Stewardship; Public and Private Initiatives; Regional
Skunked
A few of us were talking a week or so ago about “scary” outdoor experiences we have had, you know, Halloween-type stuff. I spend a lot of time fishing after dark, and usually try to use lights as little as possible (do not want to spook the fish), but honestly, I can recall very few …
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Happy Halloweeney, 2017
Found something funny/scary on the inter-webs. Thought it was appropriate for today! Can’t they hire an actor that at least knows how to hold a spinning rod? However, the choice of bobbers was spot on! “Trick or Treat” and GO FISH! Our house will be the one handing out Snickers (not really, we’ve got Gummi …
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Master Angler Awards
Let me say a few things about our Master Angler Award program in my blog today. . . . First of all, yes, we are running a little behind in getting Master Angler certificates mailed out. If you sent in a Master Angler application since late summer and are wondering what happened to it, please …
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Ice Fishing Nebraska on Jason Mitchell Outdoors!
Last winter I told you about a little trip I took to the beautiful Nebraska sandhills; a trip to assist with some filming for a TV fishing show, TV Ice Fishing. Obviously, that filming was done for a couple of ice-fishing episodes for Jason Mitchell Outdoors. The filming last winter was done for ice-fishing episodes …
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Missouri Department of Conservation to Open Massive Shooting Range Near St. Louis
Missouri residents will soon be able to utilize a new state-of-the-art shooting range in St. Charles. The August A. Busch Memorial Shooting Range will open on Saturday, October 28, just in time for hunters to sight-in before opening day. “The Department is excited to open the new range ahead of the firearm deer seasons,” said
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Paddlefish Snagging Season, 2017
October means paddlefish snagging season below Gavins Point Dam for those who drew a tag. I have not said anything about this year’s season, but I want to mention that I have heard some great reports! From what I have been hearing, the catch rates have been very good, and fish of a variety of …
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Time to Tackle Up!
Fall is big fish time, some of my biggest fish every year are caught in the fall. With big fish in mind, I am a believer in big baits = big fish, all the time, but especially in the fall. Go big, or go home. Sometimes a guy just needs to tackle-up to some heavier, …
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Trout Stocking, LIVE!
Got out of the office for a bit today; ran over to Mahoney State Park and met one of our stocking trucks at the Century Link Pond. Josh C. from our Calamus State Fish Hatchery was hauling some of the catcable-size, put & take rainbow trout today. We met him there and did a quick …
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Youth Fishing Instructor Certification
Our volunteer, certified, youth fishing instructors are a huge help in many of our aquatic education efforts. If you are an avid angler and would like to help out, would like to give back to the sport and resource, becoming a certified youth fishing instructor would be a great way to do it. Here is …
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What Lurks Beneath, Beautiful Flatties
Last week I noted that Nebraska Game & Park Fisheries biologist are busy around the state doing fish sampling this time of year (“Survey Says”). A couple of weeks ago I slipped out of the office for a day and got my hands fishy helping with some of that sampling. I have blogged many times …
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Dam Repairs at Box Butte
I have had several questions about the exceptionally low water at Box Butte Reservoir this fall. If you have not seen it already, this news release should tell you why: Box Butte Reservoir to remain low for coming year HEMINGFORD, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reports the water level at Box Butte …
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Shane Mahoney On the Importance of the Gun to Conservation
Shane Mahoney speaks thoughtfully and eloquently on the gun in America, and the gun’s vital connection to and relationship with wildlife conservation. Celebrated conservationist Shane Mahoney talks about the influence of the gun in America and Canada, in our nation building, in our modern society, in our national psyche. He maintains that the gun, in
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Chadron State Park Bioblitz tops 200 species
CHADRON, Neb. – Participants of the Chadron State Park Bioblitz in late September identified 203 species of plants, animals and insects, providing evidence of the biodiversity in the Pine Ridge. Amber Schiltz, Nebraska wildlife education coordinator for the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, was pleased with the tally, especially considering the time of year. Species …
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Can You Identify These Animals By Looking at Their Teeth?
Here’s a quiz to find out how really good you are at identifying animals. Have a look at these teeth and see if you can guess what they belong to. Not every animal on earth has teeth, but most have some kind of specialized way of chewing their food or capturing prey with them. While
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“Big, Big Weekend Out at the Lodge”!
Quick blog post just before I head out the door. Got a big, long weekend ahead of me. If you want an idea of what I will be doing. . . . Yep, I will be helping empower women by teaching them outdoor skills! And proud of it! It is very rewarding and a lot …
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“Survey Says”
It is fall and Nebraska fisheries biologists are in the midst of their annual fish sampling activities on lakes, reservoirs, pits and ponds across the state. It is a busy time of year. The sampling of fish in our public waters is necessary to gauge the health of the fish populations in those waters and …
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Why Would He Shoot That Buck?
Deer & Deer Hunting Editor-in-Chief Dan Schmidt provides insights on what makes a deer hunt truly memorable for whitetail bowhunters and gun hunters.
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Here’s That Snake Hunting Hot Spot You’ve Been Hearing About
Would you stick your arm shoulder-deep in a hole filled with snakes? This guy did and they just keep coming! Cor Viljoen, a safari guide of Bala-Bala, captured nest full of baby snakes in South Africa. After being contacted by a local farmer to remove the snakes said to be pythons (presumably non-lethal ones), the man scooped them
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