Christmas is always a struggle. Let me rephrase: It is always a struggle for my family to select a gift I truly need and would appreciate. I have bunches of stuff. My closets overflow with outdoors stuff, and there just isn’t much I don’t have or have ...
BRANSON — The fog lay thickly over Lake Taneycomo as Carolyn Parker, owner of River Run Outfitters, unloaded her McKenzie style guide boat at the Missouri Department of Conservation access downstream from Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery. Water levels ...
I get excited this time of the year. Dove season is just around the corner, and the hot summer weather has moderated, leaving great hunting conditions as we approach tomorrow’s opening day. Columbia residents have two options when seeking places to ...
Each year, outdoors companies send new product samples, hoping I’ll endorse or report on how they worked. This year, three products have caught my eye. With the new emphasis on going green, Bioline from Portland, Ore., has developed a fishing line that ...
As the saying goes, I have some good news and I have some bad. The good news: I caught a skunk. The bad news: I caught a skunk. I’ve lived on the edge of Columbia for more than 30 years and have caught raccoons, opossums, squirrels and rabbits raiding ...
I enjoy visiting new lands, new waters and new friends. Each year, my long-suffering wife and I take a road trip. This year, we made a large circle through Michigan, stopping in Grand Rapids, where we spent our 48th anniversary at the Amway Grand Plaza ...
As we pushed off from the boat ramp, my competitive fishing partner had a suggestion. “How about a dollar on the first fish, another on the largest and a third dollar on the most fish?” Not being one who backs away from a challenge, I agreed to his ...
Seventy-five years ago, a small group of Missourians met in the Tiger Hotel here in Columbia and made history. They organized what became the Conservation Federation of Missouri, which in turn led the charge to pass a historic constitutional amendment ...
April and May are months blessed with a variety of outdoor events and seasons. Let’s start with my miserable turkey season. Spring turkey season opened the last week of April and ran for three weeks. Hunters can harvest two bearded birds — one during ...
My neck is getting long, and I’m developing a waddle under my chin. My long-suffering wife has started making noises about moving me out to the back 40 with all my turkey calls or leaving on an extended vacation until turkey season is over. I’ve gained ...
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