Stewardship; Public and Private Initiatives; Regional
Ice Safety Reminder, Again!
I am not going to pretend to know when we will have safe ice. If I did know, I would still tell you that it is up to YOU to be sure that it is safe every time you walk on the ice. I am not going to take someone else’s word for it and …
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Time to get Psyched!
I am not going to tell you when we are going to have safe ice. I learned a long time ago that you cannot point to a day on the calendar and say that will be when you can start ice fishing. You have to check it, make sure it is safe, every time (topic …
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Adventure Report: Thanksgiving Combo
Took an extra day off over the long Thanksgiving holiday and missed the weather and bad roads coming home. Need to catch up with another blog post. . . . I “called my shot” a bit last week expecting that I would spend some time both hunting and fishing with family over the long weekend. …
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Regulation Reminders for Waterfowl Hunters
The holiday season is upon us and it’s filled with many hunting traditions as family and friends get together, especially in waterfowl hunting blinds. For most of us, hunting is about much more than a successful harvest. It’s about spending time afield bonding with family and friends, watching the sunrise over a river wetland on …
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Like many of you, I will be heading out the door for “grandmother’s house” for a weekend of feasting and family. I will also try to sneak away to walk off some of the feasting and see if I might rustle up a few of these: The extended Thanksgiving weekend is also a great time …
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What Lurks Beneath, “Aw, Purdy!”
You all know that I like to show off pictures of some of the exceptional fish our field fisheries biologists sample throughout the state. I learned a long time ago that people are fascinated by big fish, and of course anglers love to know those fish are swimming out there in Nebraska waters. Yes, stewardship …
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The “Thunk”
I am never very crazy about polls or questions inquiring about “favorite fish”. Every fish can be fun to catch and there is something unique to appreciate about every species. Discussions on the topic invariably include descriptions of how various species fight when hooked, and those perceived to pull the most, hardest, or jump out …
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Renovations
Last week I had a boring blog post about fisheries science. It was a fundamental description of what a “fishery” is and how pointy-headed biologists manage fisheries. Part of the reason I posted that was because I wanted to lay some ground work for additional posts about other fisheries management topics. So, let me reconvene …
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What Is The Deer Hunting Experience Like?
The morning air is crisp and cold. The stalks of corn stubble and hardwood trees along the river bottom stand as stalwarts; motionless and silent. The scene offers a picturesque postcard setting against the slowly lightening predawn sky. The sounds of wildlife awakening for the day can now be heard along the river bottom. A raucous calamity of crows is off in …
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Deer Hunting News Conference
Yes, my blogging is usually about fish and fishing, but I love to hunt too. I know my bow-hunting buddies have been enjoying the best week of archery deer hunting over the past week and our rifle deer season here in Nebraska opens tomorrow. I also know in my wanderings over the past couple of …
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What Lurks Beneath, Nov. 2018, and an Update
Our Nebraska Game & Parks Commission fisheries biologists are finishing up their fall fish sampling around the state. I am starting to hear a few stories about what they sampled, will be getting data summaries and starting to put together next year’s Fishing Forecast in the coming weeks. Once again let me post a disclaimer …
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Fisheries Science 101
Ever since my days as a wide-eyed graduate student, I have known that folks, especially outdoors- and fisher-folks, have a great interest in what we do as fisheries biologists. Early in my career I took every opportunity to communicate with people the work and projects I was participating in, and over the years my job …
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A Couple of Updates, Nov. 2, 2018
I know what I am going to post will be of interest to only a couple of small areas of Nebraska, but if you are one of the anglers within those small areas, these news releases will be of interest to you. I also realize that these news items have been making the rounds and …
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President Trump’s Nomination for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director
President Trump’s nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to lead the USFWS is met with both praise and criticism, from all of the usual suspects. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has earned criticism from environmental advocates and praise from cabinet members and sportsmen’s organizations. The
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Halloweeny 2018
Had a YouTube film I wanted to post today, an entertaining, humorous film with a dark twist at the end, perfect for Halloween. What made it even better is it made a person think. . . . Do we take our fishing too seriously? Gasp! Too seriously? No way! On the other hand. . . …
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Fishing Regulation Changes
October meetings of the Nebraska Game & Parks commissioners are typically when changes in fishing regulation are enacted. This news release went out late last week following the commission meeting: Commission adopts changes to fisheries regulations, orders LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission adopted changes to fisheries regulations and orders at its …
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Bells
If you have ever done any still-fishing you likely have a rod holder or three. In addition, if you have been serious about fishing that way, you might even have some sort of bite indicator, some audio alarm to get you outta your lawn chair and over to your rod. Back in the day, the …
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Trout Tactics
My friends at Seven Fish recently posted a video on casting spinners for some of our put & take trout. There are some excellent fishing tips in the video, take a few minutes and watch it! That reminded me a similar video from a few years back, and besides the spinners you can catch those trout …
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