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Kyle Carroll
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Archery Deer Numbers – The First 25 Days
The first 25 days of the archery deer and turkey season have been abnormally warm and dry. There were a few days when the season opened in September where the nights were cool, but on average , it'...
The Outdoor Journal
Kyle Carroll
Kyle.l.carroll@gmail.com
Archery Deer and Turkey Season
Missouri's archery deer and turkey season has opened on the 15th of September for enough years now that it almost feels normal. The season traditionally opened on the first of October, until the decision...
The Outdoor Journal
Kyle Carroll
kyle.l.carroll@gmail.com
JOIN OR DIE
That was the motto on the revolutionary war flag featuring a cartoon attributed to Benjamin Franklin. The famous image featured a woodcut showing a snake cut into to eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one...
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Kyle Carroll
kyle.l.carroll@gmail.com
Oregon Bill Would Ban, Hunting Fishing and Animal Husbandry
Yes, you read that correctly. Extremists in Oregon are circulating a petition that would make hunting, fishing and most farm operations illegal in that state. Even for Oregon...
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Kyle Carroll
kyle.l.carroll@gmail.com
Dragon Flies
As we move into mid August, Purple Martins have gathered in large flocks and Bluebirds and Robins are fattening up on the Grey Dogwood berries. Insect populations are peaking out as well. A half dozen large green dragonflies...
Last week we discussed Rattlesnakes and the Dog Days of late summer. The old saying was that snakes go blind in the “dog days.” A reader wrote me from the Polo area to say that he was told by his granddad, “my great-grandpa used to catch them, and he's been gone for 42 years. I know I was taught...
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement after voting against Speaker Pelosi’s nearly $700 billion omnibus spending spree.
“This massive omnibus spending bill doesn’t just waste billions of taxpayer dollars, it’s built on a framework that cuts national defense...
Late July and early August are sometimes called the “dog days” of summer. They are called that as Wikipedia notes, because “They were historically the period following the rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the ‘Dog Star’), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat,...
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