Rick Windham

If you have hunted deer for a few years, you have probably run into this phenomenon. You scout the area you intend to hunt and see a nice buck, but then get a surprise when you see a buck that is a total stranger. Where did he come from?

The fall turkey season (archery and shotgun) is open and runs until Nov. 30. There are turkeys out there, maybe more than last year, but still tough to find sometimes. Where I've hunted for the past few years, the landowner is just not seeing birds like he used to.

During the current fire ban, be extremely careful with how you cook outdoors. A longtime favorite of mine in these situations is a Coleman liquid fuel camp stove and a Coleman Camp Oven.

Happy Halloween! Deer hunters are beginning to seriously think about their season, scouting and rifles. The firearms season runs Nov. 16-24.

It’s hunting season in Nebraska and that means getting up early and stumbling around deer camp or in a duck blind.

Weather is the key this week. Mother Nature cooled this off again and that just may have pushed some waterfowl out of the Dakotas.

Here is a picture of the Leonid Meteor shower taken by an organization known as Skywatch in 2023.

Nebraska’s pheasant season is underway and runs until Jan. 31, 2025. I did not hear many success stories from opening day or since then, so knowing a bit of pheasant

Nebraska's firearm deer season opens Saturday and runs until sundown Nov. 24.

This is what many hunters are looking for beginning Saturday, a big Nebraska buck. Good luck with your deer hunting and have a great and safe season!