Nebraska

Abundant across the state's river drainages, including the Platte, Republican, Niobrara, and Missouri rivers. Nebraska whitetails feed heavily on corn, alfalfa, and soybeans, producing dense populations and trophy-class antlers.

Thrives in the vast grass dunes of the Sandhills, the cedar canyons of the southwest, and the rugged buttes of the Pine Ridge in the northwest. Mature bucks utilize deep grassy pockets and ridge tops for daytime bedding.

Inhabiting the open, windswept shortgrass prairies and agricultural stubble of the Nebraska Panhandle and western Sandhills. Possessing acute eyesight and blazing speed, pronghorn are built for the wide-open prairie.

Nebraska offers world-class turkey hunting. Ponderosa pine forests in the northwest support pure Merriam's turkeys with striking white feather tips, while central and eastern river valleys host Rio Grande and Eastern hybrids.

A cornerstone of Nebraska's upland tradition. Ringnecks flourish in wheat stubble, milo fields, and lush CRP grasslands throughout the central, southwest, and Panhandle regions.

Native grouse species closely associated with the expansive, treeless grasslands of the Nebraska Sandhills. In early spring, males perform vigorous communal dancing displays on sandhill ridge tops.

Widespread throughout Nebraska, patrolling fence lines, river bottoms, and vast sandhill ranges. An essential predator maintaining natural balance among prairie rodents and lagomorphs.

Found in brushy fencerows, farmsteads, and riparian undergrowth statewide. Provides accessible small game hunting and serves as primary prey for native raptors.