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NEBRASKAland December 2014

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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12 NEBRASKAland • DECEMBER 2014 Elks Lodge Seek Hides By Connor Graham The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, known as the local Elks Lodge in most small towns, is again accepting donated deer hides from the beginning of the November firearm deer season through the end of the January antlerless deer season. Donated hides will be shipped to a tannery to be turned into soft leather and made into gloves for wheelchair-bound veterans or used for craft kits that are distributed to veterans at VA Medical Centers across the world as part of the Elks "Help a Vet" program. Before the hides can be shipped, they have to have all excess fat, flesh and both heads and tails removed, then table or stock salt must be rubbed into all fleshy surfaces. Volunteers at the drop-off locations do most of this work, but hunters are welcome to do it themselves before dropping off the hides. Care must be taken in the skinning process, however, as even small holes can result in the hide being ruined during the tanning process. Contact your local Elks lodge for more information. ■ facebook.com/pages/Nebraska-State-Historical-Society $29/year – Includes 4 issues of Nebraska History and 4 of Nebraska History News www.nebraskahistory.org/magazine 402-471-3270 EXPLORE NEBRASKA'S PAST PHOTO BY STEVE ZECHMANN

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