Monthly Archives: December 2021

All of the First Day Hikes planned in the Jefferson County region have been canceled due to the forecast for inclement weather on Jan. 1. The preview column posted in the Jefferson County Leader newspaper on Dec. 30 highlighted all of the area state parks where events were planned, but a check of each locationContinue reading “Area First Day Hikes canceled due to inclement weather forecast”

Obviously children are the future of everything, and the case is made frequently by those who promote outdoors sports like hunting and fishing. Less than a century ago, kids spending time trying to catch or kill a meal for the family would have been common. “We want kids to discover and learn outside as muchContinue reading “Workshop welcomes teachers to add fishing, hunting to school curriculum”

Over the past few years I have talked to Jasmine Batten several times, so when I answered a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize, it was pleasant to hear a familiar voice. If her name doesn’t ring a bell for others, her work certainly will. Batten is the wildlife health program supervisor forContinue reading “Spread of chronic wasting disease in county strikes close to home”

For all the things you hope to bring home from hunting camp, the most important may not be venison, trophy antlers or the thrills of being outdoors. The memories you make are the true treasures, and they can last a lifetime. Big Ken Ebert was the patriarch of our small Camden County hunting camp. AroundContinue reading “Deer hunting memories are the sport’s best rewards”

Last fall when the state Department of Conservation announced that the Truman Access on the Mississippi River in southern Jefferson County would be closed indefinitely, the prospects of getting back to the mighty waterway seemed even more remote than the site itself. But earlier this month the state issued a release that the 20-acre propertyContinue reading “Truman Access on Mississippi River reopens after new repair strategy”