Stewardship; Public and Private Initiatives; Regional
Bonus Catfish
I got outta the office this week to help stock some fish. Stocking fish is nothing unusual, we will stock over 30 million fish in over 250 Nebraska waterbodies again this year, and once in a while I lend a hand. The species of fish I helped stock was nothing unusual either, channel catfish. We …
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A Lake, or a Stream, is Reflection of its Watershed
We live in a land that has been greatly altered by man. You can see that in most every habitat in the state. Many of our rivers and streams have been very much altered. In fact, I would bet that if you could jump in a time machine and travel back a couple of hundred …
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Minnesota Whitetail’s Movements Baffle Researchers
A deer study in Minnesota of a little doe yielded some stunning results. When it comes to chronic wasting disease, we need answers and we need them now. If a whitetail deer catches this disease, it’ll eventually die. Now a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’s deer study is taking aim at the disease and one
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Wow, Now the Internet Scouts Have Gone Too Far!
I was surfin’ around the interwebs about a year ago and saw a headline that caught my eye: Thunder Bay lawyer says FOI request for fishing spot is without merit I will not copy and paste the story, but if you want to read it all you can HERE. What it said was there was …
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Photographer Draws a Grizzly Hunt Permit But Won’t Hunt
Animal activist and photographer Tom Mangelsen drew one of Wyoming’s grizzly bear hunt permits, but says he won’t hunt. Here’s why he’s wrong. Wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen is one of the few lucky people who drew a grizzly bear hunting permit for Wyoming’s newly instituted bear season. While the photographer expressed his joy at drawing
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Why Not Jump At The Chance For Bullfrog Season
It is a season that opens at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, August 15th. It is an unusual season, but one that just reeks of adventure, challenge and tremendous entertainment value. And, trust me, this is season that will create memories and stories like no other! No, it is not a hunting season. IT is Nebraska’s bullfrog season. Look at the size of this …
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8 Fishing Spots We First Threw Out a Line
I asked some of my favorite anglers where their first fishing spots were. I couldn’t have found a better group of individuals to gather insight from. When it comes to sharing knowledge on fishing locations and fishing techniques these folks all spoke from experience. Additionally, they were willing to share some personal reflections of their youth and
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Be Good with a Jig
I have often said that a person can catch any fish that swims on a jig. Now that is not a brilliant comment by any means because jigs come in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, styles, colors, bodies, etc. They are a very versatile fishing tool and can be used for a variety of …
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Tag a Monarch
Help Uncover a Mystery By Renae Blum, NEBRASKAland Contributor It’s one of the miracles of nature: each fall, millions of insects weighing less than one gram fly to overwintering sites in Mexico from across the United States, some traveling several thousand miles. This is the monarch butterfly, and the details of how this migration occurs …
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Cunningham Zebras
Just about a month ago I blogged about suspect zebra mussel larvae being found at Cunningham Reservoir in north Omaha, Meanwhile on the Invasive Species Front. . . . At that time I held out hope that the larvae that had been sampled was some other species of mussels. Nope, the news has gone from bad …
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Success in the Salt Marsh
It is just before dawn in Nebraska’s eastern saline wetlands. You sit quietly on the edge of a salt marsh – a nearly level pan of sparse vegetation and mud. Just in front of you water laps in rhythmic beats at the shoreline. On the opposite shore, the growing light gently begins to fill in …
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Get The Net!
Found this on the interwebs recently, like I blogged a couple weeks ago, I suspect many of you have “been there, done that”. This time I can tell you where that video originated, Informative Fisherman. Anyway, I have always said that everyone needs a good net man, and the net man should know exactly where …
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Nugent: Politically Correct Ethics
Some people are ethical, and some people are not. It is up to those of us who have a decent grasp on right and wrong to communicate such guidance to family, friends and our buddies at hunting camp and at the range.
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Mayflies
I started to write this blog a few weeks ago, actually did not start writing, I simply copy and pasted a really cool video I found posted on FaceBook: Want to see a cool video? Submitted by Bruce Condello, shot on his phone, off a dock in Nebraska. Nature at its best. Posted by Bob …
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Boat Ramp Improvements at Box Butte Reservoir
Sometimes news releases just get lost in all the other news and noise. So, yes, I like to repeat these, believe it helps “spread the word”. New boat launch coming to Box Butte Reservoir July 24, 2018 HEMINGFORD, Neb. — Construction is underway for an upgraded boat launch facility at Box Butte State Recreation Area. …
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5 Green Gifts from the Outdoors to Give Your Sportsman Anytime
Check out these five green gifts from the outdoors that you can give the sportsman in your life any time of the year. If you’re looking for an eco-friendly gift idea for the sportsman in your life, you’ve come to the right place. There are quite a few earth-friendly products—many made from recycled materials—that would be
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High School Bass Championships, 2018
I was privileged to again help with the Nebraska state high school bass fishing championship tournaments this year. I got a few pictures, and some details to tell, but let me start with the basic news release: Sutherland team wins high school bass tournament July 23, 2018 LINCOLN, Neb. – The Sutherland team of brothers …
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White Bass Die-off
I know this is not new news by any means, but I have heard a bunch of chatter and rumors still floating around. So, as I often do, start with the news release: Lake Maloney white bass die-off not caused by disease July 16, 2018 LINCOLN, Neb. – The die-off of white bass May 26 …
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