4 Nebraskaland • August-September 2024
Volume 102 No. 7
August-September 2024
F E A T U R E S
20
FUNCTIONAL FASHION
In Wildlife
Story by Lauren Salick, Photos by Alex Wiles
26
WILD INDIGOS
Story and photos by Gerry Steinauer
30
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What To Do in August and September
By Renae Blum
32
50 YEARS EDUCATING HUNTERS
By Eric Fowler
42
VELVET BUCKS
The Science of Antler Velvet and When to Harvest
By Brian Peterson
46
FENCING THE PLAINS
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
50
FISH LADDERS
Something Could Mean Everything
Story and photos by Eric Fowler
D E P A R T M E N T S
8 Your Nebraska
12 In the Field
54 Mixed Bag
64 Portraits from the Past
66 The Last Stop
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