Outdoors

I tried my best to create a Big Piney River museum and Nature Center near my hometown of Houston Missouri. But it was not to be and now I have to empty it in hopes that someone else can take over and use that building, there in a beautiful, wooded setting a mile south of

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters to apply online from July 1–31 for a shot at more than 140 managed deer hunts throughout the state. There are hunts for archery, muzzleloader, shotgun, and modern firearms from mid-September through mid-January at designated conservation areas, parks, national wildlife refuges, and other public areas. Some

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660/781-8020 The boat ramp is open. The river is bank full. Don’t know if the river is rising or falling. You can fish with rod and reel. A few people are setting trotlines.. Others are using throw lines and bank poles. They are still catching

My teachers didn’t really approve of me working after school at Dad and Grandpa’s pool hall. One of the older lady teachers said I was spending too much of my time in that pool hall with a bunch of aging prevaricators. I told Ol’ Bill what she said and he and Ol’ Jim both really

With spring comes new life, including new arrivals of wild animals. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds people that young wildlife they encounter this time of year may appear to be abandoned, but that’s usually not the case. MDC asks that people “leave wildlife wild” by not interfering with newborn or young animals because

In my library there is a volume of Field & Stream magazine, in a hardbound cover, from April of 1918 to April of 1919. In these old magazines there is some very interesting reading, much of it by the great outdoorsman, Zane Grey, remembered for his famed western book. Indeed there is a great deal

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660/781-8020 The boat ramp is open. That’s about the only thing I’m sure of. Don’t know if the river is rising or falling. Sold some live bait this morning. Not sure if they were going to rod and reel or set lines. Too unpredictable. We

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking the public to help it monitor the state’s wild turkey population this summer by reporting wild turkey sightings through the MDC Wild Turkey Brood Survey. MDC has conducted an annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey every year since 1959 to determine the success of the annual hatch. Observations

he 2026 Crappie Masters Truman Lake National Qualifier in Clinton, MO, hosted by Clinton Missouri Tourism belongs to Matthew and Bruce Rogers with a two day total of 16.12 lbs earning them $10,000. Congratulations to the entire field on a great event and to the top 12 teams earning their share of $25,000.

If I were ever asked to list the ten things I have enjoyed the most in my life as a fisherman, not too far down the line I would list, “watching a bobber”. It was one of life’s greatest pleasures in my youth. You too have likely done that if you grew up in the