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Duck Slam

You love it: being in the blind, setting up the spread, turning a flock, watching them cup, taking the shot and seeing a great retrieve. Duck hunting, now that’s time well spent. Nebraska Game and Parks, along with Ducks Unlimited have partnered up the past four years Nebraska Duck Slam, a challenge for duck hunters to take advantage of Nebraska’s great duck hunting opportunities.

Nebraska boasts a variety of wetland habitats that provide for different waterfowl hunting experiences across the state. The varied wetlands also provide opportunities at a diversity of ducks, whether it’s wigeon on a Sandhills lake, teal and pintails in the Rainwater Basins, or mallards on the Platte.

We would like to thank everyone who has participated in the Duck Slam during the 2019-2024 seasons and hope that you continue to share your waterfowl hunting photos with us through our Nebraska Game and Parks social media channels.

About the Duck Slam

During the Nebraska Duck Slam, hunters were challenged to harvest four birds — an American wigeon (drake), mallard (drake), Northern pintail (drake) and a teal (blue-winged or green-winged, either sex) – in Nebraska and receive an official certificate, Nebraska Duck Slam pin and bragging rights. Additionally, all hunters who completed the slam during the 2019-2023 seasons were registered to win prizes generously donated by Ducks Unlimited.

Collage of Duck Slam hunters with harvested birds.

How it worked

To participate, hunters were required to purchase a Nebraska hunt permit, habitat stamp, waterfowl habitat stamp and federal waterfowl habitat stamp. After they harvested their first duck, the created an account on our official entry page and submitted a photo and details about their first bird. They continued to log their additional species to document their success.

Once a hunter completed the slam, they received an official pin and certificate.

Successful finishers

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission congratulates the hunters who have completed the Duck Slam. A complete list of those hunters can be found below.

  • Kyle Charron, Broken Bow, NE
  • Robert Praeuner, Battle Creek, NE
  • Payton King, Grand Island, NE
  • James Sucha, Riverdale, NE
  • Terry Armstrong, Central City, IA
  • Dan Preusker, Battle Creek, NE
  • Matt Zvolanek, Ogallala, NE
  • Derrell Dempster, Ely, IA
  • Dawson Anderson, Lexington, NE
  • Travis Berndt, Springfield, SD
  • Cameron Petzoldt, Shelton, NE
  • Tyler Schafer, Minden, NE
  • John Jacobs, Norfolk, NE
  • Riley Amundsen, Mitchell, NE
  • Jennifer Schuckman, Bryan, TX
  • Joshua Stephen Whitsitt, Bryan, TX
  • Rockney Albertson, Laurel, NE
  • Lloyd Halteman, Fredericksburg, PA
  • George Tasich, Omaha, NE
  • Toby Fernau, Valentine, NE
  • Wyatt Sumey, Tekamah, NE
  • Kyle Eby, O’Neill, NE
  • Derek Simon, Breaux Bridge, LA
  • Dani Wendt, Minden, NE
  • Lance Denney, Dakota City, NE
  • Patrick Bonertz, Hillsdale, NE
  • Jordan Schmidt, Lincoln, NE
  • Ray Jack, La Vista, NE
  • Lynda Tincher, Broken Bow, NE
  • Richard Schumacher, Kearney, NE
  • Cody Kavan, Cedar Bluffs, NE
  • David Kruse, Hickman, NE
  • Damien Hartung, Fremont, NE
  • David Boyer, Papillion, NE
  • Michael Jacobs, Norfolk, NE
  • Jake Kracl, Kearney, NE
  • Cameron Meyer, Omaha, NE
  • Dalton Keeton, Elm Creek, NE
  • Ross Davis, Davisboro, GA
  • Dillon Poppe, Lincoln, NE
  • Greg Seiler, Minden, NE
  • Jason Pflasterer, Grand Island, NE
  • Jason Lyon, Battle Creek, NE
  • Timothy Peterson, Springfield, SD
  • David May, Bassett, NE
  • Robert Miller, Brainerd, NE
  • Brody Epp, York, NE
  • Wesley Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Kurt Altig, North Platte, NE
  • Matt Weiseler, Ogallala, NE
  • Matthew Dorris, Lemoyne, NE
  • Josh Schnitzler, Battle Creek, NE
  • Robert Almquist, Grand Island, NE
  • Jeremy Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Tyler Sanders, Sidney, NE
  • Logan Moore, Roca, NE
  • Dan Schoening, Sidney, NE
  • Kyle Jones, Oakdale, NE
  • Luke Flowerday, Lincoln, NE
  • Levi Wofford, Herman, NE
  • Ryan Reynolds, Lexington, NE
  • Jacob Uphoff, Lincoln, NE
  • Patrick Streif, Nashville, IL
  • Jacob Fahrenbruch, McCook, NE
  • Jared Runnells, Kearney, NE
  • Drew Seiler, Minden, NE
  • Dustin Riese, Waverly, NE
  • Garret May, Bassett, NE
  • William Brunz, Greeley, CO
  • Samuel Bowlin, Scottsbluff, NE

  • Kyle Charron, Broken Bow, NE
  • Robert Praeuner, Battle Creek, NE
  • Jared Lechner, Norfolk, NE
  • Matt Zvolanek, Ogallala, NE
  • Joshua Blunt, Hasting, NE
  • Terry Armstrong, Central City, IA
  • Oswaldo Valdovinos, South Sioux City, NE
  • Jason Lyon, Battle Creek, NE
  • Brandon Bringewatt, North Platte, NE
  • Zach Brewer, Broken Bow, NE
  • Stone Powell, Hastings, NE
  • Cayton Janousek, Geneva, NE
  • Ryan Connot, Valentine, NE
  • Brandon Bailey, Valentine, NE
  • Dylan Catterton, Kearney, NE
  • James Wertz, Paxton, NE
  • John Hakola, Omaha, NE
  • Chandler Martin, Bellevue, NE
  • Lloyd Halteman, Fredericksburg, PA
  • Drew Scott, Trenton, NE
  • Shane Roberts, Lincoln, NE
  • Tyler Sanders, Sidney, NE
  • Daniel Mosel, North Platte, NE
  • Bret Williams, Omaha, NE
  • Tony Jones, Prophetstown, IL
  • Sean Wysocki, Elba, NE
  • Keaton Miller, Hershey, NE
  • Robert Miller, Brainerd, MN
  • Joe Keefer, South Sioux City, NE
  • Derrel Dempster, Ely, IA
  • Mason Glore, Salem, KY,
  • Richard Schumacher, Kearney, NE
  • Jackson Logan, Shelby, NE
  • Travis Berndt, Springfield, SD
  • Colton Kohl, Wisner, NE
  • Joseph Wallick, York, NE
  • Bob Black, Clinton, IA
  • Luke Mitzlaff, Omaha, NE
  • James Brown, Fuqauy Varina, NC
  • Tadd Barrow, Fairmont, NE
  • Brody Epp, York, NE
  • Logan Bunger, McCook, NE
  • Garrett May, Bassett, NE
  • Wyatt Stevens, Kearney, NE
  • Caelan Adams, Beatrice, NE
  • Austin Patzel, Columbus, NE
  • Jeff Sexon, Ogallala, NE
  • Kevin Miller, Vail, CO
  • Kirk Steffensen, Eagle, NE
  • Toby Fernau, Valentine, NE
  • Patrick Streif, Nashville, IL
  • Trey Bohl, Kearney, NE
  • Brett Wells, Beatrice, NE
  • Jeremy Miller, Hershey, NE
  • Jeremy Harvey, Lincoln, NE
  • Trevor Tetley, North Platte, NE
  • Chad Walvoord, Hickman, NE
  • James Strickland, Willow Spring, NC
  • David Boyer, Papillion, NE
  • Dennis Most, Ogallala, NE
  • Jerry Harvat, Bennington, NE
  • Mike Woodward, Elkhorn, NE
  • Scott Aden, Gothenburg, NE
  • Matt Hillebran, Lincoln, NE
  • JD Squire, Omaha, NE
  • Drake Sauer, Kearney, NE
  • John Sauer, Ogallala, NE
  • Kurt Altig, North Platte, NE
  • Brian Piernicky, Culbertson, NE
  • Bryan Prewitt, Bellevue, NE
  • Jack Evans, Alma, NE
  • Loren Giesler, Waverly, NE
  • Dayton Spomer, Lincoln, NE
  • Wesley Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Rocky Albertson, Laurel, NE
  • Rob Sauer, Ogallala, NE
  • Jason Baldwin, Chicago, IL
  • Ryan Reynolds, Lexington, NE
  • Tyson Zegers, Neligh, NE
  • Christopher Puccini, Kearney, NE
  • Chris Sponie, North Platte, NE
  • Isaac Brown, Kearney, NE
  • George Rambour, Columbus, NE
  • Danial Hanlon, Imperial, NE
  • Jason Christiansen, Herman, NE
  • Brayden Sorensen, Kearney, NE
  • Mike Hansen, Waterloo, NE
  • Benjamin Pollard, Holdrege, NE
  • Clinton Woeppel, Norfolk, NE
  • Jeremy Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Michael Deacon, North Platte, NE
  • Luke Flowerday, Lincoln, NE
  • Josh Schnitzler, Battle Creek, NE
  • Jared McFadden, Paxton, NE
  • Elizabeth Walvoord, Hickman, NE

  • Matt Zvolanek, Ogallala, NE
  • Kraig Thelen, Union, NE
  • Noah Thelen, Bennington, NE
  • Travis Berndt, Springfield, SD
  • Terry Armstrong, Central City, IA
  • Lloyd Halteman, Fredericksburg, PA
  • Derrell Dempster, Ely, IA
  • Jacob Uphoff, Lincoln, NE
  • Robert Boettcher, Ong, NE
  • Mike Killinger, Broken Bow, NE
  • Heath Fink, Broken Bow, NE
  • John Jacobs, Norfolk, NE
  • Tony Jones, Prophetstown, IL
  • Dayton Spomer, Lincoln, NE
  • Shane Weaver, North Platte, NE
  • Kyle Gaudreault, Gibbon, NE
  • Dan Smith, Omaha, NE
  • Joshua Blunt, Hastings, NE
  • Steven Zigler, Hastings, NE
  • Tyler Sanders, Sidney, NE
  • Jordan Stall, Franklin, NE
  • Jordan Schmidt, Lincoln, NE
  • Trevor Post, Grand island, NE
  • Jon Barber, Hickman, NE
  • Jared Lechner, Norfolk, NE
  • Tyler Schafer, Minden, NE
  • Nick Anderson, Omaha, NE
  • Blake Bostelman, Doniphan, NE
  • Eric Gross, Lincoln, NE
  • John Hakola, Omaha, NE
  • Ryan Reynolds, Lexington, NE
  • Preston Simon, Valley, NE
  • Jarod Wilson, Cozad, NE
  • Jerry Harvat, Bennington, NE
  • Chad Atchison, Cozad, NE
  • Jacob Dreiling, Lexington, NE
  • Logan Russell, Clarks, NE
  • Trey Randall, Grand Island, NE
  • Jeremy Harvey, Lincoln, NE
  • Robert Miller, Brainerd, NE
  • Steve Stahlnecker, Grand Island, NE
  • Toby Fernau, Valentine, NE
  • Kurt Altig, North Platte, NE
  • Robert Praeuner, Battle Creek, NE
  • Danny Roelfs, North Platte, NE
  • Stone Powell, Hastings, NE
  • Cayton Janousek, Geneva, NE
  • Ryan Connot, Valentine, NE
  • Brandon Bailey, Valentine, NE
  • Dylan Catterton, Kearney, NE
  • James Wertz, Paxton, NE
  • John Hakola, Omaha, NE
  • Chandler Martin, Bellevue, NE
  • Richard Schumacher, Kearney, NE
  • Kory White, Nebraska City, NE
  • Bobby Smith, Central City, NE
  • Riley Pollock, Seward, NE
  • Wesley Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Weston Cooper, Omaha, NE
  • Kaden Evans, Hastings, NE
  • William Smith, Omaha, NE
  • Ed Crouse, Lincoln, NE
  • Kirk Steffensen, Eagle, NE
  • Drew Scott, Trenton, NE
  • Benjamin Hansen, Blue Hill, NE
  • Eugene Krier, Waverly, NE
  • Ray Jack, La Vista, NE
  • Ty Kreis, Brady, NE
  • Brandon Araujo, Lexington, NE
  • Talan McGill, North Platte, NE
  • Connor Reichstein, Hastings, NE
  • Maguire Gangwish, Hastings, NE
  • Curtis Self, Omaha, NE
  • Kalen Arehart, Loomis, NE
  • Matt Brackhan, York, NE
  • Brian Kolar, Ord, NE
  • Dustin Riese, Waverly, NE
  • Brett Kazemba, Tekamah, NE
  • Robert Almquist, Grand Island, NE
  • Vivian Wheeler, Auburn, NE
  • Rick Gilbertson, Otoe, NE
  • Hunter Gilbertson, Otoe, NE
  • Connor Whitley, Eden Prairie, MN
  • Adam Charter, North Platte, NE
  • Seth Gurley, Duncan, NE
  • Casey Oeltjen, Elba, NE
  • Zachary Jilek, Omaha, NE
  • Brandon Oestreich, Norfolk, NE
  • Doug Schafer, Hastings, NE
  • William McClure, Ashland, NE
  • Mike Remund, Tecumseh, NE
  • Shane Roberts, Lincoln, NE
  • Michael Mathews, Kearney, NE
  • Brian Piernicky, Culbertson, NE
  • Tony Long, Kearney, NE
  • Stretch Jensen, Cozad, NE
  • Jeremy Gilbert, North Platte, NE
  • Cauy Gideon, Wood River, NE
  • Auston Hollmann, Columbus, NE
  • Trey Peterson, Omaha, NE
  • Tadd Barrow, Fairmont, NE
  • Josh Schnitzler, Battle Creek, NE
  • Chris Wagner, Jackson, WI
  • Nicholas Mitzlaff, Omaha, NE
  • Troy Harvey, Kearney, NE
  • Kevin Miller, Vail, CO
  • Jason Scott, Elkhorn, NE
  • Janice Spicha, Alma, NE
  • Martin Muffley, LaVista, NE
  • David Gunderson, Cambridge, NE
  • Keith White, Nebraska City, NE
  • Brayden Scott, Robinson, IL
  • Dustin Taake, Meadow Grove, NE
  • Chad Taake, Norfolk, NE
  • Ashton Peterson, Bertrand, NE
  • Nicholas Topp, Lincoln, NE
  • Dillon Poppe, Lincoln, NE
  • Samuel Wallick, Kearney, NE
  • Jesse Chmiel, McCook, NE
  • Dan Schoening, Sidney, NE
  • Jon Olsen, McCook, NE
  • Matt Wieseler, Ogallala, NE
  • Jess Schneider, North Platte, NE
  • Christopher Puccini, Kearney, NE
  • Michael Wengert, Paxton, NE,/li>
  • Aaron Leimser, Columbus, NE
  • Paul Lutz, Sutherland, NE
  • Jeffery Mihulka, Bennington, NE
  • Chadd Beavers, McCook, NE
  • Joe Franssen, Broken Bow, NE
  • Justin Cherrington, Ogallala, NE
  • Jeff Krejdl, Oxford, NE
  • Tucker Closman, Hershey, NE
  • Michael Deacon, North Platte, NE

  • Connor Story, Hastings, NE
  • Auston Hollmann, Columbus, NE
  • Kenneth Merklin, Gretna, NE
  • Jeffrey Prochaska, Lincoln, NE
  • Pat Jacobson, Gretna, NE
  • Joe Hart, Bellevue, NE
  • Craig Bachmann, Omaha, NE
  • Steve Spomer, Lincoln, NE
  • Heath Fink, Broken Bow, NE
  • Dayton Spomer, Lincoln, NE
  • Casey Campbell, Grand Island, NE
  • John Hakola, Omaha, NE
  • Travis Berndt, Springfield, SD
  • Eric Mixan, Omaha, NE
  • Michael Morado, Lincoln, NE
  • Nate Witkowski, Omaha, NE
  • Matt Witkowski, Omaha, NE
  • Mark Wilkins, Omaha, NE
  • Robert Boettcher, Ong, NE
  • Tyler Sanders, Sidney, NE
  • Bill Smith, Omaha, NE
  • Cooper Loughran, Broken Bow, NE
  • Jon Koehler, Norfolk, NE
  • Hunter Gilbertson, Otoe, NE
  • Rick Gilbertson, Otoe, NE
  • Blane Uphoff, Lincoln, NE
  • Ted Ehly, Saronville, NE
  • Patrick Dvorak, Burchard, NE
  • Devin Heusinkvelt, Lemoyne, NE
  • Bryce Lyons, Elkhorn, NE
  • Koeby Bonner, Kearney, NE
  • Aaron Meyer, Beatrice, NE
  • Terry Armstrong, Central City, IA
  • David Parks, Omaha, NE
  • Bradley Schoch, Marquette, NE
  • Frederick Pritchard, Omaha, NE
  • Derrell Dempster, Ely, IA
  • Robert Praeuner, Battle Creek, NE
  • Justin Wavada, Lincoln, NE
  • Tyler Schafer, Minden, NE
  • Sheena Cobb, Clarks, NE
  • Tucker Krzycki, Grand Island, NE
  • Austin Hill, Omaha, NE
  • Preston Simon, Valley, NE
  • Lloyd Halteman, Fredericksburg, PA
  • Shawn Havlicek, McCook, NE
  • Kaden Evans, Hastings, NE
  • Doug Schafer, Hastings, NE
  • Michael Mathews, Kearney, NE
  • James Perdew, Lincoln, NE
  • Michael Jacobs, Norfolk, NE
  • Rob Sirowy, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Conner Brown, Kearney, NE
  • Ty Snyder, Holdrege, NE
  • Tadd Barrow, Fairmont, NE
  • Ryan Batenhorst, Holdrege, NE
  • Ty Johnson, Grand Island, NE
  • Haden Jensen, Aurora, NE
  • Kelly Polak, Norfolk, NE
  • Keegan Barker, Wayne, NE
  • Brett Wells, Beatrice, NE
  • John Jarosh, Beatrice, NE
  • Josh Taylor, Scribner, NE
  • Sigfrid Muller, Lincoln, NE
  • John Denton, Grand Island, NE
  • Kory White, Nebraska City, NE
  • Logan Barr, Burchard, NE
  • Nathan Greckel, Scottsbluff, NE
  • Charles Tomlinson, Bellevue, NE
  • Joe DiMinico, Elkhorn, NE
  • Kyle Eby, O’Neill, NE
  • Drew Hubka, Holdrege, NE
  • Joe Sculley, North Platte, NE
  • Eugene Krier, Waverly, NE
  • Kevin Bousema, Papillion, NE
  • Zach Davenport, Fremont, NE
  • Blake White, Valley, NE
  • Monty Mathews, Omaha, NE
  • Keith White, Nebraska City, NE
  • Greg Brown, Kearney, NE
  • Sean McVeigh, Denton, NE
  • Brandon Oestreich, Norfolk, NE
  • Ben Adams, Auburn, NE
  • Jason Lyon, Battle Creek, NE
  • Caleb Ackles, Hastings, NE
  • Ethan Tomlinson, Bellevue, NE
  • Nathan Wolfe, Columbus, NE
  • Matthew Wiederholt, Grand Island, NE
  • Wyatt Ames, Grand Island, NE
  • Dawson Moore, Lincoln, NE
  • Eldon Taake, Meadow Grove, NE
  • Jared Lechner, Norfolk, NE
  • Matt Zvolanek, Ogallala, NE
  • Nick Yardley, Rushville, NE
  • Logan Greenough, Roseland, NE
  • Zaide Weidner, Hastings, NE
  • Steve Barnes, Columbus, NE
  • Grant Bonifas, Aurora, NE
  • Peter Nabity, Omaha, NE
  • Joshua Blunt, Hastings, NE
  • Brian Kolar, Ord, NE
  • Adam Stouffer, Elk Point, NE
  • Jess Schneider, North Platte, NE
  • James Wertz, Paxton, NE
  • Robert Almquist, Grand Island, NE
  • Jim Olsen, Plattsmouth, NE
  • Trayton White, North Platte, NE
  • Richard Coalson, Gretna, NE
  • Mike Cieslik, Naples, FL
  • Cody Carlson, Kearney, NE
  • Bowen Bents, Elkhorn, NE
  • Jeremy Sedlacek, Ord, NE
  • Brad Luedke, Raymond, NE
  • Casey Colberg, Lincoln, NE
  • Parker Ridgeway, Columbus, NE
  • Jared Samuelson, Kearney, NE
  • Terrance Nelson, Sutherland, NE
  • Chad Atchinson, Cozad, NE
  • Zach Brewer, Broken Bow, NE
  • Larry Hedin, Broadwater, NE
  • Megan Beach, Gering, NE
  • George Rambour V, Columbus, NE
  • Colton Kohl, Wisner, NE
  • Keaton Klimek, Burwell, NE
  • Douglas Tesarek, Plattsmouth, NE
  • Christopher Puccini, Kearney, NE
  • Josh Schnitzler, Battle Creek, NE
  • Tyson Brown, Eddyville, NE
  • Trevor Closman, North Platte, NE
  • Terrel Gray, Lincoln, NE
  • Monte Harvey, Lincoln, NE

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