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2011 Back Issues Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011-January 2012 All Back Issues Print copies of back issues are available for up to one year after publication at a cost of $5 per copy, including shipping and handling. Please e-mail requests for print back issues to circ@rhtrav.com or call 800-874-8423, ext. 2.	February 2012 Our annual Fishing Edition (but we couldn't resist putting the mountain lion on the cover) Trapped cougar a Missouri first The 122 lb. mountain lion, panther, puma, cougar or whatever you wish to call it caught in Reynolds County hog trap Jan. 4 was the first caught by a trapper, but no rarity. There have been 27 confirmed mountain lion sightings in Missouri since 1994, over half in Traveler Country. Get the full story in Traveler. Traveler e-Edition Extra: Log in at www.rhetraveler, click the button on Page 1 for a slideshow of mountain lion photos and art, accompanied by The Woodbox Gang singing "The Panther Song" Surprise of his life When Rudi Rudroff of Farmington, MO, landed a 7-8 lb. channel catfish in a Castor River Conservation Area fishing lake, he knew he would have a tasty, outdoor-cooked lunch. What he didn't know was the surprise inside the catfish's belly. Find out what else Rudi caught in February's Traveler. More stories for anglers • Corps cutbacks may bring changes to Clearwater and Wappapello lakes. Both lakes are expected to remain open with reduced services and shorter seasons in 2012. Jo Schaper reports the details in February's Traveler. Follow new developments online at www.travtalk.net. • What goes into building a safe, comfortable fishing boat? Tim Huffman traveled to G3 Boats in Lebanon, MO, to tour the factory. Find out what he learned in February's Traveler. • Bill Cooper finds some of the greatest outdoor treasures are close to his St. James, MO, home. Using a green jig tied by Roy and Sherrie King (www.troutjigs.com), he caught 36 trout in two hours at nearby Maramec Spring. Get to know the Kings and their business in February's Traveler. Towboatin' is hard work Did you ever wonder what life is like for crew members on a Mississippi River towboat? Traveler subscriber Gary Arnold, Carthage, MO, kept a journal of his experiences as a crew member for Ingram Barge Co. in 1972-73. Read his recollections of danger, hardship, camaradie and natural beauty in February's Traveler. There's more, of course Check the index below for a complete list of stories in the February Traveler. Log into our e-Edition at www.rhetraveler.com, for access to the current issue and past issues back to December 2010-January 2011. Click this Back Issues link to see summaries of Traveler by month, from November 2003 to present. Print copies of back issues are available for up to one year after publication for $5 per copy. Electronic access to our archives from December 2010-January 2011 is available. For access, visit rhetraveler.com or call 800-874-8423, ext. 2 to order. • Order Traveler in print or try our new e-Edition

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February 2012
Our annual
Fishing Edition
(but we couldn't resist putting the
mountain lion on the cover)

Trapped cougar a Missouri first
The 122 lb. mountain lion, panther, puma, cougar or whatever you wish to call it caught in Reynolds County hog trap Jan. 4 was the first caught by a trapper, but no rarity. There have been 27 confirmed mountain lion sightings in Missouri since 1994, over half in Traveler Country. Get the full story in Traveler.

Traveler e-Edition Extra: Log in at www.rhetraveler,
click the button on Page 1 for a slideshow of mountain lion photos and art, accompanied by The Woodbox Gang singing "The Panther Song"

Surprise of his life
When Rudi Rudroff of Farmington, MO, landed a 7-8 lb. channel catfish in a Castor River Conservation Area fishing lake, he knew he would have a tasty, outdoor-cooked lunch. What he didn't know was the surprise inside the catfish's belly. Find out what else Rudi caught in February's Traveler.

More stories for anglers

• Corps cutbacks may bring changes to Clearwater and Wappapello lakes. Both lakes are expected to remain open with reduced services and shorter seasons in 2012. Jo Schaper reports the details in February's Traveler. Follow new developments online at www.travtalk.net.

• What goes into building a safe, comfortable fishing boat? Tim Huffman traveled to G3 Boats in Lebanon, MO, to tour the factory. Find out what he learned in February's Traveler.

• Bill Cooper finds some of the greatest outdoor treasures are close to his St. James, MO, home. Using a green jig tied by Roy and Sherrie King (www.troutjigs.com), he caught 36 trout in two hours at nearby Maramec Spring. Get to know the Kings and their business in February's Traveler.

Towboatin' is hard work

Did you ever wonder what life is like for crew members on a Mississippi River towboat? Traveler subscriber Gary Arnold, Carthage, MO, kept a journal of his experiences as a crew member for Ingram Barge Co. in 1972-73. Read his recollections of danger, hardship, camaradie and natural beauty in February's Traveler.

There's more, of course

Check the index below for a complete list of stories in the February Traveler. Log into our e-Edition at www.rhetraveler.com, for access to the current issue and past issues back to December 2010-January 2011.

Click this Back Issues link to see summaries of Traveler by month, from November 2003 to present. Print copies of back issues are available for up to one year after publication for $5 per copy. Electronic access to our archives from December 2010-January 2011 is available. For access, visit rhetraveler.com or call 800-874-8423, ext. 2 to order.

• Order Traveler in print or try our new e-Edition