ShareMay’s issue of Traveler will be a dandy. Our sassy readers have filled a page with letters to the editor. We love it.

Bill Cooper ruffled feathers at both the MDC and Ducks Unlimited with his April opinions on the cause of turkey declines. They aren’t taking it sitting down. DU’s Kevin Checkett , MDC resource scientists [...]

ShareNow on permanent display in our Photo Gallery: 2010 Traveler Readers Choice winners. Check out this album for our readers picks of the best outdoor, places and people and businesses in Traveler  Country.
Ballots for the 2011 Traveler Readers Choice awards will be published in our September and October issues. Be sure to vote for your favorites [...]

ShareI find it amusing that the folks who constantly complain about restrictions on fishing all have the same argument. “It takes the fun out of everything” to quote Ken Elfrink of Robertsville.
I have been fishing for 30 years now and I have never had a day that wasn’t fun. I have been caught in some [...]

ShareIn the August 2010 issue of
River Hills Traveler
Remember the favorite outdoor places, businesses and people readers voted for last September and October? The winners in Traveler’s second annual Readers Choice Awards are profiled in this issue. Make this section your guide to outdoor enjoyment in Traveler Country.
Other Page 1 stories:
Cool rivers pull crowds on hot [...]

Share Here’s a complete summary of articles in the July 2010 print issue of Traveler:
Belly boats — Bill Cooper
The coolest, wettest, most relaxed way to fish in summer
A piece of river history — Rick Mansfield
Vintage jon boat, 24 feet long, 32 inches abeam, has plied the Current for 50 years.
Past shadows reservoir dedication — [...]

ShareKenny Collins and Aaron Pruiett, both of West Plains, DID NOT win the annual Dale Kipp Birthday Goggle-eye Tournament on Current River at Van Buren.  John Conner, West Plains, and Merlin Pyrtle of Jackson — in the new shirts — did win the tournament. They were so sure of themselves they had these shirts printed [...]

ShareBy Dan Kreher, Missouri Smallmouth Alliance
I appreciate the amount of attention that River Hills Traveler has given to the management issues surrounding smallmouth bass in Missouri’s streams and the responsible manner in which you have covered this topic.  As you well know, Bob Todd is a very experienced angler with well developed opinions about fisheries [...]

ShareI’m a little disappointed that RHT would publish an article that is extremely misleading and completely off base. Mr. Todd has the right to believe what he wants but to say the Smallmouth Management Areas that we have in this state are having a negative impact on fishing and then try to compare the [...]