Outdoors

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows turkey hunters checked 43,380 birds during Missouri’s 2024 regular spring turkey season, April 15 through May 5. Top harvest counties for the regular season were Franklin with 940 birds harvested, Callaway with 822, and Texas with 780. Mark Ramsey harvested this 25-pound, 3–4-year-old tom turkey

I spoke to a college ornithology class about birds a few years back. I think my talk went over really well except for my woodpecker recipes. I myself have had a great fascination with birds since I was very small. I wanted to grow up and be a waterfowl biologist as dad and I floated

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The river is still up. You can’t see the launching ramp. That’s hard on the average Joe waning to go fishing. The blue cats are biting. If I just wanted a mess of fish, I’d use worms. If I wanted bigger fish, I’d use live perch.

About an hour before sunset I maneuvered the big pontoon boat across the wide and windy waters of Stockton Lake. I found a good spot of calm water out of the wind, off an eastern-facing bluff. I stretched a rope between two trees sticking up out of forty feet of water. I have done a

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The river has stabilized way out of its banks. The boat ramp is covered. Fishing for blue cats has started to pick back up on trotline. It’s better from a boat than on rod and reel. Flatheads are not biting. It was an above average spoonbill

The best time of the year to take a two- or three-day float trip is during early May, if you can plan around the high water and thunderstorms this time of year. It is usually warm enough during the day for wading shoes, but you need dry clothing and a jacket during the evening hours.

When I was at the swap meet a couple of weeks ago, there was a young man there by the name of Conner McCarthy from Buffalo who was selling bass jigs he makes. I had used some before and they are darned effective if you attach a pork rind or rubber crawdad and fish them

Join team members from Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site and representatives from the Barton County Chamber of Commerce as they celebrate Truman Day 2024! Truman Day is an annual event that celebrates the birth of Harry S Truman, the only Missourian to be elected president. Celebrate not only the 140th anniversary of Truman’s

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 They are catching catfish on rod and reel and on throw lines. They are still catching spoonbills from a boat and a few from the bank. We never did get the current we really need to turn on the spoonbill;s. Crappie are going to the bank

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 Everybody’s catching spoonbills from a boat and from the bank. It’s not what I’d call good. We need some current. I weighed and shot a picture of Terry Smith and his 115 lb. spoonbill. They are catching blue cats on throw lines. Caplinger Caplinger Woods Danny