Outdoors

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 Fishing is good. The catching is medium. I’ve got bull heads, gold fish and perch. We are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods by Jason Johson 417/276-3838 Fishing has slowed down because they are not

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive technical and financial assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Funding is available for one regional partnership project. Applications must be received by December 31, 2025 to be considered for this round of funding. The RCPP project

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Trappers Association will hold a free two-day trapping seminar from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 4 and 7 a.m. to noon on Oct. 5 at the Robert E. Talbot Conservation Area in Lawrence County. Part of the class will consist of instruction and part

Deer season was a big thing in the Big Piney country of south-central Missouri where I grew up. When somebody killed a deer, whether it was a doe or a buck, they brought it to that small town main street, on the open tailgate of a pick-up, or tied across the hood of some old

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The river is in good shape. Those that are fishing are catching fish – blue cats on cut baits, flat heads on live bait. I’ve got bull heads, gold fish and perch. We are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until

The Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Acting State Conservationist Nate Goodrich has announced Oct. 3, 2025, as the cut-off date to apply for the next available funding opportunity in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Classic and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Initiatives. “NRCS can help producers develop a conservation

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The fish are still biting but few people are fishing. Bank poles are working on blue cats and flatheads. It rained out in Kansas and cleaned out the river. Deer season opens in a month. We are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Closed Sundays

Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with tree and shrub seedlings from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property. MDC’s George O. White State Forest Nursery offers a variety

Thirteen-year-old Wylie Williams killed a 420-pound black bear during the 2024 season on his father’s land. He had paid for all his tags and violated no laws. MDC agents came to the site two weeks after bear season opened and claimed they found bait there. Therefore they confiscated the bear’s pelt. If indeed they did

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The fish are still biting but few people are fishing.The river is not flowing, but it’s not nasty. We are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods by Carli Burchertt 417/276-3838 It’s been a slow week.