PHOTO
BY
JUSTIN
HAAG
Cover: Sandhill cranes perform
courtship dances while roosting on the
Platte River. Photo by Eric Fowler
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F E A T U R E S
20
THE VALUE OF CONTROLLED
HUNTS
Story and Photos by Jeff Kurrus
26
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in March
By Renae Blum
28
CRANE MOVES
Sandhill Cranes Arriving Earlier,
Shifting East on Platte
Story and Photos by Eric Fowler
36
EAST ASH ROAD
Story and Photos by Erik Johnson
38
MUCH MORE THAN ANTLERS
Story and Photos by Ryan Sparks
42
BIKES, FARMERS, AND "GOOD
ROADS" IN NEBRASKA
By History Nebraska
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
46 Mixed Bag
56 Portraits from the Past
58 The Last Stop
O N T H E W E B
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Volume 97 No. 2
March 2019
