Back Issues

Click on the covers below for highlights of Traveler back issues from February 2009 to present. Click on the summaries for prior years to see highlights. You may order print copies of back issues for up to one year after publication at a cost of $5 per copy, including shipping and handling. PDF downloads of complete issues from 2008 or later are available on request. A single issue download is $5 or a complete year for $15. E-mail your request at circ@rhtrav.com or call 1-800-874-8423, ext. 2.

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Prior Years: November 2003-December 2008

• DECEMBER 2008: Christmas program was year's highlight in old country schools • Off-season float trips have own magic • Gigging on Lower Current • Hunters take 100,00 deer opening weekend • Traveler readers name their favorites • Big River Watershed Group seeks involvement • Twists of fate bring Eurasian collared dove to Missouri • Opening duck day hard to top • Veteran duckhunters help first-timers succeed • Meet three Ozarks artists: Harry Bertrand, Kathy Dickson and Jack Burrus • Fast water yields Bennett lunker • Rocks define Washington State Park • Indian pipes and peace on earth
  
  
• NOVEMBER 2008: Traveler Writers Answer Crossbow Criticism • Get Your Body Ready to Hunt • Avoiding Deer Detection • Share the Harvest • Bear Scare in Irish Wilderness • Butchering Deer on Pickup Tailgate • Don't Jump or Fall Out of Tree Stands • Hunter Who Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda But Didn't • Deer Hunts Give Family Moments to Remember • Divers Explore Spring Beneath Wappapello • Iron Skillet Cornbread Was Ozarks Staff of Life • Cold Wet Day Yields Insights But No Ducks • Lumber Giants Flourished, Then Left Area Devastated • Four Days on Buffalo River • MDC Permit Fees Going Up in 2009 • Four Point Antler Rule Applies in 65 Counties • Some Deer Hunts Go Exactly As Planned
  
  
• OCTOBER 2008: Ozark National Scenic Riverways Superintendent Interview • Calling Turkeys in the Fall • Savor All that is October • Traditional Archers Say Crossbow Stories Missed Mark • Preseason Deer Scouting • Deer Deer Camp Checklist • Archery in the 1950s • Black Widow Bows • Crossbow Hunting Along Mississippi • Too Cute to Shoot • Fall Turkey Hunt Memories • Hunt Squirrels, Turkeys While You Scout for Deer •Great Recipes from Williamsville • Foilage Only the Beginning of Autumn's Beauty • Timbering Vital to Ripley County Since 1820s • Timberfest Celebrates Forest Industry Heritage • 3 Big Events Plus Fall Color in Shannon County • Hunter Lets Law of Wild Take Course • Good Fishing on St. Francis • Earthworms Best Fishbait Ever • Witchcraft Part of Native American Culture
  
  
• SEPTEMBER 2008: Small Stream, Smallmouth, Boys + Boo-Yah! • Emerald Ash Borer • Early Geese • Readers Choice • Where's Trav • Supreme Court Gun Decision • Black Rail • 2008 Deer Rifles • Crossbows Misunderstood, Good Option • Meat Pole • 2008 Waterfowl Seasons • Eleven Point Adventure • Three Trout Parks in Easy Reach • Perry County Geology • Perry County's Saxon History, Natural Beauty • Ozarks Fall Festivals • Porch Sitting • Lightning • Freezing Tomatoes and Zucchinni
  
  
• AUGUST 2008: Fun on Meramec • Ameren, DNR Chart Future of Johnson Shut-Ins • Rocky Mountain Hummingbird Gets First Missouri Sighting • Show Me...Natural Wonders Covers Traveler Country and Beyond • Johnson Shut-Ins Park on Long Road to Recovery • Dove Hunting • Best New Shotguns for 2008 • Archery Season Preview • Teal and Humble Pie • Clubbing Rabbits in 1940s St. Louis • In World of the Deer • Ugly Fish Get No Respect • Moses Austin • Jacks Fork and Black River Floats • Watch Health on Water • Natural, Historical Attractions of Madison County • Jerry Heimann • New Trail at Devil's Well • Indians Made Saddles of Wood, Antlers, Animal Hides • Dog Days of August • Ways to Use Tomatoes, Zucchini
  
  
• JULY 2008: Feral Hog Alert • Johnson Shut-Ins Open • Froggin' Time Is Here • July Wildflowers • Outdoor Women Connect • Safe Boating • Goggle-eye Champs Share No Secrets • Off Road Camping Club Brings Outdoor Lovers Together • Fishing the Bourbeuse • St. Joe State Park Offers Vroom With A View • Valley View Glades • Clearwater Lake Back to Normal • Outfitting the Amphibious Angler • Trail of Tears • Cool Summer Cooking
  
  
• JUNE 2008: 4-Point Antler Rule Spreads • Ozarks' Past, Future Converge at Twin Pines • Squirrel Hunting Season • New Current River State Park • Floods Restyle Current River • Turkey Harvest 11th Largest on Record • Copperheads Common in Traveler Country • Tanking the River • Lone Elk Park • Stymie Boat Burglars • DiSalvo Lake/Bismarck Conservation Area • Stream Gages • Campfire Eggs
  
• MAY 2008: Floods & Fishing • Rebirth at Markham Springs • New Riverways Chief • Bowhunters Have Fun
  
  
• APRIL 2008: Floods • Agnew • Scherrer's Grocery • Schoolcraft • Think Outside X-box
  
  
• MARCH 2008: Turkey Tips • Clearwater Dam Update • Fish Brains • Fly-Casting
  
  
• JAN-FEB 2008: Monster Catfish • Smallmouth Tactics • Gasconade Fishing • Ozarkers Organize
  
  
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• DECEMBER 2007: Todds Retire • Bootheel Duck Hunting • Millstream Gardens Adventure