Hunting this field only in the evening allowed Mike Roux to catch this old, wide-racked buck coming out to feed. I had really backed myself into a corner. I had chosen a great place for my stand. I was situated along the edge of an alfalfa field and the deer were feeding in the field…
(Above, below) History runs deep at Pea Ridge Military Park in Garlfield. Ark. The 1861 and 1862 Civil War battles of Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge played a critical role in keeping Missouri in the Union. Today, both sites are maintained and protected by the National Park Service. I have been fortunate to visit both sites. If you love nature or history, these sites…
By Chuck Smick These are the last words a hunter wants to hear when he is in the field on a hunting trip, and the last thing a hunter wants to experience on an otherwise successful hunt. A jammed gun, or more appropriately a gun malfunction, can be the result of many different factors. Bad…
Last July my wife, with her eagle-eye vision, spotted what appeared to be a hummingbird nest on one of the lower limbs of a large maple tree that is situated outside our living room window. She had been seeing hummingbirds, the ruby-throated ones, buzzing around in our front yard and noticed that one or two…
On any given night approximately two million people are staying in an Airbnb. This rapidly growing platform that allows users to stay in anything from a castle to a sailboat has become a mainstay for travelers. But, what about those of us who like to go camping? That is where hipcamp.com steps in. So, how…
If you haven’t been to Bluff Dwellers Cave, just south of Noel, in a while, or ever, it’s time for a visit. I went there a few times as a kid and just recently went back with my own kids and wife. Except for a brief three-year period at the start, the show cave has…
Mark Twain National Forest Supervisor Sherri Schwenke reviewed glade restoration work completed at Johnson Mountain. Pictured are (L-R): Allen Briggs, forest assistant fire management officer; Tim Bray, project leader and zone assistant fire management officer; and Sherri Schwenke, forest supervisor. I am not a geologist, but I have become fascinated with the St. Francois Mountains that are…
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