by Brent Frazee | Nov 19, 2016 | Hunting, Missouri
Guido Hibdon, one of the top all-time pro bass fishermen, is dealing with health problems. But that didn’t keep him from going deer hunting early this week. Sitting on the back porch of his home near Lake of the Ozarks., he watched an 8-point buck trail a doe on his...
by Brent Frazee | Nov 17, 2016 | Hunting, Missouri, Ozarks
This is a tale about an unlikely buck found in an unlikely place. Brute, broad-racked deer are supposed to be found in Missouri’s northern reaches or central region, where crops and river-break corridors are conducive to growing ‘em big. Not in the Ozarks, where deer...
by Brent Frazee | Nov 9, 2016 | Hunting, Kansas
The same drought that was the curse of Kansas a few years ago may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for Kansas quail hunters this year. Quail numbers are back, big time. And wildlife biologists credit the dry years for indirectly playing a part in creating ideal...
by Brent Frazee | Nov 8, 2016 | Hunting, Kansas, Missouri
Quick: What weekend sporting event in the area will attracts a crowd of almost 500,000 this weekend? If you answered the Missouri deer and the Kansas pheasant openers, you win. Many who are passionate about the ball sports have no idea how much of a following these...
by Brent Frazee | Nov 5, 2016 | Hunting, Missouri
Many Missouri hunters who hoped to get a wild turkey for Thanksgiving dinner will be going to the grocery store for their bird this year. The fall firearms season, which ran Oct. 1-31, was a dud this year. Hunters shot only 3,698 turkeys in the month-long season, a...
by Brent Frazee | Nov 3, 2016 | Hunting, Kansas, Missouri
Here is a duck hunter’s idea of a gloomy weather forecast: sunny, with high temperatures in the 70s and little change foreseen in the near future. That’s what waterfowl enthusiasts in Missouri and Kansas are facing. Weather at this time of the year is supposed to...
