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Some more notes on ice-fishing safety

Got another video on ice safety you need to watch. Ah, it don’t get any better than the Stooges!  By the way, Curly was best! Have a great weekend!

Before hitting the ice this winter. . .

If you have been reading my blog for any time you know that “occasionally” I let my opinions flow.  Ha.  I have a few things I want to put down in writing here on the eve of our 2011-2012 ice fishing season.  I do not expect everyone to agree with …

Ice Fishing Seminar

I have spent all day being “Daryl Downer” trying to tell all the folks anxious to start ice fishing to be patient and wait for safe ice, http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/blogs/2011/12/hold-horses/ .  Now let me prove that I want to get on the ice as soon as anyone and am willing to do …

Hold your horses

I have been listening and looking ahead at weather forecasts.  I am anxious to start doing some ice fishing, I always am!  There is no one that wants to hit the ice any more than me; I will be on the ice fishing as soon as it is safe and …

Thanksgiving Combo

I can remember advertisements in old NEBRASKAland magazines that promoted our state as “The Mixed Bag Capitol of the World”.  That was in reference to our small game hunting possibilities, but I believe with our long open seasons and great diversity of fish and wildlife, we are more so “The …

‘Tis the Season

I guess today is “Cyber-Monday” or something like that.  “Black Friday” has already come and gone; I celebrated by going fishing (more to come on that later).  Today I am celebrating “Cyber-Monday” by being back at work and finally writing this blog post.  I am convinced this whole Christmas shopping …

Mountain Loins (No that is not a misspelling, it was intentional, keep reading)

There have been some mountain lions in the news again recently, time for some education.  As I am heading out the door for the Thanksgiving holiday, this will probably be my last blog post until next week.  So, you will have plenty of time to look this one over; while …

Blinded Me with Science–November 21, 2011

It has been awhile since I gave an update on some Nebraska-related fisheries research, so it is about time to do that again. Cue the theme music, Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby . Dr. Dave Willis is the head of the Department of Natural Resources up at South …

Get the camera!

After my last blog post suggesting everyone get a quality, fish-friendly, catch-and-release, landing net, http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/blogs/2011/11/net/ , let me crawl up on another soap-box for a little bit and make another suggestion. . . . This week has been the rifle deer season in Nebraska.  I have looked at dozens of …

Get the net!

Whether you like it or not, catch and release is a reality on most waters.  In some cases fish must be released in order to comply with regulations while in other cases anglers voluntarily choose to release some if not most of the fish they catch.  Of course catch & …

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Daryl is a lifelong resident of Nebraska (except for a couple of years spent going to graduate school in South Dakota). He has been employed as a fisheries biologist for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for 20 years, and his current tour of duty is as the fisheries outreach program manager.

Daryl loves to share his educational knowledge and is an avid multi-species angler. He holds more than 70 Nebraska Master Angler Awards for 13 different species and holds more than 20 In-Fisherman Master Angler Awards for eight different species.

He loves to talk fishing and answer questions about fishing in Nebraska, so if you have a question, e-mail Daryl.

Daryl's e-mail address: daryl.bauer@nebraska.gov

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