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F E A T U R E S
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THOUGHTS ON WATERFOWL
By Dr. Mark Vrtiska
Photos by Joel Jones
26
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in October
By Renae Blum
28
FALL IN NEBRASKA
By Nebraskaland Staff
34
DON'T LET WOMEN VOTE
If you want to keep drinking
By History Nebraska
36
BREAKFAST IN THE BLIND
Story and Photos by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
and Julie Geiser
44
FINDING HISTORY
in the Sandhills
Story and Photos by Mark Harris
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
50 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop
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Volume 97 No. 8
October 2019
Cover: Blake Steinke and his dog,
Aspen, celebrate a successful
afternoon hunt on a basin in Hamilton
County. Photo by Doug Steinke.