John Filsinger
Our Volunteer Spotlight is on John Filsinger who is a 37 year old father of two girls. He has been happily married for 10 years. John grew up in Norfolk and moved to Lincoln in 2008. His passion for hunting …
Tag: outdoors
Tag: outdoors
Things Have Changed
Wow how things have changed in the world and the state since the last time you received this newsletter. First, we hope all are doing well and staying safe in these crazy times we are all facing. The last time …
Brian Barry
Our Volunteer Spotlight is on Brian Barry who is 31 years old. Born and raised in Omaha, he is a lifelong Husker fan and University of Nebraska – Lincoln Alum. Now he owns an Allstate Agency in the area. Brian …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Recruiting Women Hunters
Becoing an Outdoors Woman workshop at Nebraska State 4-H Camp at Nebraska National Forest-Bessey Ranger District near Halsey. Beginning Shotgun Shooting Class. Instructors Daryl Teter and Michelle Stover with Kim Longwell of Omaha.
Recruiting Women Hunters – The Fastest Growing Segment As we continue to see a decline in the participation of hunting, one customer segment that many of us have started to focus on is recruiting women hunters. Currently, women are the …