Upland Slam 2020 now underway

Photo courtesy of Natural Resource Conservation Service

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Pheasant Forever and Quail Forever are hosting the annual Upland Slam contest. 

All hunters that compete in the contest receive a certificate and are entered into a prize drawing. 

To complete in the contest, hunters must kill a ring-neck pheasant, a northern bobwhite quail, a sharp-tailed grouse and a greater prairie chicken.

Hunters must follow regulations for each species. Hunting permits for each species are required.

In order to enter the contest each hunter must submit a picture of each bird as well as the person who shot it.  

An update to this season’s contest is that hunters age 15 and older may compete.

Northern bobwhite quail and ring-neck pheasant seasons began Oct. 31. Sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie chicken seasons began Sept. 1. All seasons end Jan. 31 2021.

The grand prize for the 2020-2021 Upland Slam is a Browning Maxus 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun. 

Hunters may also enter their dogs into the contest to receive a “top dog” tag and certificate. 

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will be releasing ring-neck pheasant roosters onto 16 wildlife management areas. This will help to increase hunting odds over the Thanksgiving holiday.