, 2005 10:18PM If you have been one of us that have been reluctant to try expandable broadheads on big game, turkey hunting is the time to give them a try. Expandable broadheads give you the pinpoint accuracy that is needed with turkeys and their expansion capability gives you the ability to immobilize the bird quickly...

WHEN DID DUDLEY DO-RIGHT BECOME SNIDELY WHIPLASH? Chris Hull - SDO Field Staff | Feb 28, 2005 3:08PM Every Saturday, around noon, our county CO would be at the local café and my friends and I would practically knock the door down to get in there, sit next to him, and pick his brain. Where were the fish biting? What kind of bait were they using? Had he seen any big deer? Were there any mallards around? Every season brought it’s own set of questions and he always seemed happy to answer them. If I ever heard an adult bad mouthing him, I just attributed it to jealousy. After all, THEY had to go put on a tie and slave away, while HE was out fishing or hunting, something THEY only got to do on the weekends. A lot of complaining came from guys that I knew had gotten a ticket from the CO. (News like that travels fast in a small town.)

An Outdoor Thought - The Misery of Ice Fishing Tim Sandstrom | Feb 20, 2005 2:37PM Take a second with me and think about ice fishing and the old days. Back in the day ice fishing was a tough man's sport. The winters were more severe (or the stories always made it seem so) and getting to the lake was a challenge with the vehicles available. But what happened when you finally reached the ice? You probably pulled out a four inch hand auger--or if you were lucky/adventurous enough--a cold blooded Briggs and Stratton equipped with crude auger and blades...

Stars Align for Spring Walleye Jason Mitchell | Feb 20, 2005 2:37PM Most anglers, from across the upper Midwest, associate hot spring walleye fishing with river systems. After all, most of the hottest ice out action does indeed take place in the moving water below lakes or reservoirs. The Rainy River, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Detroit River and a host of other rivers can load up each spring with walleye if conditions are right. Traditional mentality indicates that walleye are easier to...

Some Reflection on the Season Chris Wiedenmeyer | Feb 16, 2005 10:01AM The season started with scouting from mid July until the start of the season in September. Since Neil (my bow-hunting partner) secured a hunting spot earlier in the year, he opted to ride passenger as I continued my search for a quality piece of property. During the pickup commutes, we shared the same ambitions for a chance at a nice whitetail...

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