Outdoors

This is a dangerous time for copperheads. Many move onto pavement or concrete at night seeking the warmth it has absorbed. Some lady wrote me a letter about the little hog-nose snake I found a week or so ago, telling me that there are no vipers or adders in this country. She quoted a book

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will welcome visitors to the 39th annual fall driving tour at Poosey Conservation Area from noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. The driving tour gives visitors a chance to enjoy fall color while touring on gravel service roads that are not normally open to public vehicle traffic.

What a banner year it is for walnuts and acorns and hickories. There are nuts everywhere! If I can just get my daughters and grandsons out here on Lightnin’ Ridge picking up walnuts I will sell enough of them to pay for my duck stamp. The best parts of the year come and go so

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 The river is low. There are a few people fishing catching blue cats and flatheads. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods 417/276-3838 The bridge is open 24/7 365. Another fishing reporter

Gigs in the Garden, a free outdoor concert series, returns in October with a varied lineup of Ozarks performers in the beautiful setting of the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. This fall’s dates and performers are: • 2 p.m., Sunday, October 19: The Henderson Kids features dynamic musical siblings delivering a mix

Dennis Whiteside is a float-fishing guide who travels down a dozen or more streams across the Ozarks of Missouri each year, through all seasons. He also is someone very knowledgeable about wild turkeys and he reports on what he sees through a survey that he turns in regularly to the state’s Department of Conservation. “I’ve

Taberville Report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After Hours 660-781-8020 We have all kind of live bait. Several people are fishing. I don’t know if they are catching anything. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods 417-276-3838 The bridge is open 24/7

October and November are peak months for deer to be on the move, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to be prepared and not drive distracted. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri consistently ranks 10th to 15th in the country in deer-vehicle collisions each year. In 2024, there were 2,952

Taberville by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 The fish are biting, blue cats and flatheads. We have all kinds of live bait. Trotlines, throw lines are working. Several people are fishing. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods by Jason

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.