Outdoors

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is pretty good. People are interested. They are not wiping them out but they are not doing to bad either. Flatheads, blues, depending on what you are fishing for. The river is low. Lines are catching most of the fish. I’ve been selling more medium perch

Do you love to hike? Would you love to try backpacking but don’t know where to start? Join Echo Bluff State Park team members from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 for a backpacking introductory class. Participants will receive instruction in backpacking techniques and then will get to apply what they learn during

The temperatures are cooling down and trees are beginning to change color – a sure sign that fall has arrived. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people to enjoy fall foliage through camping, driving tours, hiking, or even floating. To help, MDC offers weekly online fall color updates from agency foresters all over the

Celebrate the tallgrass prairie at Prairie Jubilee! Participate in activities such as a living history loop where you can interact with interpreters and others to learn what it was like to live on the prairie. Listen to storyteller Jim “Two Crows” Wallen and enjoy entertainment by the Instars. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,

Woman are invited to fish for free Saturday, Sept. 24, at Bennett Spring State Park’s Women’s Free Fishing Day. From 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., there will be no license or daily tag fee for women or girls. Women can pick up their free daily trout tag at the park store on the evening of

Cap[inger Mills report by Stephanie Finch Caplinger Woods We haven’t ha hardly any fishermen. It’s that time of year. Are the fish thee? Yes. Would they bite? Probably, But the fishermen have other priorities, I guess. We sill have live bait. We have worms. Out new hours are 9 to 5. e have frozen liver,

Looking for a challenge? Join other adventure-seekers and participate in the Adventure Challenge Race at Finger Lakes State Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10. Participants’ first challenge will be to kayak the 5K water trail that winds along the water-filled reclaimed strip mines of Peabody Lake. When finished with the first section,

Are you interested in camping, but don’t know where to start? Do you want to sleep under the stars, but aren’t sure what to sleep on? Do you constantly crave s’mores, but feel overwhelmed by the thought of building a fire? Join other inexperienced campers from 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 to noon Sunday, Sept.

“Threatened species” is a term often associated with ecological gloom. If an animal or plant wears the title of endangered or threatened, it usually means its numbers or habitat – or both – are dwindling. However, research and field work by Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Natural History Biologist Rhonda Rimer has revealed that one

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fish are biting. Trotlines are best by far. With rod and reel you have to get in your spot. There are thousands of blue cats. Flatheads are getting more scarce. Blue catfish: 26” to 34” protected slot length limit; 10 fish daily and possession limit; the daily