August-September 2024 • Nebraskaland 65
Attention Nebraskaland Subscribers
We are quickly running out of submissions for "Portraits from the Past."
If you send us yours, we may be able to get it into an upcoming issue
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Pheasant hunting near Clatonia, 1980
Pictured is Chris Flogstad (left), and my father Daryl Jilek and dog Jenny.
When my dad introduced me to pheasant hunting in the '90s, he told me of a spot where he and his buddies almost always
limited out! His honey hole was near Clatonia but my first experience with pheasant hunting in this exact spot was walking
all morning with a .410 to only see a rabbit and a hen pheasant. But in the late '70s and early '80s, this was my dad and his
buddies' honey hole. They would have a limit by noon and head to a local café for lunch and still have the afternoon to watch
football. I just wish I could have seen the "heyday" of Nebraska pheasant hunting.
– Zach Jilek, Omaha
