by Brent Frazee | Jan 18, 2017 | General, Kansas, Missouri, Outdoors
Some Kansas City-area residents will view the Kansas City Boat and Sportshow from a different vantage point this year. They will be able to look down on the show from a zipline. The activity, usually reserved for the outdoors, will move indoors at Bartle Hall this...
by Brent Frazee | Jan 16, 2017 | General, Kansas, Missouri, Outdoors, Ozarks
I’ve told myself that I’m going to be much more reasonable about my New Year’s resolutions this year. No more goals of catching a state-record bass, training my Labrador retriever to be a champ duck dog or starting a guide service. Ain’t gonna happen. Instead, I have...
by Brent Frazee | Jan 4, 2017 | General, Kansas, Missouri, Outdoors
Kansas City- -area residents will get a chance to see bald eagles outdoors and indoors in January. During Eagle Days presentations, participants will be able to get an up-close look at captive birds during indoor talks. Then they’ll be able to go outdoors and catch a...
by Brent Frazee | Jan 1, 2017 | General, Kansas, Missouri, Outdoors
As we say goodbye to 2016, let’s push the rewind button and take a look at the year’s highlights – and lowlights, too. Great quail hunting, weather extremes, a disappointing duck season, a ground-breaking new director for the Missouri Department of Conservation – yes,...
by Brent Frazee | Dec 14, 2016 | General, Kansas, Missouri, Outdoors
This Christmas tradition is for the birds. We’re talking about the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, where thousands of bird-watchers across the nation gather in teams during the holiday season and beat the bushes to count their feathered friends. The annual counts, which...
by Brent Frazee | Dec 12, 2016 | Fishing, General
In keeping with tradition, I’m going to provide some Christmas gift ideas for the fisherman on your list who has everything. During my time at The Kansas City Star, I followed two themes. I started by highlighting new products on the market. Then, I started featuring...