Outdoors

PRATT – Blue catfish are native to major river basins in eastern Kansas and can reach massive sizes; in fact, the current state record...

DEBBIE HANSON If you’re wondering where to get cheap fishing gear, or discount fishing gear that won’t break your budget, it’s easier to find than...

By Larry Pape Nebraska Game and Parks Commission LINCOLN, Neb. – Consider your motivations on why you enjoy fishing. Is it to catch a meal, compete...

Lu Anne Stephens Kansas News Services Land-locked Kansas is not where you might expect to see a squadron of pelicans or a fling of sandpipers. But a...

Saturday, May 8, 2021, 67-year-old Bobby Chambers of Havana, Arkansas, was snagging for flathead catfish in the Blue Mountain Lake tailwater on the Petit...

PRATT – Kansas is home to the most extensive remaining range and largest population of lesser prairie chickens in the U.S. However, despite the...

shawna richter-ryerson on Nebraska Game and Parks urges safety while boating LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraskans will enjoy this summer boating on waters across the state. To...

The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Nebraska’s official state fish, sometimes gets misunderstood, particularly it seems, by those who exclusively fish for bass and walleye. Catfish,...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is the agency tasked with managing wildlife for the state of Colorado and for future generations. The agency often hears...

Lincoln, Nebraska, May 4, 2021 — When a meteorologist says that a chilly day in May was 12 degrees lower than normal, the normal...