60 Nebraskaland • August-September 2022
PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST
Bowfishing near Yellowbanks, 1967
Pictured is a snapper I shot while bowfishing
at Jackson Lake west of Norfolk near
Yellowbanks. The first two shots glanced off
the shell. The third went through and it took
15-20 minutes to pull it to shore.
I was 16, going into my junior year of high
school. I had a retired neighbor who helped
me de-shell and harvest the meat.
Can't say I could honestly tell seven kinds
of meat, as they say, but the stew was really
good. Grew up in Norfolk and have been
reading the magazine for many years.
– Reginald Ayers, York
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Pheasant hunting near Dodge, 1971
This picture was taken on the first day of pheasant season
1971. Pictured is of my dad, Bill Mlnarik of Dodge, me and my
daughter, Julie. The pheasants were bagged around the Dodge
area in the first hour of the season. Pheasants were so abundant
at that time. We just took pheasant hunting success for granted.
– Dr. Dave Mlnarik, Elkhorn
Camping at Long Pine, 1989
This is a family photo taken at Long Pine SRA in 1989. My family
has continued to camp at Long Pine every year since 1968. It was my
wife's first visit, or fiancé at the time. (She is in the back row first
from the right, next to me in the blue cap.) The tykes in the photo
now bring the new generation to fall in love with the creek that has
remained constant for 53 years.
– Mick Clark, Broken Bow
