If you would have told me a year ago that I would become a new hunter, I wouldn’t have believed you. Fishing maybe, but not hunting. I’m originally from New York City, where hunting is not a very popular thing…
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New Hunter Experiences
Tagged with: hunting, Nebraska, new hunter, sportswomen, spring turkey hunting, turkey hunting, women
Posted in Hunting, R3 Task Force
Posted in Hunting, R3 Task Force
John Connell
Our Volunteer Spotlight is on John Connell who is a native Mississippian but his home and heart are in Nebraska. He has been in Retail Management for over 25 years and has a passion for wildlife conservation. Of course, John…
Tagged with: archery, archery hunting, bowhunting, conservation, Nebraska, outdoors, volunteers
Posted in News and Resources
Posted in News and Resources
Mushroom Gravy Deer Chops
Mushroom Gravy Deer Chops made for a most phenomenal tasting dish! Thanks to our good friend, Dan Marcum, for providing us with the recipe! It was so good we decided we should share it with you. Mushroom Gravy Deer Chops:…
Sweat Equity
Though we always work and prep for our Annual Sportsmen’s Night held in January, this time of year is for sweat equity. We’ve been working towards several projects this year that will benefit local public land properties and they are…
Tagged with: archery, conestoga lake, conservation, directors cup, food plot, hunting, lincoln, pawnee lake, wagon train
Posted in News and Resources
Posted in News and Resources
My First Year
My First Year With Hand Me Downs It was 2018 and this was my first year truly pursuing a spring turkey. I had bought a used blind in 2017, was using someone else’s gun, bought an inexpensive call from our…
Tagged with: hunting, mentoring, outdoors, sportswomen, spring turkey hunting, turkey, turkey hunting, women
Posted in Hunting, R3 Task Force
Posted in Hunting, R3 Task Force
Busy Quarter
Busy Quarter Here at the Big Game Conservation Association we have had a very busy quarter. The last couple of months have been filled with banquets, meetings, donations and a lot of volunteer involvement. We just wrapped up our 3rd…
Tagged with: banquets, conservation, fundraising, hunting, outdoors, sportsmen, sportswomen, volunteer, volunteers
Posted in Banquet News, News and Resources
Posted in Banquet News, News and Resources
Sportsmen Night
Sportsmen Night A Huge Success With the New Year, the Lincoln branch celebrated 2019 with their 5th Annual Lincoln Sportsmen Night held at the Pla Mor Ballroom. For the second year in a row we were hit with snow the…
Tagged with: banquets, conservation, food plot, fundraising, hunting, mentoring, outdoors, sportsmen, sportswomen, turkey, volunteer, volunteers, women, youth
Posted in Banquet News
Posted in Banquet News
Hunter Swanson
Hunter Swanson – 2019 BGCA Scholarship Recipient Hunter Swanson is a senior at Arapahoe High School in Arapahoe, Nebraska. An avid outdoorsman, he has grown up in an environment that taught him the true importance of wildlife and habitat conservation.…
Tagged with: conservation, hunting, legislation, mentoring, outdoors, sportsmen, volunteer, youth
Posted in Legislation, News and Resources
Posted in Legislation, News and Resources
Jon Slaga – Volunteer Spotlight
Jon Slaga – Volunteer Spotlight Our Volunteer Spotlight is on Jon Slaga who is married to his wonderful wife, Bridget. Not to mention two fantastic kids, Emma and Cassidy. He is a warehouse manager in Omaha, Nebraska. If Jon is…
Tagged with: archery, archery hunting, bowhunting, conservation, hunting, outdoors, turkey, volunteer
Posted in News and Resources
Posted in News and Resources
Dutch Oven Wild Turkey White Chili
Dutch Oven Wild Turkey White Chili This is one of my favorite recipes for wild turkey. I like my Dutch Oven Wild Turkey White Chili spicy and this has just the right kick! Get out there and do some spring…