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Pictures from the trap-line

Back before Christmas I blogged about doing some trapping again this late fall/early winter, http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/blogs/2012/12/line/ .  I took a few more pictures than what I shared in that previous blog post; thought I would share some more of those with you. Looks like a good place to trap some muskrats, …

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“Catfished”?????

I guess I am getting old.  I have to admit that I am not up on my pop culture nor urban slang.  Being a native Nebraskan you better believe I am very much interested in college football and especially Nebraska football, and I do know that if you follow sports, …

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Funny Fishing Commercial for the Weekend

It is after the first of the year–time for all the new episodes of all my favorite fishing shows.  I have only been able to catch a few of those so far, but I am already pretty sure this is going to be one of my favorite commercials this year. …

Mahoney Ice Fishing Clinic

Last weekend we hosted an ice-fishing clinic on the Century Link Pond at Mahoney State Park, http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=273 .  I did not publicize this event ahead of time because we had as many folks as we could handle sign up for it.  We had a great turn out and a great …

Eagles Over Wanahoo

This news release went out late last Friday, but let me bring it up again as a reminder: Lake Wanahoo SRA Visitors Asked to Comply with Bald Eagle Exclusion Zone January 11, 2013 News No Comments LINCOLN, Neb. – Ice anglers and other visitors to Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area (SRA) …

Antelope with Night-Vision Goggles

OK, it’s Friday, let me have some fun. I love this commercial for the trash-talking antelope: But then my kids roll their eyes because their somewhat “anal”, pointy-headed biologist dad has to point out a few things: First of all, how are those antelope looking forward through those goggles?  Antelope …

Pigs on Ice

If you have read the title of this blog post, there are several notions in your head about the theme of these particular ramblings of mine.  I am betting what I have to say is not what you think it will be.  You all know that I blog about a …

Adventure Report, New Year’s Break

My family and I got out of town for an extended time over the New Year’s holiday.  We went “out west” to celebrate Christmas with family, and as I promised before we left, we spent as much time as possible enjoying Nebraska’s great outdoors!  Time to give you a report. …

New!

We are a few days into the new year of 2013 and you probably already are tired of hearing what is new for this year or what new resolutions you should make.  Sorry, I want to point out a couple of others. . . . Our NEW 2013-2014 Fishing Guide …

Youth Fishing Program, Holiday Newsletter

Quick blog post here, just want to share with you the new Youth Fishing Program Holiday newsletter: If you want to see the original .pdf file, here it is, 2012-yfi-holiday-newsletter .  Once again, a big thank you to all of our volunteer youth fishing instructors!

Welcome to Barbs and Backlashes

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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