By Chuck Smick Tom Beaudette, from Model, Colo., is the owner of High Country Control. He is an animal damage control (ADC) trapper and fur trapper with over 41 years in the ADC and fur trapping business. I’ve had several conversations with Tom over the last several months, and our schedules finally allowed us to…
The Marlin Model 336 combined with Hornady ammunition is a very safe bet for the deer hunter. I have dozens of Illinois friends who venture across the Mighty Mississippi to deer hunt in Missouri each year. You guys will love this one. In 1970 I killed my first deer in Washington County, Missouri. For…
Chase Boggs, of Bolivar, Mo., harvested this sow bear with his bow on private land in Douglas County on Oct. 24. MDC data on the bear showed she was 7 years of age. Shown with Boggs is Douglas County Conservation Agent Mark Henry. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Missouri hunters harvested eight…
In its ongoing search to determine the prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is once again offering hunters voluntary deer head drop-off at select sites. CWD is a neurological disease fatal to deer. Each year, mandatory sample collection from deer harvested in counties comprising Missouri’s CWD management…
2022 SPRING AND FALL TURKEY HUNTING DATES • Fall Firearms Turkey Season: Oct. 1-31 2022-2023 ARCHERY DEER AND TURKEY HUNTING DATES • Sept. 15 through Nov. 11 and Nov. 23 through Jan. 15, 2023 2022-2023 FIREARMS DEER HUNTING DATES • Firearms Deer Early Youth Portion: Oct. 29 and 30 • Firearms Deer November Portion: Nov….
It is always my pleasure to bring the readers of River Hills Traveler the benefits of my product research each year. Hopefully the things I bring you help to both make your time in the outdoors more fun and more productive. That having been said, I recently had the privilege to meet and…
I have been to every Missouri State Park. I also always look forward to visiting a new state park whenever one is opened in Missouri. But I had never been to Deer Run State Park. If you have never heard of Deer Run State Park, that is because it is no longer a Missouri State Park —…
The buck stepped into the field like he owned it. His high, 8-point rack glistened in the early morning sunlight. His neck was thick with the rut and steam bellowed from his nostrils with every breath. He was a true trophy. The hunter, who at his own request will remain nameless, leveled his deer gun…
