Most people have heard of the old "snipe hunt" ruse used to initiate greenhorns to the outdoors. The gag consists of outfitting the nimrod with paper sack and flashlight and then sending the fool into ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Believe it or not, September 1 is the first day of meteorological fall. Sunday also marks the beginning of dove and common snipe hunting seasons and the first day of ...

What’s in a name? For birds, the scientific, or Latin, name is selected by the person who discovers and describes a species, but the common name evolves organically and can differ regionally. The name ...

Last year, I watched my son shoot his first buck during the firearm season. I witnessed covey rises and pheasant flushes. I watched the sun rise on a Missouri River duck hunt and the sun set during ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Believe it or not, ...