62 Nebraskaland • June 2026
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Game and Fish published the
first issue of Outdoor Nebraska set to be
released from "time to time."
This was the last
color cover printed
until August 1942.
First color cover.
Outdoor Nebraska
began paid
subscriptions: 25
cents a year or $1
for five years.
Outdoor Nebraska
adopted its present
8 by 10 format.
Fred B. Gibbs was the first
photographer listed on the
staff page. A year later, the first
photo spread was published.
1 0 0 Y E A R S O F
1926
JUNE
1928
JANUARY
1957
SUMMER
Longtime artist
C.G. "Bud" Prichard's
artwork first appeared
on the cover of
Outdoor Nebraska. By
the time he retired in
1974, his work was
featured on 43 covers.
1950
JANUARY
1930
OCTOBER
1958
JANUARY
1937
FALL
1952
SPRING
Outdoor Nebraska
began publishing
monthly instead
of quarterly.
