Stewardship; Public and Private Initiatives; Regional
December Trout Stockings
Quick news item today; there are some more trout stockings we try to get in just before freeze up. Here is the news release: More trout stockings for Lincoln, Omaha, Mahoney SP LINCOLN, Neb. – Rainbow trout will be stocked in Lincoln, Omaha and Eugene T. Mahoney State Park waters this month to provide excellent …
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Crazy?
Found this meme on Respect the Fish FaceBook page. I like it. What’s not to like about a Patrick F. McManus quote? Besides that, I resemble that remark! Am I crazy? Yep, crazy like a fox! It is “Friday the 13th”. There was a full moon this week, AND I saw a black squirrel in …
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Ice Time
Starting to hear a few reports of folks venturing onto the ice in parts of Nebraska. As I warned a few weeks ago, now it is time for my obligatory blog about ice safety. I pretty much will never tell you that the ice is safe, “no problem, go fish”. Sure, there are times in …
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Another Teaser
A few weeks ago I posted a few photos of fish our field biologists have sampled around the state this fall. I have all the data now and am putting together next year’s Fishing Forecast. Wait for it, it is coming, should be sometime shortly after the first of the year. Until then, let me …
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Christmas Gifts
Maybe you have your Christmas shopping all wrapped up already (pun intended). But, I am betting like me, most of you are still wondering what to buy. Good thing we still have time! I am not going to post links to this fishing tackle company or that store. I imagine you are getting plenty of …
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The Usual
If you have been following my blog for any time, you know I often make a trip “out west” over the Thanksgiving holiday. Those trips include a lot of feasting and family time, but usually some hunting and late fall fishing too! This year was no exception, time to give you a quick report. I …
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Youth Fishing Instructor Newsletter, Fall 2019
It has been a while since I posted one of these:
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Citizen Science
Making their own discoveries. Jessica Gieseke is a bumble bee-catching machine. She picks her way through a clump of goldenrod buzzing with flies and soldier beetles and spots her target. In one swift, graceful movement, Gieseke slides a vial along a stem, tips a bumble bee inside and caps the vial. The vial joins 25 …
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Ol’ Rough-legs
The rough-legged hawk may not stand out among raptors in looks, but it lives an interesting life. Perhaps you have seen this species along the road lately, but given its somewhat unassuming appearance, have not given it much thought. The rough-legged hawk, with its mottled brown plumage, blends in well with our landscape during the …
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Eastern Redcedar Threatens Bird Habitats
Eastern redcedar invasion is the single largest threat to native grasslands across the Midwest, including the biologically unique Sandhills of Nebraska. This hardy, fast-growing species has long been appreciated for its use as an effective shelterbelt or natural snowfence; wildlife management agencies, including the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, have planted eastern redcedar to provide …
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Happy Thanksgiving, 2019
I always do a short blog post before heading out the door for the Thanksgiving holiday. Problem is I feel like I say the same thing year after year. Like many of you, I will be traveling, weather permitting, and spending time with family. One of the themes I repeat every Thanksgiving is that between …
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Smile, Fins up, Click
My buddy Greg Wagner blogged last week about taking good deer photos after a successful deer hunt. That got me thinking: Most of Greg’s tips are excellent for taking good fish photos too! You know the shots I am talking about, the “hero” shots. You caught a big fish and want a good picture of …
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Deer Opener
“Big, big weekend up at the lodge this weekend!” Yep, it’s opening weekend of the Nebraska firearm deer season. No, I am not going to blog about fishing today. I am betting many of you are getting ready to hunt tomorrow. I love to hunt too, but admittedly do more fishing than hunting. A lot …
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Notable Fish
Some Loup River anglers caught a notable fish last month. . . . No, it was not a catfish as big as a bus. It was a pallid sturgeon, a federally-listed endangered species. Pallid sturgeon are similar to shovelnose sturgeon, but larger and much rarer. Nebraska Game & Parks Commission research crews spend a lot …
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Obviously an Ice-Fisherman!
My thoughts are turning more and more towards ice-fishing, and if your thoughts are the same, you will love this. . . . I found this TV news report on the interwebs. . . . How did that guy end up in Oklahoma? OKLAHOMA???? Of all places! I would tell you he has to have …
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On Stand
A long, long time ago, I used to do some bow-hunting. Actually, I started shooting a bow before I ever went to school, kindergarten that is. Back in those days, bows did not have wheels and wires, and arrows had cedar shafts. The only thing I ever knew was a Bear recurve, and the arrows …
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Fall Sampling
Our fisheries field biologists are busy in the fall. That is the time that we do most of our fish population sampling on waters across the state. I say all the time that the data we gain from that population sampling is worth its weight in crankbaits. Simply put, this is how we monitor the …
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Hunting Tags: A Brief History of What They Are, and Why We Use Them
Hunting licenses and tags play a vital role in conservation. All of us have grumbled a bit while picking up a hunting permit or tag from our favorite license agents. Yep, the price just went up yet again this hunting season. But, did you ever stop to think about why hunting tags exist and why
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