Outdoors

Missouri Preservation has announced their 2023 Places in Peril list, endangered historic places in the state of Missouri. These places are nominated by concerned individuals and decided upon by a committee of preservation advocates. The announcement video is available for viewing on Missouri Preservation’s website www.preservemo.org and on social media. In addition to the 2023

As I talk to outdoorsmen around the Ozarks it is amazing how ignorant they are about their rights as hunters and fishermen. The greater percentage of those I talk to wrongly believe that agents can come into their homes or buildings whenever they want to. Randy Doman, the enforcement chief of the Missouri Department of

A couple of weeks ago I was talking with guide in Ontario who got a good laugh out of the bear hunting which forbids using bait. He said that without bait, few bears would ever be killed anywhere. In Canada, if you go through an outfitter you are guaranteed to get a shot or several

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is pretty good. I had some campers. In three days they caught 23, 24 and 28 fish. The biggest was a 40 lb. blue. They were using lines and jugs. They had some flatheads but nothing big. All I’ve got right now is goldfish for bait.

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm I caught a 39lb.flathead and a couple of little blue cats. I’ve got about 10 peopl;e foihing The only bait I have is goldfish and cawdads. I’ll get crappie mionows Wednesday. Lake Stockton Report by Joey Fidler Stockton State Park Marina One guy told me he had

If you’re looking for something fun to do, check out upcoming events at central Missouri state parks and historic sites Oct. 1-16: Big Muddy Rug Hooking Guild Exhibit and Display at Arrow Rock State Historic Site Time is winding down to see the hooked rug display at Arrow Rock State Historic Site. These hooked rugs

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is good. I saw a 26 and a 36 lb. flathead caught on perch and bullheads. I’ll have goldfish, too, next weekend. Everybody is catching their limit of 10 blue cats. Lines and jugs are best but guys that know what they are doing can catch

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm People are catching fish on jugs and trotlines baiting with goldfish. That’s all I’ve got. No monsters – 30 lbs. and down. Mostly blue cats. A few flatheads. Lake Stockton Report by Joey Fidler Stockton State Park Marina I talked to some guys yesterday who were fishing

I was on Lake Wappapello this past week with an old-days college roommate, Darrell Hamby, of Patterson MO. We were fishing for crappie and reliving old times. That lake is something and though there isn’t room to talk about it much here, I am going to get into it more in a column next week

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm There’s not many many people fishing but they are catching limits of blue cats and a few flatheads. The biggest this week was a 50 lb. blue and a 78 lb. flathead. Everybody gets at least one 30 pounder. They are all on trotlines or jugs. The