Outdoors
A great morning on the Gasconade River
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- Written by Bill Cooper
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The morning dawned cloudy and cool, a mere 69 degrees, after several days of 90 degree plus weather. I welcomed the cool down. The day before, I had endured 11 hours of pollen filled winds and the blazing hot sun of Lake of the Ozarks, while pitching Senkos to bedding largemouth bass. Today, however, I would be accompanying Will Rollins on the Gasconade River for smallmouth bass.
A very uncommon disorder
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- Written by Larry Dablemont
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The sun was gone, and the water was calm. The ice chest was full of crappie. But still, Sondra Gray clutched that rod, casting mechanically, landing one fish after another, a wild look in her eyes.
Discover fishing in Missouri with MDC Free Fishing Days June 8-9
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- Written by Joe Jerek
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Discover the lure of Missouri outdoors with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Free Fishing Days June 8 and 9. During Free Fishing Days, anyone can fish in the Show-Me-State without having to buy a fishing permit, trout stamp or trout park daily tag. Normal regulations, such as limits on size and number of fish an angler can keep, remain in effect. Some private fishing areas may still require permits, and trespass laws remain in effect on private property.
2013 spring turkey harvest ticks up another notch
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- Written by Jim Low
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Hunters shot 42,220 turkeys during Missouri’s regular spring turkey season. That is an increase of 1,773, or 4 percent, from 2012.
Mushroom pickin’ in the snow
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- Written by Larry Dablemont
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Last year on the first weekend of May, it was so hot you couldn’t stand to hunt turkeys in a long-sleeved shirt. It must have been 90 degrees or more. This year on the first weekend of May, it snowed almost three inches up here on Lightnin’ Ridge.
