I 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 [...]

Although the Park Service has said that this issue on closing roads has been blown out of proportion in a recent interview, the road map they have been using was created by NPS employees in the late 1980s.  It is apparent this Road and Trail study they are using to select roads to be [...]

Dear Emery,
I would like to comment on the specific change of moving the antlerless portion around to replace the portion of the muzzle loading season. I don’t understand completely what the switch of these two portions of the deer season accomplish?
For years now the MDC has tried to gear the season toward the [...]

Dear Traveler:
My wife and I are very pleased that the Traveler clearly continues the Bob Todd tradition of advocating for the protection of Ozark National Scenic Riverways from really destructive abuse, no matter who the perpetrators may be among the varieties of users or managers.
As a canoe/floaters on the Rivers since well before the [...]

By Bob Todd

I was trying to come to terms with the words, “world class smallmouth.” So went to Wilson Dam in Alabama, which advertises itself as the world capital of smallmouth bass.
Indeed, the claim may be well-founded. I photographed a 5-1 and a 4-14 in a 24 hour period. The 4-14 was taken by my [...]

By Jo Schaper
“Without bloodshed,” was one person’s answer to what he wanted to get out of the recent workshop of varied stakeholders to discuss the proposed alternatives in the new Ozark National Scenic Riverways General Management Plan.
That’s according to Doug Warren, Reynolds County Commissioner, who attended as a representative of the Current River Smallmouth Association. [...]

The March 2010 issue of River Hills Traveler
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Crappie can be found on Clearwater in March — Bob Todd
Bob and Roy Halbert follow clouds of shad along the [...]

Here’s a whole slew of new places you can pick up your free copy of Missouri Guides & Outfitters, Traveler’s handy directory of canoe outfitters, campgrounds and other outdoor service providers.
Carry one in your car for easy reference and check for new listings at http://www.missouriguidesandoutfitters.com.
•Adventure Shooting Sports, Chesterfield
•Meramec Jack’s, Valley Park
•Uncle Sam’s, Manchester
•Hobbie Hut, [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FEB. 8, 2010 — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and its Arkansas counterparts have released their first report on bi-state water issues to Govs. Jay Nixon of Missouri and Mike Beebe of Arkansas.
The report focuses on water quality and water quantity involving shared water resources of the two states. It was [...]

Pick up your free copy of Missouri Guides & Outfitters at a growing number of locations. Here are the latest places Guides & Outfitters is available:
•Powder Valley Conservation Education Center, Kirkwood
•Bass Pro Sportsmans Warehouse, St. Charles
•Missouri Welcome Center, I-270 & Riverview Rd., St. Louis
•Columbia Bottoms Nature Center, north St. Louis County
•YMCA of the Ozarks, west [...]