Outdoors

Odds and Ends and Big Fish

I will speak to a group of retired teachers on Monday, Oct. 9, at the First Baptist Church in Houston at noon. I was told the public was welcome so I am passing it on to my readers who would like to attend. I will have the new fall magazine and my books which I

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5 reasons why your deer tastes “gamey” and how to fix it

Unfortunately, not all venison is created equal. Here’s why—and how to take care of the “gamey” flavor. All right, before I get emails, tweets, and comments: yes, it is wild game and it is supposed to taste “gamey.” I grew up eating venison, and I have had some that is noticeably more “gamey,” sometimes so

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The Little Niagara’s Trout

Many, many years ago I bought a 12-year collection of old Forest & Stream outdoor magazines, from 1910 through 1922. Occasionally I read through some of them, always finding something new. In the June 27 issue of 1914 (magazines were published weekly until 1915), I came across a fishing article written by an Edward Cochran

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Fishing Report for Oct. 5

Taberville Report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Fishing is going to get good here one of these days. Q. I thought it already was? It was then it kind of drizzled down. This rain will pick it back up again, I think. It has all summer. It’s kind of at a standstill right at

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Fall turkey hunting could be challenging thais year

With fall firearms turkey season running Oct. 1-31, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises hunters it could be a challenging season. This year’s annual wild-turkey brood-survey shows statewide turkey production was below average likely due to a combination of poor nesting success and low poult survival from strong storms during spring and early summer.

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STURGEONS RELEASED

STURGEONS RELEASED  – A little more than 5,000 of these lake sturgeon were released into the Missouri River on Tuesday, Sept. 26.

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Odds and Ends and Big Fish

I will speak to a group of retired teachers on Monday, Oct. 9, at the First Baptist Church in Houston at noon. I was told the public was welcome so I am passing it on to my readers who would like to attend. I will have the new fall magazine and my books which I

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Fishing Report

Taberville Report By Bobby Dain Dains Fish Farm I went fishing over the weekend. We set two lines. We caught a nice bunch of blue cats. One weighed close to 40. We had four flatheads probably around 20.  I was tickled. That’s all I wanted anyway. The fishing is good and the catching is not

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Fall Classic Trap Shoot

On Saturday, Sept. 9, Cedar County 4-H Shooting Sports entered a award in the annual Fall Classis trap shoot at the Missouri Trap Shooters Association trap range in Linn Creek. The trap shoot was sponsored by Missouri Youth Sport Shooting Alliance (MYSSA). Squad members were Cheston Stacy from Stockton Seekers 4-H Club, George and Rebecca

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