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Title: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: shedhunta on May 03, 2017, 09:10:51 PM
Got an offer to go out and chase merriams on private property.  My contact says there are plenty of birds in his area and he has access.  Just wondering what to expect as far as terrain and if there really is a decent population in that general area. 

Thx
Shedhunta
Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: hobbes on May 03, 2017, 09:14:32 PM
I believe Omaha will be Easterns.  I've seen them strutting from the interstate in fields near there.
Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: nitro on May 03, 2017, 09:22:08 PM
True White tips are in the NW corner of NE.

Long way from Omaha..
Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: hobbes on May 03, 2017, 09:37:56 PM
The birds I've seen around Omaha from 29 as we drive through look like straight up Easterns.  If hybrid, they'll be Rio-Eastern hybrids. 
Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: shedhunta on May 03, 2017, 10:13:10 PM
I just looked at Map.  Looks like hybrids according to NWTF.  He has some pics of birds he killed.  I asked him for some. 
Title: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: fallhnt on May 04, 2017, 06:43:01 AM
You need to be west of Omaha brah.

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Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: spaightlabs on May 04, 2017, 08:09:08 AM
You can get into Merri hybrids in North CentralNeb also, but down in Omaha you are guaranteed eastern or eastern-rio.

Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: TauntoHawk on May 04, 2017, 09:50:18 AM
drove through Omaha and saw a lot of birds around there they all looked 100% Eastern in colors.. I wouldn't pass up hunting them but I wouldn't expect any white tips at all
Title: Re: Omaha Nebraska Merriams
Post by: tha bugman on May 04, 2017, 10:10:49 AM
Terrain not too bad, the amount of turkeys there will blow your mind.  +1 on the interstate comment....also tennis courts, yards etc...  Good luck!