Outdoors

Nature Boost! There’s something special about being still and listening to nature. You may get to see squirrels crunching through the leaves, birds calling from branches or insects looking for food. This fascinating journey can make you curious about the natural world and may even support your mental health. Have you ever felt more relaxed

Recently I wrote about floating the Roubidoux River as boy, working as a fishing guide for newspaper editor Lane Davis. Lane liked to fish that river because he felt it received less fishing pressure and might have more fish, if not bigger ones. I always wondered, what the Roubidoux River was named after. The French

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 Spoonbillers are still catching fish between here and the railroad bridge. Those that go up river seem to be coming back with one or two fish. They are buying crappie minnows so they are catching crappie somewhere. You’d have to find a place out of the

Good turkey populations begin with good turkey habitat. Landowners wanting to learn how they can improve turkey habitat on their property should sign up for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) turkey habitat workshop on March 29. This free program will be from 9 a.m.-noon on a privately owned farm in Howell County 10 miles

I like fishing big reservoirs in March. Fifty-five years ago, I fished Beaver Lake with an uncle on a cold windy day using a lure called a spider, just a big spinner bait of that time. For three hours I didn’t catch a single bass, but about ten in the morning, only a hundred yards

Does the cold weather, snow and ice have you feeling down? Beat the winter blues by visiting a Missouri state park or historic site in the St. Louis area for fun-filled activities: • March 27 at 10 a.m. – Toddler Thursday at Mastodon State Historic Site. Join the team at Mastodon State Historic Site for

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains 417/432-3391 Spoonbilling is great, one of our best season openers ever. I’d say one in 10 is over 60. Many caught their limit in a few minutes and went home. Blue cats and crappie have been biting all winter but not many people have been fishing, We are now open

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters, trappers, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts they can get free copies of its updated booklets beginning in mid-March on 2025 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information and Summary of Missouri Hunting and Trapping Regulations at MDC regional offices, MDC nature centers, and other places where permits are sold.

A nesting bald eagle pair can now be viewed on a live video feed from a site in the Kansas City area. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) along with its partners the City of Blue Springs, Evergy, Capital Electric Line Builders, Axis Communications, and Wild Souls Wildlife Rehabilitation have installed the only live camera

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) received several reports earlier this week of dead fish at the Lake of the Ozarks. An investigation into the reports revealed that this was likely a natural fish kill event, and that there is no reason for concern. Fish kill events can occur naturally in Missouri, and they are