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JD Schooley
@dirtydog.bsky.social
Moto-Adventurer / Fisheries Research Biologist.

Views expressed on this page are my own and do not necessarily represent the position of my employer.
Looking forward to this #nongame webinar. I’ll be talkin bag limits. Come on by to hear all about it.
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The American Fisheries Society extends our support to the furloughed fisheries and aquatics professionals affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Read our full statement on the shutdown and its impacts on natural resources here fisheries.org/2025/10/afs-...
October 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
October 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
October 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472
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October 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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🚨We're hiring! The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is seeking a tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Please retweet & share with colleagues! 🐟🐠🧪

Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674
October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Many thanks to @jeffkopaska.bsky.social of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for donating this #sturgeon puzzle artwork to the NA Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society. The proud new owner, Thomas, from World Sturgeon Conservation Society will display this masterpiece in Vienna, Austria! nasps-sturgeon.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Last week, we made another visit to Spirit Lake / Okoboji, Iowa, to pay our respects to the putatively “largest #paddlefish ever caught”. We also did some fishing. doi.org/10.1002/fsh....
September 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Name those fish… 🎃
Just spotted this scene from the movie Hocus Pocus. Home decor of the Dennison family features two framed fish prints. Only context is that the family recently moved from Los Angeles to Salem. Left image appears to be a trout sp. 🤷‍♂️
September 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our job opening closes Sunday night (tomorrow). Last-minute apps welcome!!

#fisheries #paddlefish #nongame
September 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Our #paddlefish and #native #nongame technician job is NOW OPEN! Please share widely.
Taking apps until 9/7
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August 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great article on the angling and food value of Freshwater Drum, an often overlooked de facto game fish!
magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/blogs/in-the...
Freshwater Drum: Hard-Fighting, Tasty Native Game Fish | Nebraskaland Magazine
Greg Wagner dispels some myths and shares some perspective on the benefits of catching and cooking freshwater drum in Nebraska.
magazine.outdoornebraska.gov
August 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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"Part of what we're doing here today is working with citizen scientist anglers who know how to catch these fish, and get samples that will contribute to our data to better understand these populations, their ecology, life history.”
www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local... @garlab.bsky.social
Heilman: Bowfin fishing, research leads to new discoveries
Well, the native fish folks are at it again, stirring the pot and doing weird stuff in public. They’re relentless like that—but in a good way.
www.mankatofreepress.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
That new tire feeling. 😎
#ADVRider
July 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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JOIN US!!!

@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!

Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!
July 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, 'Give me a lot of socket extensions.' What I said was, 'Give me all the socket extensions you have.' Do you understand?”
(a la Ron Swanson)
4Runner maintenance 😩
July 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Join AFS for our July Fisheries Community Check-in! Stop in to hear updates, ask questions, and spend your lunchtime with AFS colleagues. This session will be held on July 9 at 1 pm ET. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d6e43e...
July 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or braasch@msu.edu)!
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As an avid motorcyclist AND a scientist, I couldn’t help but collect some sound data when installing a new exhaust on my bike. “Loud pipes save lives” is complete bullshit. I reduced the loudness by almost 10% to 96.5db at 6k rpm with improved performance. Forest friendly too. 😎
June 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If anyone on here is attending the NA Sturgeon & Paddlefish Society meeting this fall, today is the abstract deadline.
nasps-sturgeon.org/nasps-2025-a...
NASPS 2025 Annual Meeting - NASPS
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June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This position will be open for a couple more days. Hope to get some good applicants to join our team!
We are seeking applicants for a #fisheries technician in our #paddlefish and #native #nongame program. Please share widely. Thx.
June 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Finn is still grinding away with #bmx racing. He’s no speed demon (quite tentative), but he enjoys it and is slowly improving. Probably needs a better coach.
June 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We are seeking applicants for a #fisheries technician in our #paddlefish and #native #nongame program. Please share widely. Thx.
June 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Gratuitous #nongame pics taken on our study lake this week. #buffalo #gar
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM