By Garrett Titus   The crisp turquoise spring water ripples across the front of my canoe, with the gentle strokes of my paddle and the soothing melody of stirring songbirds the only sounds as I traverse downstream. Steam is coming from the water like a fire that has almost burned itself out, while the sunlight pierces through the sycamores, providing me a clearer path through the rapids and root wads. The river bluffs rise high above on either side almost as if to point my eyes to the ...

I recently invited my fellow Mo BHA board member and good buddy Frank Petraglia to come up from the city and experience a unique public land hunt that most other Missourians overlook or flat out don’t know about... Public land Sora Rail hunt. *Full disclosure though, this is a very physically challenging hunt and is virtually impossible without waders and a few good hunting dogs. The land sometimes is a stop for a few rare endangered birds, so be careful and study up on local ...

Just before leaving office in 2017, Jay Nixon, Missouri’s 55thgovernor, spearheaded the purchase of land for the establishment of four public parks in the southern half of the state. Ozark Mountain State Park, Jay Nixon State Park, Bryant Creek State Park and Eleven Point State Park together constitute 9,326 acres of public land. All four currently are closed to the public. Eleven Point and Bryant Creek parks were intended to provide backcountry access for recreational activity with minimal ...