By Bob Frakes
Slowly, so slowly it passes… unnoticed at times, an important era in the history of Missouri conservation is passing.
I noticed it again the other day with the passing of a true Missouri conservation legend, Jim Parker.
You see, today Missouri is recognized around the country as the #1 conservation success story in the nation. But, it was not always that way.
There was a time when there was no deer season, there were no deer. There was no turkey season, likewise no turkeys.
