ShareIf you are a Missouri angler, this is a quick reminder that fishing permit and small game permits will expire February 29th. Yes, you get a whole extra day to renew your permit, a process better explained at the MDC site. You may buy a new permit online or in person from one of the [...]

ShareWhew! After all the work, the February River Hills Traveler is finally getting out there.
This one is something special, folks, and that’s not hype. We’re kicking off our 40th Anniversary year with some exclusive photos and coverage of the mountain lion trapped near Centerville in Reynolds County on January 5. Writer Doug Smith interviewed [...]

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ow, was this past weekend a bit of a tease or what? With way above average temperatures and two kiddos fighting a severe case of “cabin” fever, Ryan and I decided it was time to hit the hiking trails.

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JEFFERSON CITY – Conservation has a place in Missouri’s news mix every year, but 2011 will go down in history for more than the fact that the Missouri Department of Conservation began its 75th anniversary celebration in November. Forests, fish and wildlife had a particularly prominent place in 2011 news
WILDLIFE RESTORATION
2011 began on [...]

ShareIn the cold of this winter, while you’re cleaning and repairing your fishing gear for next season, one of the action items new for 2012 is the new prohibition against felt-soled waders in Missouri streams, especially trout streams.
Brian Waldrop of Stream Team 211, Arnold, shared this Missouri Dept of Conservation video on Facebook. [...]

Share(The following is not an official editorial view of the River Hills Traveler but that of Jo only.)
By Jo Schaper
This week, according to a short, unattributed story on STL Today, the city of Valley Park has expressed interest in taking over ownership of Simpson Park, which is within the city limits.
Few details have been [...]

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I was filing some things today at the office and ran across a little 8.5 x 5.5 inch MDC pamphlet called “Know Missouri’s Trout.” It probably came as a result of Traveler’s recent visit to Bennett Spring State Park, one of the four Missouri state trout parks.
Knowing Missouri trout should be [...]

ShareH.R. 2834, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act, sponsored by Reps. Dan Benishek, R-Michigan; Dan Boren, D-Oklahoma; Don Young, R-Alaska; and Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania and now before Congress could allow hunting and fishing on National Park Service lands not specifically labeled as national parks or monuments. At least eighteen [...]

ShareTrav says he’s now seen it all.
Really.
A British woman is said to have caught a 215 pound, 8 ft 4 inch freshwater catfish in Spain…she claims she just went to spend more time with her fishing boyfriend. That might just make headlines in an angling magazine under world’s records for the largest [...]

ShareNow this is the kind of college sports Jo likes to see: The 2011 Central Region Championship of the National Guard FLW College Fishing Tournament is being held Oct. 6-8 at SIU-Carbondale. (Did you know southern Illinois were a part of the Ozarks? Yes, they are!) Attendance is free, and looks like as much fun [...]