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A Nebraska mallard hunt
Mallards near Valley in the 1970s.
Left to right: Gary Dross, Omaha; L.J. Stark (me) and
Bob Cameron, both from Prior Lake, Minnesota.
– Lowell J. Stark, Prior Lake, Minnesota
Flathead catfishing, Genoa, 1974
On Saturday, Sept. 21,1974, Emil "Buddy" Drozd and Charlie "Chief"
Drozd decided to try their luck fishing. The day turned successful with
the fishermen landing flathead catfish weighing 51, 37 and 33 pounds
respectfully. Buddy and Chief were lifelong anglers in Genoa.
– Emil Drozd, Genoa
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Pheasant hunting in the 1930s
My grandpa, Fred Mihulka, and his son, Ray, are pictured here with the Brunken family relatives along with a few salesmen for
an Omaha auto parts company. Grandpa Fred could fire a shotgun from the hip. He duck hunted on the Platte and Loup rivers
with wooden decoys. The tradition followed through the generations and my son and I duck and goose hunt regularly.
– Keith Milhulka, Columbus
