Archive for the ‘Missouri’ Category
15October2007
Take Your Kids Hunting During Missouri’s Youth Deer Season
Posted by Darrell under: Whitetail Deer; Missouri.
Last year, my son Caleb took his first deer during Missouri’s special youth season. Both of us are excited about this year’s season. My daughter is also considering hunting during Missouri’s youth hunt.
The season last for 2 days - October 27 & 28 2007, which is a Saturday and Sunday. Any legal hunting method is […]
10July2007
Hillbilly Surfing - Video & Story
Posted by Darrell under: Missouri; Noteworthy Video.
If you live in the Ozarks, like I do, you get used to strangers instantly thinking you must be a hillbilly. When you shoot flaming arrows to light brush piles you realize that the strangers are probably right. Of course, shooting arrow with fireworks attached, ranks right up there on the hillbilly scale.
In the Ozarks, […]
4July2007
Friends, Snakes, Burning Vehicles, & the Duke Boys – A Saturday in the Ozarks
Posted by Darrell under: Missouri; Rantings Of An Outdoorsman.
I will admit that I wrestled with putting this post up. We were just having fun at the time, but in retrospect, it does appear a bit irresponsible. But in our defense, “who hasn’t dreamed of living the Dukes of Hazzard lifestyle?”
I never made it to work on my tree stands on Saturday (two weeks ago). […]
23May2007
I Hunt Deer, Therefore I Am
Posted by Darrell under: Whitetail Deer; Missouri.
I grew up hunting and fishing. The highlight of every year for me was firearm deer season. I’d anticipate opening morning for months and could never sleep the night before. There is nothing quite like having a whitetail come prancing in - just moments after shooting light.
A few years ago, I had a bad opening […]
11May2007
Paddlefish Snagging on the Osage River near Warsaw Missouri
Posted by Darrell under: Rod & Reel; By Location; Missouri.
Check out my Paddlefish pictures!
My friend Jeff and I spent a day on the Osage River snagging paddlefish back on April 11th. Neither of us knew exactly what to expect.
The Osage river flows below the Truman Dam and feeds into Lake of the Ozarks. It is full of paddlefish during April and snagging season runs […]
4May2007
Smoked By A Turkey
Posted by Darrell under: Turkey; Missouri.
I don’t know what it is about Missouri Turkeys, but I just can’t seem to kill one. I didn’t grow up hunting them and just started last year. My big mistake, early on, was in not hunting with anyone that really knew what they were doing.
I figured that I had been seeing turkeys for years while […]






