Your news for August 30th, 2008
Jeff Leonard

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Local anglers get opportunity to qualify for Cabela’s national catfishing classic tournament

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

While it doesn’t appear the Cabela’s King Kat Trail will be making up the local tournament that was cancelled due to flooding earlier this year, there still is a last chance opportunity for local anglers to participate and possibly qualify for the Cabela’s King Kat Classic.

3D archery competition hits the spot

Friday, Aug. 8, 2008

With little or no breeze and temperatures stretching into the mid-90s — not to mention a heat index of more than 100 degrees — 88 archers took to the wooded trails of Pigeon Hill Conservation Area for the St. Joe Bowhunters 3D Shoot of the Season.

Boat owners spared a wave of bureaucracy

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Recreational boaters and anglers can breathe a sigh of relief after President Bush gave his approval to the Clean Boating Act of 2008 (S 2766) last week. This legislation protects more than 17 million recreational boat owners in the United States from having to deal with federal and or state regulations never intended for them in the first place.

The ‘lure’ of love

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

While most husbands and wives hope for a romantic evening away from the kids on “date nights,” Holly Crawford ended her evening with something more.
Holly discovered a new outdoor obsession which would allow her to spend more time with her husband and eventually her whole family, doing something they all enjoy.

Supreme Court decision gives gun owners historic victory

Friday, July 18, 2008

Law-abiding gun owners in the United States recently experienced a victory unlike any other in the history of the debate over rights granted under the Second Amendment.

Anglers 'get ready to rumble'

Friday, July 18, 2008

What do a bunch of competitive bass anglers who enjoy hanging out together and just can’t get enough of chasing big largemouths do for fun? They head to the lake once a month for a little thing they like to call the “Friday Night Hog Fight.”

Walleyes still being caught at Stockton Lake

Friday, July 11, 2008

STOCKTON, Mo. — Les Jarman fishes familiar banks when he chases walleyes at Stockton Lake these days.
The only difference from the past? Those banks are under almost 15 feet of water now.

Deadline approaching for MDC’s managed hunts

Friday, July 11, 2008

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is looking for a few good men — and women, as well as some youth — to fill this year’s assortment of managed deer hunts being offered. With the new weighted, random-drawing system, hunters now have a better chance of being drawn if they remain persistent.

A large mouth full of teeth and attitude

Friday, July 11, 2008

Muskies are known among anglers as the “fish of 10,000 casts.” For Darren Peters, a member of the St. Joe Bass Club, the odds were a little better, considering the fact he landed a 41-inch trophy while on a recent bass fishing trip at Pony Express Lake.

Catfish tourney a wash

Saturday, June 28, 2008

For the second consecutive year, Mother Nature placed a roadblock in the path of the Cabela’s King Kat Tournament Trail, which was scheduled for a June 21st tournament date at the French Bottoms Access on the Missouri River. The roadblock came in the form of major flooding problems.


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