The bow season has begun, and while I once took part in it, I won’t bow hunt this year. When you are young you can sit in a tree stand and...

  Did you know that a mourning dove has 2,635 feathers? I found that statistic in a book written by John Madson, entitled “The Mourning Dove...

                          I am willing to bet that some  higher echelon  employee of the  Missouri department of conservation will  soon pos...

         Several years ago, after a fishing trip to Arkansas’ Bull Shoals Lake, my Uncle Norten, the best fisherman I   ever knew, walked in...

  Deer season was a big thing in the Big Piney country of south-central Missouri where I grew up.  When somebody killed a deer, whether it w...

         People expect us outdoor writers to write about catching fish even when it is hot.  So a week ago I took my boat down to the nearby...

        Thirteen-year-old Wylie Williams  killed a 420-pound black bear during the 2024 season on his father’s land.  He had paid for all hi...