NEBRASKAland (VOL. 95 / NO. 1 ISSN 0028-1964) is published monthly, except
for the combined Jan./Feb. and Aug./Sept. issues, by the Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE. Periodicals postage paid at Lincoln,
Nebraska, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
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NEBRASKAland Magazine
F E AT U R E S . . .
Mixed Bag – River Otters, Travel to Nebraska City, A
Brief History of Beer Making in Nebraska, Snow Goose
Guns, Feeding Birds, Upcoming Events, and more ........
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Conservation Corner
– Trumpeter Swans .............. 69
In the Field
– Sleep-in Quail Hunting ........................ 70
Nature Notes
– Burls ....................................... 71
Wilderness Workshop
– Winter Birding ............. 74
Portraits from the Past
– Reader's Photos ............. 76
In the Kitchen
– Venison Loin ................................... 80
The Last Stop
– Ice Tracks ........................................ 82
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E . . .
Volume 95
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January-February 2017
Camera Phones
BY ERIC FOWLER AND JEFF KURRUS
Time Well Spent
What to Do in January and February
BY RENAE BLUM
A Year Outdoors
A Guide of What do Do and Where to Go in Nebraska
BY JULIE GEISER
Riding Through History
BY KYLIE KINLEY
14-year-old's Elk a Record
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ERIC FOWLER
Wading In
Learning to Fly Fish in Nebraska
BY RYAN SPARKS
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Cover: A male cardinal perched in a redbud tree south of Grand
Island in Hall County. Photo by Rick Rasmussen.
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