“Laws change; people die; the land remains.” – Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Farmers, I am one of you. I am a landowner. I manage our nearly 150 year-old family farm here in southeastern Nebraska. No, I am not some crazy, wild conservationist just because I work for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. I am ...
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It’s hot. I will always tell you that you cannot catch anything sitting at home on the couch. However, when it gets this hot, I have to admit my motivation to go fishing wanes a bit. I might...
This news release went out late last week. Once again, I am just trying to spread the word. . . . Grove Trout Rearing Station closing temporarily to visitors July 22, 2021 LINCOLN, Neb. – The...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hackberry Lake on the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge will be chemically renovated the week of Aug. 9 as part of the ongoing Aquatic Habitat Project on the refuge. The rotenone...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educators have scheduled a month full of interesting and engaging events for the curious in August. Here are a few opportunities: Four Nebraska...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hunters may begin purchasing 2021 Nebraska fall turkey permits Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. Central time. A fall turkey permit is valid statewide and allows a hunter to harvest two turkeys of...
I always get rather impatient this time of year. Is it because of the weather being so hot, humid and hazy? No. Is it that the hunting seasons are just around the bend? No. Then, why? Well, I am a...
From the annual Nebraska Star Party to sandcastle building and pioneer musicals, August promises a variety of events at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission locations. A park entry permit is...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Calamus Kayak Adventure Race, scheduled for July 29, has been postponed because a health alert for a harmful algal bloom was issued at Calamus State Recreation Area on July 23....
I try to “lighten up” with my Friday blog posts. There were a couple of things I had in mind for today, but I changed my mind. . . . I love fish pictures, never get tired of fish pictures. So...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Grove Trout Rearing Station near Royal, Nebraska, will be closed to visitors until further notice due to upcoming expected high air temperatures in the area. Trout have been...
There have not been a lot of Trout Slam entries coming in, but there have been a few. Time to give an update and get certificates mailed out. . . . In case you forgot, the Trout Slam is an angler...
I want to point out some fisheries research work currently being done on the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska. The easiest way for me to do that is to “copy and paste” a page from our July...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Big Game Society, which raises money through membership dues and its fundraising spring auction and dinner, donated $27,000 to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept applications for a 2021 bighorn sheep lottery permit through Aug. 6. Only Nebraska residents are eligible. Apply at a Nebraska...
A classic case of misrepresentation keeps occurring. Folks continue to express their disbelief to me that a crystal clear, cold, spring-fed trout fishing stream exists in northeast Nebraska. “No...
There is no doubt “the” topic of the week has been the fish die-off at Lake McConaughy. Here is our official statement from yesterday: LINCOLN, Neb. – The cause of a fish die-off at Lake...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The cause of a fish die-off at Lake McConaughy, Nebraska’s largest reservoir, remains inconclusive. Fisheries biologists from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are...
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, this is the third year of our “Take ‘Em Fishing” promotion. In previous blogs, I have mentioned the benefits to finding someone and passing your love of...
LINCOLN, Neb. – For a touch of holiday cheer at a beautiful park, bring the family to Indian Cave State Park on July 16-17 for the 8th Annual Campfire Christmas in July. Traditional holiday...
LINCOLN, Neb. – Wetlands are diverse habitats that are great tools for teaching about Nebraska’s aquatic spaces. Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in an educator workshop about the...
