Outdoors

The bow season has begun, and while I once took part in it, I won’t bow hunt this year. When you are young you can sit in a tree stand and spend hours enjoying yourself even if you don’t see a thing. At my age, you never have four hours to sit and do nothing.

After a hot summer, most are welcoming the fall season with open arms. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages everyone to enjoy fall foliage through camping, hiking, driving tours, or even floating. To help, MDC offers weekly online fall color updates from agency foresters all over the state at mdc.mo.gov/fallcolor. “Our weekly fall color

Did you know that a mourning dove has 2,635 feathers? I found that statistic in a book written by John Madson, entitled “The Mourning Dove”. Madson is gone now, but he was a top-notch outdoor writer, on of the old-timers who actually grew up in the outdoors, unlike the suburban outdoor writers that dominate the

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 Nobody is fishing. If you want bait, call ahead. I’ve got gold fish all the time. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods by Jason Johnson 417/276-3838 Our hours are 9-6 and

DNR’s Division of State Parks is accepting nominations for a general trail user representative and for an equestrian trail user representative for the Trails Advisory Board. The two representatives will serve three-year terms from Nov. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2028. Members must be Missouri residents and must participate in the user group they represent.

DNR’s Division of State Parks is accepting nominations for a general trail user representative and for an equestrian trail user representative for the Trails Advisory Board. The two representatives will serve three-year terms from Nov. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2028. Members must be Missouri residents and must participate in the user group they represent.

Three Missouri men connected to the 2023 illegal killing of a bull elk have been sentenced in Shannon County court. The cases were a result of a months-long investigation by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the filing of multiple wildlife-related charges by the Shannon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Michael K. O’Neail, of De

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 Nobody is fishing. The fish are biting but It’s too hot to fish. If you want bait, call ahead. I’ve got gold fish all the time. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger

Down at the pool hall when I was a kid I heard some front bench regulars talking about the funeral they had gone to. They said of the fellow being laid to rest that he was a guy who would give you the shirt off his back. I would have liked to think they would

MDC confirms the first-ever observation of a male Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in Bollinger County (shown here) marking a significant milestone in the state’s conservation efforts for this federally endangered species. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms the first-ever observation of a male Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in Bollinger County, marking a