WELCOME TO SLR!

We invite you to enjoy some of the best hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation in Southwestern Nebraska!

Swanson Lake Ranch Hunting Club

The Swanson Lake Ranch hunting club is officially open for business and taking a limited number of memberships.  Learn about our ranch, what we've done, where we're headed - and come get in on the ground floor with this exciting new club.

Owners Mike Dugas and Adam Wells look forward to talking with you about our resources, habitat and land management plans, as well as future ranch infrastructure and recreation plans.  In the meantime, the property is blessed with an abundance of wildlife for hunting and fishing TODAY.  Contact us for more about the SLR hunting club.

HUNTING 2008/2009...Waterfowl Seasons have been Posted

Well it's that time of year when doves (minus a few unfortunates) are finally migrating out...but the teal are beginning to move into southwestern Nebraska and on Friday, September 5th, Nebraska Game & Parks posted waterfowl seasons for 2008/2009.  See our Calendar or the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission website at http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/ for more details.

    Mossy Oak Hunting the Country Filmed at SLR

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A Guide to our Website 

Our site contains information about hunting, fishing and other recreational activities at Swanson Lake Ranch.  Please see our Site Map link, below, for help navigating our website, and our FAQ link for answers to frequently asked questions.  Also, please see our Calendar tab, which addresses hunting seasons and state and federal hunting and fishing rules and regulations, and our More Info tab which contains useful links and other information such as local weather and maps.

 

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Swanson Lake Ranch has six private ponds, totaling more than 15 acres of prime waterfowl habitat.  In the summertime we enjoy canoeing and fishing for bluegill, bass, & crappie.

 

 

A nice 165 point White-Tail taken from the Ranch 

 

Our ranch also borders Swanson Reservoir Recreation Area which has 4000 acres of public hunting ground and 4,794 acres of crystal-clear water, known for trophy-sized northern pike, and numerous wiper, walleye, crappie and black bass.

 

 

December Photo of the Month - Bob and Jason with a nice rooster harvest.