68 Nebraskaland • December 2019
PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST
There were bobcats in the Wildcat Hills that
bordered Creighton Valley. Early in the morning
after a snowstorm was a good time to track the
bobcats since there were fresh tracks on the fallen
snow. Here is Ernest Johns with two bobcats which
he shot in the hills south, looking west on William
Johns farm in 1915. The rifle was a Winchester
25-35.
– Joan Johns, Omaha
Along the North Platte River near the
lakes and small streams were geese and
ducks to hunt. In this image, William
Johns, sons Ernest and Harry, cousins
Bill Short and Bill Dorsch hunting geese
there in 1915. These sports were great
times for Billy, his sons and friends.
– Joan Johns, Omaha
