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F E AT U R E S . . .
Mixed Bag – Least Shrews, Harrison, Too Hot to Sleep
Inside in 1936, Product Reviews, the White-breasted
Nuthatch, Photographing Fireworks, Painting Decoys,
White-tailed Deer Signs, Upcoming Events and more
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Outdoor Update
– Salt Creek Tiger Beetles .......... 54
Junior Journal ................................................ 57
In the Kitchen
– Catfish Po' Boys ....................... 60
The Last Stop
– Nebraska's Mountain Views ......... 62
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Saw What? – Baby Saw-whets in Nebraska
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUSTIN HAAG
The Ultimate Deer Knife
BY MATT MARX
Stagecoach
PHOTOS AND STORY BY ERIC FOWLER
A Field Guide for Hunters
An interview with the authors of Hunting for Food
BY JEFF KURRUS
A Series of Fortunate Accidents
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS HELZER
Yellowbanks WMA
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNY NGUYEN
Floral Explosions
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS HELZER
Turtles on the Missouri
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JENNY NGUYEN
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Cover: This diminutive saw-whet owl was photographed in the Wildcat
Hills of Nebraska's Panhandle. The name comes from the sound of its call
being similar to that of a knife on a whetstone. See the story on page 24.
Photo by Justin Haag.
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