Our office just received the updated 2018 Motor Vehicle Use Maps, or MVUMs. These maps are free of charge and show all of the roads you can operate motorized vehicles on, such as cars, trucks, tractors, ATVs, UTVs, and motorcycles. On Labor Day, we were giving these new maps out at the Timber Fun Days…
The installation of state-of-the-art technology at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Roaring River Hatchery will ensure that one of Missouri’s oldest trout parks will remain a premier destination for family fishing fun. Cutting-edge innovation merged with trout fishing tradition on Sept. 21 when MDC broke ground on a $1.9 million renovation project at the…
The recent cooler weather sure makes it feel like fall. And by looking at the calendar, fall is just around the corner! Here’s a list of upcoming fall festivals in the Ozarks, and some information about each one: October • October (check website for individual days) – 52nd Maple Leaf Festival, Carthage, Mo. — Quilting…
The giant puffball is a huge, white, smooth ball with a completely white interior that becomes yellowish green with age. It grows in open pastures, woods, and lawns. As the fall air moves in, mushrooms begin to make their way to the surface. Although spring is the most popular time for mushroom hunting, other edible…
The kids fishing derby hosted by the hatchery has always been a popular event for Neosho youth. Photo from the Neosho archives. The Neosho National Fish Hatchery just turned 130 years old. Established in 1888 in southwest Missouri, Neosho is the oldest operating federal fish hatchery in the United States. The hatchery has played a…
Marble Creek flows through Iron and Madison counties before emptying into the St. Francis River. The creek is named for the deposits of attractively-colored dolomites which were mined and used in the building trade – often called “Taum Sauk Marble.” The nerves get weak due to work, stress and viagra pfizer 25mg other mental incapability…
5 years ago • The opening day of dove season, September 1, is the popular beginning of the fall hunting seasons and expert dove hunters say it is going to be a good dove season. According to long-time dove hunter Riley Colson, from Mississisppi County, hunting action should be good from opening day onward. Colson…
September 15, one of my favorite times of the year. I look forward to this day. I go out to my deer stand on that day — whether it is hot, cold, rain, or whatever the weather may be — if no more than I can say I was there on opening day. Well, this…
