Edge development on Journagan Ranch. Research on the Journagan Ranch shows that quail flourish where adequate escape cover exists. Escape cover is often the very most limiting factor on private property today in the Ozarks. Bobwhite quail hold a position in the overall food chain
Technology has its pros and cons, but one thing I have personally witnessed is the way it has connected people globally. My daughter, Karlene, has been able to connect with other teens who share similar interests all over the world. One of which is Australian.
Bob Cowman and Kip Kolthoff, vintage hunters, after a successful morning chasing bunnies. I googled the difference between ANTIQUE and VINTAGE as I was working on the title for this article. It appears that something has to be at least 100 years old to be
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There has been a lot of news about elk in Missouri recently. I just saw a news release about the success of this year’s elk hunting season. This was the second year of elk hunts since elk were brought back into Missouri in 2011. Only five
This is the first Brown-headed Nuthatch that was released into Mark Twain National Forest in 2020, representing 40 years of forest restoration. Photo taken just after release. By Cody Norris In the 1800s and early 1900s, settlers cleared enough land in Missouri that Brown-headed Nuthatches became
Naturalists’ dream made reality with 102 birds returning to MTNF Read More »
When I first saw this headline, I thought it had to be joke. But it is not. Turns out, tests are being conducted throughout the US on free-roaming whitetail deer to determine the extent to which they are infected with the SARS CoV2 virus, and
I remember it like it was yesterday! I had all the requirements for the Boy Scout cooking merit badge accomplished — the menus, buying the food for the patrol, making the fire — all except for preparing a main dish that would be cooked over
This last weekend my wife Joy and I went on a campout at our favorite outdoor spot. This property is located next to the Upper Meramec River at Cedar Ford. The weather was perfect, with the mornings cool and the afternoons warm and comfortable. We
Used to, folks in the Ozarks had a big bag of rhymes they probably collected in childhood and remembered, or even practiced, all their lives. Here are a few recorded by Ozarks folklorist Vance Randolph and published in 1947. Enjoy! “See a pin, pick it
This may well be one of the most complex articles I have ever written. When you look at Illinois it’s easy to see how drastically different winter fishing conditions can be in the Show Me State. It is almost 300 miles from the Iowa
Like many of you who read the River Hills Traveler, I am a devoted advocate of float fishing from a canoe. A few years ago I added a much- appreciated accessory — a side-mounted bracket, a trolling motor and two rechargeable small, lightweight batteries. I
November 1 marked the start of “catch and release” trout fishing in Hickory Creek in Neosho. This stream flows 2 miles or so through Morse Park. It is classified as a White Ribbon Trout Stream; nine streams of this classification exist throughout Missouri. We are
