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UNL Loans Hunting Equipment

UNL Loans Hunting Equipment

UNL students can now rent hunting equipment on campus. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is now offering hunting equipment rentals at its Outdoor Adventure Center to any registered student on campus. In addition to bike, hike, camping, climbing and paddling gear, student hunters can now rent pop-up blinds, layout blinds, turkey decoy or waterfowl decoy combinations …

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Fisheries Science 101

Fisheries Science 101

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Ever since my days as a wide-eyed graduate student, I have known that folks, especially outdoors- and fisher-folks, have a great interest in what we do as fisheries biologists.  Early in my career I took every opportunity to communicate with people the work and projects I was participating in, and over the years my job …

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Everything You Need to Know About the Iconic Kokanee Salmon

Everything You Need to Know About the Iconic Kokanee Salmon

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Here’s all you need to know about the fascinating Kokanee salmon. When it comes to iconic freshwater game fish, few are as well-known as the kokanee salmon, also known by its scientific name of Oncorhynchus nerka. This salmon is now legendary for its beautiful appearance and iconic hooked jaw. They don’t get quite as large as

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50 Guns That Shaped the World

50 Guns That Shaped the World


Here are 50 of the greatest guns of all time. Each one, in its own way, shaped the world as we know it. Since the development of gunpowder, the history of the world can be traced through the history of the gun. The development of the modern firearm has, perhaps more than any other invention,

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Michigan Angler Breaks 30-Year Old Hybrid Sunfish Record

Michigan Angler Breaks 30-Year Old Hybrid Sunfish Record

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An angler initially thought he had hooked a big bass. He was shocked to see that it was instead a hybrid sunfish big enough to break the state’s 30-year record. Joel Heeringa, of Saint Joseph, Michigan, is the new owner of the top spot in the Michigan record book for hybrid sunfish. Heeringa caught the

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This is What Causes Small Antlers in Bucks

This is What Causes Small Antlers in Bucks

This is What Causes Small Antlers in Bucks

Small antlers in bucks is something that’s hotly debated by deer hunters. Some hunters believe it is purely related to nutrition, while others believe it is purely related to minerals (or lack thereof) in local soils. Both can have factors on antler development, but a larger role is attributed to something not as tangible.  Social stress is a huge factor in why young bucks don’t manifest larger antler configurations. This […]

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GRAPHIC: Russian Truckers Heinously Flatten a Brown Bear, Uproar Ensues 

GRAPHIC: Russian Truckers Heinously Flatten a Brown Bear, Uproar Ensues 


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Shift working truckers in remote Yakutia took aim at a brown bear with their vehicles and killed the big bear. A video out of the Russian Sakha Republic showed several men in two different trucks mowing down a brown bear as it attempted to escape. The men are reportedly saying “Crush him!” while laughing at the

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Video: Kodiak Bear Charges Hunter

Video: Kodiak Bear Charges Hunter


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This hunter on Kodiak Island got a good lesson in shot placement when he experienced a Kodiak bear charge after wounding one with his bow. Hunting Kodiak brown bear with archery equipment can get exciting in a hurry. Not only does this necessitate getting extremely close to a very large (and potentially dangerous) animal prior to

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Would You Hunt With a Broadhead Bullet?

Would You Hunt With a Broadhead Bullet?


WATCH THE VIDEO NOW: oembed rumble video here This prototype shotgun round with a built-in broadhead was just begging to be tested. We’ve seen some experimental shotgun shells floating through the Internet lately, some which worked better than others. But the one that raised our eyebrows the most, with an actual application that makes sense, was the

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