Vol71 no2 2010 by Conservation Federation

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There’s a reason they call it the great outdoors.™ The Nature of American Childhood Has Changed While their parents grew up skipping stones, climbing trees, camping and fishing, today’s children spend twice as m uch time indoors as their parents did, missing out on the simple pleasures and lasting mental and ph ysical health benefits of daily outdoor time.

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National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Be Out There returns to children what they don't even know they’ve lost: connection to the natural world. Studies show daily time outdoors provides not only the simple jo ys found in nature, but also improves children’s physical, mental and emotional health, boosts classroom performance and encourages stewardship over the environment. By addressing American childhood's fundamental shift indoors, Be Out There engages families and communities, educators and healthcare pr actitioners, corporate leaders and policymakers in raising happier, healthier kids with a life-long appreciation of nature.

Cultivating America’s Most Precious Resource With a wealth of resources to offer, NWF inspires kids to vie w the outdoors as their favorite play space, where it's okay to move freely, imagine, discover and daydream. Children, parents and teachers can e xplore ideas and resources for outdoor fun at www.BeOutThere.org. Family by family, community by community, Be Out There will help the nation's children e xperience the wonder of the outdoors and reap rewards that last for generations.

Be Out ThereTM Partner “Get the message out that quality, healthy Outdoors is essential for life.” #1 priority from A Summit for the Future of Missour i Outdoors, May 2009

The tolls of an indoor childhood include: • Declining creativity, concentration and social skills. • Doubling of the childhood obesity rate with an incremental $100 billion annual cost to our public health system. • Alarming increase in prescribed antidepressants for American children over the past 10 years.

Outdoor play offers physical, emotional and health benefits: • The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 60 minutes of daily unstructured free play to improve children's physical and mental health. • National Association for the Education of Young Children cites that play is an active form of learning that unites the mind, body, and spirit. • Children who play outside are more physically active, more creative, less aggressive and show better concentration.

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Inside This Issue:

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FEATURED ARTICLES An Open Letter From Judd Kirkham ....................................................4 Planting Seeds:Youth In Conservation ..............................................14 Consequences Of Hermann’s Defeat Of Invaders ........................20 Forest Management Workshop For Deer, Turkey ..........................25 Sportsmen’s Caucuses Hold National Assembly ..........................27 Rabbit Hunting: An Aquatic And Family Experience ......................28 Apply For Managed Turkey Hunt By March 11 ............................30

NEWS, UPDATES AND COLUMNS View From The Stone House ..............................................................................2 President’s Message ............................................................................................3 Development News The Importance of Growing CFM ....................................................................5 Thank You, New Business Alliance Members ................................................17 Teaming With Wildlife CFM Hosts Statewide Conservation Opportunity Area Team Training ..........6 2010 Missouri TWW Mini-Grants: Apply Now!..............................................7 Calendar ..................................................................................................................8 Agency News Old Traditions, New Beginnings And Challenging The Youth ......................10 Partnerships: Key To Success Of MDC Deputy Director ................................12 Deer Harvest Totals Nearly 300,000 ..............................................................24 Mailbag ..................................................................................................................13 News & Issues ......................................................................................................18 Reduce Reuse Recycle Purchasing Recycled Products In Missouri ....................................................23 Member Information Business Alliance Members ............................................................................11 New Members ................................................................................................13 Conservationists For Life ................................................................................19 List Of Affiliates ..............................................................................................30 Honorariums And Memorials ........................................................................31

March 2010 Vol. 71, No. 2

OFFICERS Glenn Chambers President Mike Schallon 1st Vice President Duane Addleman 2nd Vice President Dan Zerr Secretary Randy Washburn Treasurer

STAFF Dave Murphy Executive Director/ Editor Matt Gaunt Director of Development Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator Micaela Office Manager Haymaker Laurie Coleman Membership Associate/ Managing Editor Lynne J. Lampe Design & Production

Missouri Wildlife is the official publication of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, Af filiate of the N ational Wildlife Federation. ISSN 1082-8591

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VIEW FROM THE STONE HOUSE

Tough Decisions And Advice From Theodore Roosevelt

y new friends were in a tight spot. A couple of weeks earlier they had taken my every word to heart. They had immediately bought into and made their own the idea of hosting a fund raising banquet to benefit wildlife in their home town. Their clarity of focus and understanding, their zeal for new hope, their self-confidence had all vaporized in their very first round of contacts with the folks back home. The brother-in-laws, the hunting buddies, the pastors, and the wives of the community had clearly all come together to set these fools aright and to squelch any thoughts of such folly. They did me the great courtesy of coming to yet another meeting and delivering personally their every objection, concern and criticism. Such is the cauldron from which tempered steel is forged. Two-way, open communication—good, and especially bad. Only so may well intentioned folks remain hitched and make real progress together. Their biggest concern was a tenet of conventional wisdom. That if one charged more, in this case enough to include the price of membership; fewer people would come to their banquet. Each had a personal, first hand…or second or third hand…experience to draw upon and enter 2

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into the lively discussion. The objection was most succinctly expressed in the question, “sooooooo, do you want members or more folks to attend?” The postulate being that if we dropped the ridiculous idea of making people pay for membership in our new organization up front, more people would come, take a look, consider, fall in love with and make the obvious choice to buy a membership after the fact. In my new friends’ desire to do good and be inclusive, they had sold a table full of tickets to 4 of the wealthiest folks in our town, Billionaires all, as meal tickets with no included membership. Because these guys would “gladly support us but have no interest at all in membership.” In this particular instance, the alignment of circumstance and perhaps, Divine Guidance intervened. My wife, in her eagerness to support my feeble efforts, had

already purchased two tables worth of membership tickets for her entire staff and their spouses. My question was simple: “so you are telling me that if my wife or any of her employees wish to bid on anything on live auction at our banquet, they must bid against the wealthiest folks in our town who were admitted for the price of the meal?” “To whom do we owe our favor?” “How can we expect to build an enduring organization with no members…no matter how much money we might raise in the short term?” Finding the answers to these and a variety of other questions together eventually brought us to success. Such are the essential first steps of any worthwhile endeavor. To be our best, we must take as many as possible with us wherever and whenever we go. These memories came back to mind just the other day. A member of our General Assembly triggered them, as we privately debated funding for Conservation, State Parks, Water, Air and Waste fees. He asked if in these tough economic times with very limited revenues we shouldn’t instead fund programs for needy children and higher education. In reality, of course, we must find a way to do both. Certainly the special needs of children must be addressed. Certainly the availability of quality higher

education to all youth is key to long-term progress and improvement of our society. But we should never be able to afford to completely avoid investments in infrastructure and stewardship for our natural resources. These resources are the foundation of Missouri’s economy. These resources are the essence of our quality of life. These resources, in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, are our legacy to those who will follow us: “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.” Keep the faith. Insist on considering both the needs of our society and our natural resources as we seek balance and stability. Our North American model of conservation has proven the best effort to conserve and manage resources that this world has ever seen. Our friends in the Missouri General Assembly, in these tough times, are hearing all sorts of desperate pleas for attention and funding from all interests. We get to be the ones to speak up for forests, fish, wildlife, clean water, state parks, soil conservation, getting families outdoors…all those things we appreciate and value so very much. Speak up in confidence. Dave Murphy Executive Director, CFM

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Tribute To The CFM Board, Our CFM Members And Affiliate Members!!!

his is my final message to you as your President. This is not about ME, it is about YOU!!! It has been such a pleasure serving YOU and working with each of YOU. YOUR dedication to the cause of CONSERVATION and CFM is awesome!!! YOU have been MY inspiration to carry on the strong image that CFM has projected since 1935!!! Not once during the past 30 months have I awakened and dreaded the day ahead. Sure, there have been challenges and there will continue to be some major ones. But each of YOU have risen to the occasion, given me full support for the task ahead, and WE “gotter’ done”!!!! Some say that the best part about being PRESIDENT is being the PAST PRESIDENT! Well, I don’t entirely agree with that!! I plan to continue an active role with CFM. There are a lot of good CONSERVATION-RELATED activities out there that need our attention and I plan to stay involved. We have some outstanding PARTNERS. During my service as your President, CFM has aggressively worked to broaden and strengthen all our partnerships. We now have well over 85,000 affiliate members among about 80 affiliated organizations. Over 250 organizations and businesses

Hello CFM Members, I am Mike Schallon and I have been a proud member of CFM for almost three decades. I am excited to be your next president.

partner with us as we lead the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition in Missouri. Every state and federal natural resource agency is our active partner, often in many ways. We have worked especially hard and productively to support the Missouri Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. The MLSC is bigger and stronger than ever and this year hosts Hunter Education and Concealed Carry classes in our Capitol. We have an excellent working relationship with Governor Jay Nixon and his staff. THANK you Governor Nixon for leadership support of Share the Harvest, the Outdoor Summit and for hosting an annual youth season turkey hunt. So as my term in office draws to a close, I salute YOU, the members and the Board of CFM!!! Thanks so much for your Support and willingness to help the cause of CONSERVATION. And as I have said before, WE are all in this together, and never forget that we need to contin-

For thirty years I taught high school biology before retiring from the Parkway School District in 2003. My wife Mossie and I live in Wentzville along with our Border Collie Albert and Ollie, our Bichon Poodle mix. Our daughter Katie has left the nest but we are fortunate to have her living close to us in West St. Louis County. My life has taken me down many roads and throughout the journey I have been an avid outdoorsman and conservationist. Whether you’re a hunter, angler, hiker, birder, photographer, cyclist, etc., your CFM Board of Directors stands ready to protect and promote your outdoor experiences. Glenn Chambers, our outgoing president and Dave Murphy CFM’s Executive Director have worked extremely hard to pave the way for an exciting and productive 2010, and I look forward to the challenges ahead. Yours in Conservation! Mike Schallon

ue to focus on our YOUTH. And finally, I wish to recognize the dedication and commitment of Dave Murphy our Executive Director and our CFM staff toward the mission and goals of CFM. Their support has been paramount to our success

and accomplishments. CHEERS, and I am always as close as the nearest telephone. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!! Glenn D. Chambers President, CFM

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DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The Importance Of Growing CFM

othing is more important to the future of CFM than growing our membership. Every time a new member joins, or an outdoor group affiliates with CFM, it’s an indication that we’ve reached someone with our message. Should we fail to engage new folks, we would surely face the beginning of a decline in relevance. As Director of Development, I’m mindful of the revenue stream associated with new members, but as a Missourian with concern for our wild places, abundant hunting and fishing opportunities, and the health of our natural resources, I’m more interested in what can be accomplished when we unite and take an informed stand to support our outdoor heritage. Over the years CFM has been extremely successful at harvesting the best ideas from Missouri’s citizen conservationists and growing them into significant programs. CFM staff didn’t come up with Stream Teams or Share The Harvest, but look at what we were able to accomplish once those ideas were brought to our attention. Each of these programs started with a good idea, implemented locally by dedicated, creative citizens. With the help of CFM, they grew to statewide programs that harnessed the willing energy of waiting volunteers who could quickly see the value

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP: • Recruit new sustaining members, life members and Business Alliance members; • Purchase memberships for friends, family or business associates; • Work a booth at a local event; or • Speak to an affiliated organization, chamber of commerce or community group.

once the idea was presented. Each of these programs came to CFM’s attention through our members. The Conservation Federation of Missouri represents a lot of folks! Approximately 80 outdoor organizations have chosen to affiliate with CFM, and their 80,000 or so members add significantly to our numbers. These organizations understand that affiliation makes us both stronger. By purposefully seeking input from affiliated organizations and representing their interests at the Capitol and with federal and state agencies, we empower their members and they, through their affiliation, empower CFM. However, a large percentage of our affiliated members do not pay dues directly to CFM, and as a result, we do not have the benefit of that revenue. We also miss out on the chance to communicate with them through our magazine or have the benefit of their participation at our annual convention. In 2010 we need to reach more of these citizen

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conservationists and gain their active participation. This is important to the financial wellbeing of CFM, but even more important to Missouri outdoors. I want to be clear about the financial aspect of membership growth. We do need membership revenue to meet our budget. In fact, our budget calls for 1,000 new members in 2010. Even with that growth in membership, CFM will need to raise approximately $70,000 to balance our budget. That is $70,000 beyond what we

have budgeted in revenue for CFM Business Alliance, Life Memberships, gun drawings, clay shoots, calendar sales, note cards, etc. Over the long run we must continue to grow the Business Alliance and we must continue to grow our membership base. It is the answer to our fiscal health, but even more importantly, it is the source of our relevance to Missouri outdoors. So now you’ve read far enough that I’ll ask you for See Growing CFM on page 6

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TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

CFM Hosts Statewide Conservation Opportunity Area Team Training

to happen? Where’s the money? How do we keep things moving? A panel discussion in the afternoon highlighted specific COA team activities. Josh Stevens (MDC) discussed private landowner involvement and funding successes in the Missouri River Hills COA. Korey Wolfe (Audubon Missouri) showcased getting the community of Cole Camp involved in the Cole Camp/Hi Lonesome COA. Kyle Kosovich (Longboat Outfitters) shared how getting a Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grant from CFM is helping him host a stakeholder meeting in the Bryant Creek and North Fork COAs. Jill Erickson (Bridging the Gap) shared her experi-

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hirty-five leaders from across the state participated in a recent training sponsored by the Conservation Federation of Missouri with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Led by Amy Buechler (CFM), Dennis Figg and Syd Hime (both MDC), the purpose of the training was to help Conservation Opportunity Area (COA) team members increase habitat conservation in priority places by learning and sharing tools and techniques for success. By all accounts, the day’s training was a success. Participants represented 13 agencies/organizations (including several private landowners) and 26 COAs. The training walked participants through COA team development by discussing these key questions: Why are we here? What needs

Thirty-five attendees from 13 organizations/agencies participated in the CFM-sponsored Statewide COA Team Training.

ences developing a 5-year action plan with the Upper Blue River COA. Adam Boman (MDC) explained how Master Naturalists are helping to accomplish habitat goals in the Middle Meramec COA. The Statewide COA Team

Training offered another way for CFM to demonstrate leadership in supporting implementation of Missouri’s Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy.

and united by purpose. Don’t let that fact be lost on the membership of any organization you belong to. In 2010 CFM is initiating a new program to recognize volunteers that actively promote membership in CFM. We’re calling it the CFM Ambassadors. Your work recruiting members will be recognized through a point system that allows you to

earn a cap, shirt or jacket. It also gives us a chance to thank you for your work! As we reflect on 75 years of the most productive conservation activity our country has seen, help us prepare for the next 75 years by keeping CFM strong and growing.

Amy Buechler Teaming With Wildlife Coordinator, CFM

Growing CFM from page 5 something. Help us grow. Help us meet and exceed our goal. Our budget calls for 1,000 new members, but I’m asking you to help us grow well beyond that goal to 4,000 new members. Do you belong to one of our affiliated organizations? If so, ask for 10 minutes at the next meeting to give an update on CFM. We’ll provide talking points if that’s helpful. Ask 6

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the members of your club to fill out a CFM membership form so they can begin receiving Missouri Wildlife. Ask them to support the work we do. Make sure they understand what we bring to the table. Our history, from the beginning through the first months of 2010, is a testament to what can be accomplished by citizens when effectively organized

Matt Gaunt Director of Development, CFM

TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE

2010 Missouri TWW Mini-Grants: Apply Now!

he Chert Glade Master Naturalists have two canoes that they didn’t have a year ago. Used for water quality monitoring and stream cleanups in the Shoal Creek Conservation Opportunity Area (COA), Marta Churchwell with the Chert Glade Master Naturalists says “The canoes have been invaluable for allowing us to access areas along high bluffs of Shoal Creek that could not be reached otherwise.” Canoes have also been used for water

quality education and a canoeing basics program that was part of WaterFest 2009, hosted by Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center in Joplin. The canoes fit in well with the Shoal Creek COAs focus on keeping the Shoal Creek aquatic habitat healthy. The Open Space Council developed materials and hosted landowner gatherings to inform the community about land protection options in the LaBarque Creek Watershed COA. In

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Members of the Chert Glade Master Naturalists use canoes purchased with Teaming With Wildlife Mini-Grant funds to conduct stream clean-ups.

this case, the COA team determined that protecting land is the best way to protect this healthy watershed near urban St. Louis. Visit the Friends of LaBarque Creek Watershed website at www.labarquewatershed.org for more details about the LaBarque Creek Land Legacy Program. Kyle Kosovich grew up fishing and exploring Bryant Creek in the Ozarks. Now, as owner of Longboat Outfitters (a river and fishing guide service), he has teamed up with the Ozark Regional Land Trust to host the first COA team meeting in the Bryant Creek and North Fork COAs since the development of Missouri’s Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy. These are just a few of the projects awarded in last year’s Missouri Teaming With

Wildlife Mini-grant Program. The Conservation Federation of Missouri is happy to announce the second year of this program, in conjunction with awarding $75,000 in Mini-grants to celebrate CFM’s 75th anniversary. This year, $25,000 is available for the Teaming With Wildlife Mini-grant program – focused on getting Teaming With Wildlife Coalition members involved in implementing Missouri’s Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy. Awards are available up to $2,500. Funds may be used for a variety of projects that promote the conservation of healthy habitats within a Conservation Opportunity Area. For more information, visit www.confedmo.org/teaming or contact Amy Buechler (1800-575-2322, abuechler@confedmo.org).

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AFFILIATE EVENTS CAPITAL CITY FLY FISHERS MAR 4: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C202, Columbia (3:00pm) MAR 4: Fly Tying, CenturyLink Office, Jefferson City (6:00pm) MAR 9: Regular Club Meeting, First Baptist Church, Jefferson City (7:00pm – 9:00pm) MAR 11: Fly Tying, CenturyLink Office, Jefferson City (6:00pm) MAR 13-15: 15th Annual Banquet, Donita’s Catering, Jefferson City (6:00pm) MAR 18: Teach a Vet to Tie, Veterans Hospital – Conference Room C202, Columbia (3:00pm) MAR 22: Hooked on Fly Fishing Not Drugs, South Callaway RII School, Mokane (3:00pm) GREENWAY NETWORK MAR 1: Kayakswarm Documents the Bourbeusse River One Segment at a Time (9:00am – 4:00pm) MAR 1: Kaskaskia Watershed Association Annual Summit, Carlyle Lake (6:30pm – 9:00pm); Norma Hall (618) 594-2484 MAR 1: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Charles Community College, College Center Building – Room 202, Saint Charles (7:00pm – 9:00pm) MAR 1: Deer Creek Park, Maplewood (4:30pm – 6:30pm) MAR 3: Grand Glaize Watershed Monitoring (8:00am – 12:00pm); Darlene Haun (636) 225-3946 or Bob Jung (314) 494-8432 MAR 6: Arnold Winter Litter Pickup (8:00am – 1:00pm); Brian Waldrop (636) 464-1293 MAR 9: Final Planning Strategy Meeting for Forest Park Earth Day Participants, The Tap Room, Saint Louis (4:30pm – 6:30pm) MAR 9: Mona Terrace, University City (4:30pm – 6:30pm)

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MAR 17: Deer Creek Park, Maplewood (4:30pm – 6:30pm) MAR 27: Confluence Trash Bash, Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, Saint Louis (8:30am – 12:30pm) MAR 27: Creve Couer Park Clean-up (9:00am – 1:00pm); Mitch Leachman (314) 5997390 MAR 27: Mission: Clean Stream 2010 (8:30am – 1:00pm) APR 5: Monthly Board Meeting, Saint Charles Community College, College Center Building – Room 202, Saint Charles (7:00pm – 9:00pm) APR 7: Missouri Stream Team: Introductory Monitoring Class, Babler State Park, Chesterfield (8:30am – 5:00pm); Priscilla Stotts (573) 526-3406 APR 10: Fox Creek Quality Monitoring (8:30am – 12:30pm); Leslie Lihou (314) 726-2140 APR 10: 4th Annual Daniel Talonn Free the Forest Event, Ruth Park Woods (9:00am – 1:00pm) APR 13: Mona Terrace, University City (4:30pm – 6:30pm) APR 17: River Clean-up and River Festival, Washington (9:00am – 3:00pm) APR 17: Creve Couer Park Tree Planting (9:00am – 1:00pm); Mitch Leachman (314) 5997390 APR 25: Booth at Saint Louis Earth Day (10:00am – 6:00pm) MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF MEAT PROCESSORS MAR 5-7: Convention and Trade Show, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark MAR 26-28: Quad State Convention, Ramada Inn, Topeka, KS MAR 29-31: HACCP Workshop, University of Missouri, Columbia; Andrew Clarke (573) 8822610 MISSOURI BASS FEDERATION APR 10: Board of Directors Meeting, Shrine Club, Hermitage

APR 11: Spring Fling MISSOURI DUCKS UNLIMITED MAR 4: Redhawks Waterfowl Hunter’s Party, Elks Lodge, Cape Girardeau (6:00pm); Schuyler Semar (573) 3669528 MAR 5: Membership Dinner, Shrine Club, Lebanon (6:00pm); Ross Robinson (417) 533-9005 MAR 6: Christian County Membership Dinner, Knights of Columbus, Springfield (5:30pm); Jason Pritchard (417) 234-4096 MAR 6: Annual Banquet and Auction, Knights of Columbus, Washington (6:00pm); Derek Gildehause (636) 433-5393 MAR 12: Callaway County Annual Banquet and Auction, Saint Peters Catholic Church, Fulton (5:30pm); Alan Finke (573) 220-2011 MAR 13: Annual Banquet, Platte City Fairgrounds, Platte City (6:00pm); (816) 582-2241 MAR 13: Membership Dinner, Albany (6:00pm); Carl Messner (660) 582-1019 MAR 26-28: Missouri State Convention, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark; Ginny Zinck (660) 826-1643 APR 17: Annual Banquet, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Troy (6:00pm); Todd Keithly (636) 262-6681 APR 17: Annual Banquet and Auction, Heartland Banquet Center, Moberly (4:30pm); Sherree DeClue (660) 2954628 APR 17: Lakes County Membership Banquet, Buckingham’s at the Clarion Hotel (5:30pm); Ryan Zeller (417) 294-4164 MISSOURI HUNTING HERITAGE FEDERATION MAR 7: Hunter Education Instructor Training Seminar, Jefferson City MAR 14: Board Meeting, Bass Pro Shops, Independence (1:00pm – 4:00pm) MAR 20: Booth and Hunter’s Ball, John Knox Pavilion, Lees Summit (12:00pm – 6:30pm) APR 9-11: Clinic/Turkey Hunt, Lake Lotawana/Pleasant Hill, Cass County

APR 9-11: Clinic/Turkey Hunt, Lake Lotawana/Carrollton, Carroll County APR 9-11: Clinic/Turkey Hunt, Pioneer Gun Club/Missouri City, Clay County MISSOURI NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION FUNDRAISING BANQUETS MAR 5: Lees Summit Longbeards, Bass Pro Shops, Independence; Mark Graber (816) 318-9613 MAR 5: Osage Prairie Thunderin’ Toms, Eagles Lodge, Nevada; Bruce Rogers (417) 876-2521 MAR 5: Rocky Top Limbhangers, Armory, West Plains; Brad McKee (417) 252-0966 MAR 5: Upper Meramec Longspurs, Recklein Auditorium, Cuba; Shane Staples (573) 259-7405 MAR 6: Capitol City Strutters, Lions Club, Wardsville; John Slicker (573) 680-5903 MAR 6: Great Rivers Longspurs, The Boeing Machinist Building, Hazelwood; Brian Duckett (314) 574-9213 MAR 6: Heartland Gobblers, Elks Lodge, Poplar Bluff; Chuck Stewart (573) 222-7182 MAR 6: Platte Purchase, American Legion Hall, Saint Joseph; Rick Dozier (660) 351-3344 MAR 11: Current River Longbeards, South Missouri Baptist Assembly, Van Buren; Dale Kipp (573) 429-6589 MAR 12: Carroll County Longbeards, Rupe Center, Carrollton; Joe McCumber (660) 542-4095 MAR 12: Lake of the Ozarks Chapter, Community Center, Stover; Kurt Heisler (573) 3786032 MAR 12: Nolan R. Hutcheson Memorial, Golden Hills Trail Rides, Raymondville; Bud Bryant (417) 217-1468 MAR 12: Stealth Gobblers, Johnson County Fairgrounds, Warrensburg; Byron McMurphy (660) 429-2961 MAR 13: Hickory County Jakes and Jennies, Hickory County Senior Center, Wheatland; Ron Stover (417) 298-2432 MAR 13: North Central Local, Elks Lodge, Chillicothe; Matt Holder (660) 707-1828

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MAR 13: Randolph County Longbeards, Saint Plus X Gymnasium, Moberly; Larry Terry (660) 651-8636 MAR 13: Sho-Me, Knights of Columbus, Springfield; Matthew Kramer (417) 8874455 MAR 13: Yellow Creek Gobblers, Walsworth Community Building, Marceline; Ken Polley (660) 258-5340 MAR 19: Boonslick Trail Gobblers, Community Building, Jonesburg; Dan Robb (800) 811-0991 MAR 19: Fabius River Fantails, Knights of Columbus, Edina; Adam Doerhoff (660) 2164277 MAR 19: Parkville Gobblers, Athletic Complex, Parkville; John Shene (816) 365-2853 MAR 19: Reynolds County Struttin Gobblers, Reynolds County Fairgrounds, Redford (573) 637-9344 MAR 20: Jacomo Strutters, Sportsmen’s Club, Lake Lotawana; Norbert Kurok (816) 560-0799 MAR 20: Mark Twain Forest Longspurs, Lions Club, Potosi; Bill Glore (573) 701-8650 MAR 20: NEMO, American Legion Hall, Hannibal; Dan Minor (573) 822-4779 MAR 20: River Hills Thunderin’ Longbeards, Knights of Columbus, Bloomsdale; Jake Palmer (573) 883-2315 MAR 26: Lafayette County Longbeards, Community Center, Odessa; Troy McNeel (816) 365-8312 MAR 26: Muddy Creek Gobblers, Thiebaud Auditorium, Lamar; David Darrow (417) 884-2320 MAR 26: Pike County Twin River, Elks Lodge, Louisiana; Timothy Brooks (573) 754-6692 MAR 27: Big River Gobblers, Knights of Columbus, House Springs; Brad Crum (314) 7132398 MAR 27: Hocomo Big Beards,

Saint Joseph’s Hall, Fayette; Gene Smith (660) 537-4667 MAR 27: Lead Belt Longbeards, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Farmington; Michael Mahurin (573) 431-2808 APR 1: Polk County Hillbilly Longbeards, Smith’s Restaurant, Bolivar; Mark Smith (417) 326-7069 APR 2: Marshfield Full Strutters, Marshfield Buildings, Marshfield; Dale Broesder (417) 759-6129 APR 2: Platte City Longspurs, Platte County Fairgrounds, Tracy; Paul Lowry (816) 5067048 APR 3: Kirksville Ridge Runners, NEMO Fairgrounds, Kirksville; Josh Meyer (660) 654-4300 APR 3: Moniteau Monarchs, Community Building, Jamestown; Brian Hill (573) 796-3885 APR 3: Saline County Strutters, Saline County Fairgrounds, Marshall; Joe Pycke (660) 6313407 APR 9: Lake Show-me Longbeards, VFW Post 4958, Memphis; Dorsey Swearingen (660) 892-4596 APR 9: Triple B Chapter – Buffalo Big Beards, Shrine Club, Buffalo; Alan Daniels (417) 345-6730 APR 9: Twain’s Roaring Gobblers, Masonic Lodge, Cassville; Russell Pendergraff (417) 8478309 APR 16: Locust Creek Longbeards, Community Center, Milan; Donald Troester (660) 265-3350 APR 16: Osage Gobblers, Knights of Columbus, Westphalia; Steve Brune (573) 8972211 APR 17: Lake Area Longbeards, Knights of Columbus, Camdenton; Charles McElyea (573) 216-2769 APR 17: State Fair Strutters, FFA Building, Sedalia; Barry

Barnes (660) 826-9365 APR 23: Green Hills, National Guard Armory, Trenton; Scott Roy (660) 359-3399 APR 24: Gentry County Gobblers, Community Center, Stanberry; Tim Runde (660) 937-2580 APR 30: Mid America Chapter, The Cashew, Kansas City; Steven Moore (816) 309-1150

wood (7:00pm – 9:00pm) APR 21: Monthly Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center, Kirkwood (7:00pm – 9:00pm)

JAKES FIELD DAYS MAR 20: Rhine Valley, Rod and Gun Club, Hermann; Lynden Ruediger (573) 294-7189 MAR 20: Meramec Valley Strutters, Fire House, Sullivan; Tim Tallent (573) 478-3335 APR 10: Twin Lake Longspurs, High School Gymnasium, Bolivar; Mark Smith (417) 8182150

MISSOURI TROUT FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION MAR 1: Opening Day For Trout Season, Missouri State Parks MAR 4: Regular Monthly Meeting, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield (7:00pm) MAR 13: Pre-Derby Meeting, Bennett Spring State Park MAR 18-20: Sowbug Roundup, Mountain Home, AR APR 1: Regular Monthly Meeting, Conservation Nature Center, Springfield (7:00pm)

WHEELIN SPORTSMANS BENEFITS APR 2: Sand Hills Thundering Toms, Seymour; Jeff Ford (417) 880-7173 WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS MAR 27: Platte Purchase, Camp Gieger, Saint Joseph; Sherry Hill (816) 992-3650 APR 16-17: Squaw Creek National Ladies Day, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Forrest City; Lori Stickler (660) 446-2336 APR 23-25: Ladies Turkey Hunt, Northwest Missouri Outfitters, Denver; Karla Ledom (816) 582-2241 MISSOURI PARKS & RECREATION ASSOCIATION MAR 2-5: Conference and Expo, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach MAR 5: Board of Directors Meeting, Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach (8:30am – 12:00pm) MAR 16-20: NRPA Legislative Forum/Mid-Year Conference, Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. APR 14-15: Aquatic Facility Operator Course, The Lodge, Des Peres APR 27-29: National Playground Safety Institute MISSOURI SMALLMOUTH ALLIANCE MAR 13: Bronzeback Bash, Viking Conference Center, Kirkwood (6:30pm – 10:00pm); Steve Harrison (636) 220-6258 MAR 17: Monthly Meeting, Powder Valley Nature Center, Kirk-

MISSOURI TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION MAR 20: Spring Meeting, Cooper County Fairgrounds MAR 31: Evening With Wildlife, Knox County High School, Edina

MISSOURI WHITETAILS UNLIMITED APR 8: Sni-A-Bar Creek Chapter, Elks Lodge, Blue Springs APR 17: Boonville Disabled Freedom Hunt Chapter, Knights of Columbus, Boonville OZARK FLY FISHERS MAR 2: Membership Class, Powder Valley Nature Center, Saint Louis (6:30pm) MAR 4: Fly Fishing Techniques, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm) MAR 9: Fishing Nymphs/Wet Flies, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm) MAR 13: Introductory Water Quality Monitoring Class, Jackson; Priscilla Stotts (573) 5263406 or (800) 781-1989 MAR 18-20: NAFF Sow Bug, Mountain Home, AR MAR 25: General Membership Meeting, Queeny Park Complex (7:00pm) MAR 26: Introductory Water Quality Monitoring Class, Lebanon; Priscilla Stotts (573) 526-3406 or (800) 781-1989 APR 3: OFF Water Quality Monitoring, Current River; Scott Darrough (314) 560-1335 APR 5: Introduction to Fly Tying, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm) APR 12: Introduction to Fly Tying, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm)

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or a trout fisherman, spring begins on March 1. The date represents a tradition of becoming one with nature while standing in one of Missouri’s cold-water streams awaiting the sound of the 6:30 a.m. horn. The piercing whistle is an angler’s sound of joy as they begin casting their lines at the beginning of trout fishing season. Missouri is blessed to have three majestic state parks available to share these traditions with friends and families of all ages. The spring-fed, pristine waters flowing through these three trout parks provide the essential quality required for trout to thrive for fisherman to enjoy. Rainbow trout fishing seasons begins March 1 and runs through Oct. 31 at Roaring River State Park near Cassville, Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, and Montauk State Park near Salem. To make the state park experience even more enjoyable, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has made several improvements at each of its three trout parks. At Roaring River State Park, visitors can celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Roaring River hatchery and visit the new store. Built by the park’s concessionaires 1 0

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in partnership with the department, the store replaces the one formerly located in the Roaring River Lodge. Fisherman will now purchase their trout tags and fishing licenses at the store, along with a variety of merchandise including fishing tackle and equipment. The store will be easy to access from the campground and various areas of the park. Bennett Spring State Park provides a central location in Missouri for fisherman to try their hand at catching a rainbow trout. For those wanting to spend the night or a weekend at the park, the park has remodeled its motel and repaired several cabins. Visitors to Montauk State Park can take advantage of a new fish cleaning station in the park. The station, constructed by the Missouri Department of Conservation in partnership with the park, offers a stainless steel cleaning table and rinsing sprayers to accommodate anglers as they prepare their freshly caught trout. Other improvements at Montauk include the replacement of water mains and well houses and a new drinking water storage facility. Root wads have been installed in the stream at Hudson’s Corner on the Current River to enhance trout habitat and diversify stream structure and hydrology. Trout season in Missouri

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Old Traditions, New Beginnings And Challenging The Youth To Improve, Enjoy Missouri’s Outdoors

Anglers enjoy trout season opening day at Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon.

State Parks is a cooperative effort of the Department of Natural Resources, which manages state parks, and the Department of Conservation, which operates the hatcheries and stocks the streams with trout. I would like to challenge the youth in Missouri who are not avid fisherman to take time this trout season to enjoy one of Missouri’s three trout

parks. Once you have experienced the rainbow trout pulling on your line followed by the calm patience it requires reeling in that prizewinning catch, I think you’ll be hooked. Gov. Jay Nixon has challenged Missouri youth to “Think Outside,” through fishing, hiking or simply See Youth on next page

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APR 15: Fly Fishing, WindRush Farm APR 16: Introductory Water Quality Monitoring Class, Chesterfield; Priscilla Stotts (573) 5263406 or (800) 781-1989 APR 17: Introductory Water Quality Monitoring Class, DeSoto; Priscilla Stotts (573) 5263406 or (800) 781-1989 APR 17: OFF Water Quality Monitoring, Mill Creek; Malcolm Royse (636) 329-1504 APR 19: Introduction to Fly Fishing, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm) APR 22: General Membership Meeting, Queeny Park Complex APR 26: Introduction to Fly Fishing, Queeny Park Complex (7:30pm)

CFM EVENTS

POMME DE TERRE CHAPTER MUSKIES, INC. MAR 10: Dinner Before Chapter

SEP 17-19: Annual Fall Conference, Camp Clover Point, Osage Beach

Challunge MAR 20: Chapter Challunge, Kinkaid Lake APR 17: Members W/O Boats Dinner Meeting APR 23-24: Cabin Fever Tournament SOUTH SIDE DIVISION CONSERVATION FEDERATION MAR 11: General Membership Meeting, American Legion Post 162, Saint Louis (8:00pm) MAR 15: Board Meeting, American Legion Post 162, Saint Louis (7:30pm) APR 19: Board Meeting, American Legion Post 162, Saint Louis (7:30pm)

THANK YOU!

BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEMBERS Platinum Bass Pro Shops Shelter Insurance Silver Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories, Inc. Drury Hotels Gray Manufacturing Company Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling and Plumbing James T. Blair IV Pyramid Home Health Services Basic Aaron’s Boats & Motors ArdPark Cabins Bee Rock Land, LLC Bolin Auto and Truck Parts C. J. Thomas Company

Cap America Cequel III Citizens Telephone Company Commerce Bank Columbia Market Culligan Water of Columbia Evans Equipment Les Bourgeois Vineyards McRoberts Farm, Inc. Michaelanne, Inc. Mid-America Mortgage Paradigm Financial Advisors Quality Forest Management Sierra Bullets Suddenlink Communications Tabor Plastic Company The Bank of Missouri

Youth from previous page enjoying the great outdoors. The Governor recently announced the Missouri State Parks Youth Corps program. The program is an opportunity for those, between 17 and 21, to experience Missouri’s natural resources and learn valuable work-skill training while providing many needed services to state parks and historic sites. Missouri youth hired into the State Parks Youth Corps will earn $7.25 an hour and may work up to 240 hours during May 1 through Sept. 30 in one of Missouri’s 85 state parks and historic sites or at the state park central and district offices. The corps’ participants will complete projects

that bolster Missouri’s state park system and strengthen the values of enjoying the great outdoors. Positions include trail workers, office assistants, concession aides, interpretive aides, park/site aides, maintenance/landscaping aides and Web site and communication aides. The department’s Division of State Parks has been putting together a list of potential projects the Youth Corps may complete this summer. Some examples of the proposed projects include blazing and signing all trails in the state park system; building a mountain biking trail at Finger Lakes State Park, tearing down the rest of the Alta Shel-

ter at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park and salvaging any remaining historic resources after the fire destroyed most of the structure; providing seasonal interpretation; assisting with social media marketing efforts; assisting on the Katy Trail Ride; and documenting and marketing the accomplishments of the State Parks Youth Corps. Those interested in applying to the State Parks Youth Corps may fill out an online application available at thinkoutside.mo.gov. Counselors from Missouri’s Workforce Investment Board’s 14 regions will recruit and select applicants for the positions. The

program will provide this rewarding and educational experience to more than 1,000 Missouri youth. For more information about the State Park Youth Corps, call 800592-6020. Missouri has received $1.5 million to initiate this program through funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The program is a joint partnership between the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks and the Department of Economic Development’s Division of Workforce Development. Mark N. Templeton Director, DNR

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he newest member of the Missouri Conservation’s leadership team has practiced conservation in places as distant as Africa but formed the ambition to work in Missouri while still in college. At the Conservation Commission meeting Jan. 28, Conservation Department Director Bob Ziehmer announced his choice of Ozark Regional Forestry Supervisor Tom Draper as the agency’s deputy director – resource management. Draper will oversee the Fisheries, Forestry, Private Land Services, Protection, Resource Science and Wildlife divisions. He began his new job Feb. 1. Draper, 56, is a native of Ottawa, Ill. He says he spent much of his youth hunting, canoeing and fishing around the confluence of the Fox and Illinois rivers “in every season of the year.” He decided early on that he wanted to work outside. When fieldwork as a forestry major at Southern Illinois University took him to Missouri’s Ozarks, he fell in love with the verdant hills and clear streams. “After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, my wife taught her first two years of school in St. Elizabeth,” says Draper,“and we always knew we wanted to live, work and raise our family in Missouri.” However, his first job was with the Liberian Forest Devel-

Tom Draper assumed duties Feb. 1 as deputy director for the Missouri Department of Conservation, supervising the Fisheries, Forestry, Private Land Services, Protection, Resource Science, and Wildlife divisions.

opment Authority as a Peace Corps volunteer. He spent a year helping the West African nation develop sustainable forestry programs for its extensive and largely untouched rainforests. Upon his return to the United States, Draper worked briefly in Illinois before accepting a position with the South Dakota Division of Forestry. There he helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and several Indian tribes manage lands surrounding Lake Oahe, a 231mile-long reservoir on the Missouri River. During his 11 years in South Dakota, Draper met Louie Smith, a conservation officer with a passion for conservation that extended far beyond law enforcement. “He had a real drive to

establish wildlife habitat,” recalls Draper. “He saw the loss of bottomland habitat when they dammed up the river. He understood the economic as well as recreational value of wildlife, and he knew how to get along with local folks and Indian tribes to get things done. I learned a lot from him.” Work ranging from tree planting to coordinating the efforts of crews from nine states fighting western fires taught Draper the importance of teamwork. He says he has never lost sight of the lessons he learned in South Dakota. “No matter what you are working on, it’s all about relationships,” he says. “You have to build strong relationships with other agencies and landowners to get things done.”

As an example, he cites his experience trying to persuade farmers in his 14-county area of South Dakota to improve wildlife habitat on their land. He believed that having pheasants to hunt could provide much-needed income for farmers in the tough economy of the early 1980s. He learned that the most effective way of selling this proposition was to convince a core group of landowners of the benefits of conservation. “Once they were sold, they would sell their neighbors, telling them,‘You need to do this.’ It was one of the most gratifying things I’ve ever done.” Draper returned to Missouri in 1989, initially working as a forest products marketing specialist for the Conservation Department in Texas County. During the following years, he worked as an assistant district forester and district forester in Piedmont and as an Ozark regional forester in West Plains. His experience building partnerships has helped him work with Missouri forest landowners and forest products enterprises to manage land for a sustainable combination of wood products, wildlife habitat and recreation. “It’s all about partnerships,” says Draper,“and partnerships are not easy at times. We all have our own biases and our own perception of where we See Draper on next page

MAILBAG MEMBERS’ LETTERS

Dear Dave, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the Conservation Federation of Missouri for your support of the Share the Harvest program this year. The donated deer meat helped to supplement the feed-

WELCOME CFM NEW MEMBERS

Anthony Aimonette, Wentzville Dylan Allen, Columbia AMS Automotive, Fenton Jerry & Pam Barnabee, Plato Brent Bayer, Jefferson City Jordon Beshears, Wellsville

Operation Food Search Director of Food Resources

ing of those people in our community in desperate need of protein. This year’s program provided about 8,000 lbs. of venison. We worked closely this year with Gary VanMatre with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Without his help, we would have not achieved this degree of success. I look forward to working closely with you and your organization in the future. Sincerely, Craig Goldford

Dear CFM, I and the Christian Community Food Depot would like to thank your organization for its invaluable help in our attempt to provide high quality food for out needy clients. The Share the Harvest program this year has, as in past years, helped us to be able to obtain meat at a bargain price and to be able to focus even

more of our efforts and resources on obtaining the other items that we need. Also, the efforts of Marsha Jones of the Department of Natural Resources were especially needed this year, and she came through for us wonderfully! We look forward with pleasure to working with you again next deer season. Sincerely, Bob Sanders President, Christian Community Food Depot

Dave Boucher, Jefferson City Michel & Virginia Brizendine, Delaware, OH Jason Brown, Platte City Commerce Bank, Columbia Jacob Cowherd, Springfield Timothy Dann, Faribault, MN Ken Drenon, Jefferson City Andy Fischer, Fenton John Fleming, Jefferson City Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Inc., Fulton

William & Elizabeth Josephson, Oldfield Kory Kaufman, Rocheport Bradley Ketcher, Saint Louis Ken Kloeckener, Saint Louis Gary Krause, Columbia Bart Mages, Shawnee Mission, KS Dawn Martin, Tucson, AZ Richard Martin, Cape Girardeau Judy Meixner, Pacific

Doren Miller, Clarksville David & Nancy Minnick, Saint Louis John Neporadny, Lake Ozark Phillip Newell, Saint Peters Dick & Hallie Pals, Lees Summit Dylan Raithel, Columbia Thomas Sager, Rolla Kathleen Slane, Columbia Matthew Sweeney, Columbus, IN

Draper from previous page should go. That can lead to some very vocal discussions about what’s best. But you have to be willing to have those discussions to get the best solutions.” Draper said working to maintain the health and productivity of Missouri’s wild lands is a rewarding career because his efforts have effects far beyond the Show-Me State’s borders. “Missouri is world renowned for its biodiversity,” said Draper,“and we have some resources that have worldwide ecological significance. For example, our Ozark

forests are critically important to birds that spend different parts of the year as far away as the Arctic and South America. Without our forests, those birds could not survive. That’s the kind of thing that keeps me going.” Draper said Missourians have a right to be proud of their state’s conservation achievements, and that legacy instills pride and a sense of duty in the state’s professional conservationists. “People who work for the Conservation Department might not always get it right, but we love the land and value

the public’s trust and would never want to violate it.” In his free time, Draper floats and wade-fishes Ozark streams for smallmouth bass and goggle-eye. He also hunts upland birds and deer, though he says his enjoyment increasingly comes from “being out there,” rather than how much game he brings home. “I hunt public land, and I find myself wondering how an area where I worked years before is doing. I spend an hour or so sitting in a stand and then I go check on how that land is responding to management activities. I

spend a lot of time walking around, checking on things, and if I see a deer, that’s fine.” Draper and his wife of 32 years, Diane, plan to relocate to Jefferson City. They have three adult children. The Conservation Department’s other deputy director, Tim Ripperger, supervises the agency’s Administrative Services, Design and Development, Human Resources and Outreach and Education divisions. Jim Low News Services Coordinator, MDC

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Planting Seeds “One of the greatest hunting experiences of my life took place during the 2009 Missouri Youth Turkey season with my 12year-old son Mason on his first turkey hunt. My wife, a high school science teacher, attended the Conservation Federation of Missouri annual convention last year and successfully bid on a youth turkey hunt on property owned by CFM member Tim Thompson. We made arrangements to meet Tim the day before the hunt so he could show us around the property and give Mason and me some time to go fishing on one of the farm lakes. It was a perfect spring day spent fishing, throwing around a football, and the two of us just having fun together enjoying the outdoors. Excitement was building as we headed out to the woods the next morning. The blind Tim had set up was perfect for the three of us but unfortunately the gobblers were quiet throughout the morning and the few that did respond to calls were far off. After spending the next few hours trying different spots we decided to call it quits and head back in. I remember as we were walking back to the truck Mason said, “It’s ok we didn’t get a turkey, Dad. It was still a lot of fun”. I was proud to see he was developing the right attitude and could tell he truly meant it. The wind picked up later in the day so Tim decided we should find some low

s I was preparing this writing about the importance of getting our youth in the outdoors this hunt came to mind and I asked Mike Garb, Mason’s dad, if he would describe how he felt when Mason took his first bird. Exciting wasn’t it? As I finish I will tell you about the 1 4

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Youth In Conservation Equals A Future For Conservation

Mason Garb (left) can’t help but grin after taking his first turkey at a shoot on CFM Board Member Tim Thompson’s property.

ground to set up for an afternoon hunt. We parked the truck high on a hill overlooking a field below and were making our way down along a tree line to the far side of the field when Tim spotted a couple of hens at the back corner about 150 yards away. They were heading away from us so we stepped into the woods and Tim called out with a kee-kee-run to try and call them back with the hope there might be gobblers

experience I was able to share with my son and his first “Thunder Chicken.” But first let me share with you some opinions. I have long thought for all of us to enjoy our great outdoors and preserve it for our children and generations to come we must get them involved and involved as early in their lives as possible.

behind. Sure enough, after a couple of calls the hens turned and started making their way back down the tree line in our direction when two gobblers appeared out of the woods and began to follow them. The adrenaline was flowing and hearts were pounding as Mason and I set up against a tree about 10 yards off of the edge of the field. Sitting shoulder to shoulder, I had the perfect view looking over his shoulder to watch this amazing scene play out. In a few minutes we had five hens right in front of us with the two gobblers moving in about 30 yards behind. Time seemed to stop as the hens slowly moved past us and the gobblers, side by side in full strut, came within about 20 yards, then moved in behind a hay bale at the edge of the field. I whispered to Mason to shoot as soon as they came back into view. A couple seconds later the gobblers stepped out and Mason pulled the trigger and took his first turkey. The smile on his face when he lifted his facemask and looked back at me is something I’ll always remember. I’ve always enjoyed hunting on my own, but to me that level of excitement and feeling of accomplishment can only come by sharing the hunting experience with my kids and knowing you’ve made a permanent and positive impact on them that will last a lifetime.”

When young people learn things at an earlier age— things such as yes ma’am, no sir, hunting, fishing, learning to care about people and nature—well, it just seems to sink in and they tend not to forget them. I think most conservationists share similar opinions. We talk and hear about it often

Mike Garb, father of Mason Garb

and we continue to support organizations with programs focused on our youth. In speaking with Lorna Domke, Outreach & Education Division Chief with the Missouri Department of Conservation, I have learned of many programs such as Discover Nature – Schools program, Discover Nature – Families,

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Cody Thompson bags a tom.

Discover Hunting classes for beginner hunters and many more, all of which I hope we can provide more detail and promote in future editions of Missouri Wildlife. Let’s not forget our very own National Archery in the Schools program. I have made a decision to get more involved by sponsoring youth turkey and deer hunts on my farm. I want to go beyond just taking my children, nieces and nephews and offer hunts to those who may not otherwise have that opportunity. It pales in comparison to the good things all the programs out there do, but it is my way of giving back. You see, I have harvested my share of turkey and deer and I would almost rather go call a gobbler in for someone and film them taking it than to hunt myself, especially if this is his or her first hunt or animal taken. I

did not realize the feeling of watching someone else taking their first animal would be as or more exciting than my own hunts. It is like Mike said: Time seems to slow down, the excitement builds more than if it were I doing the hunting, you are watching it all unfold before you and you get to see something no one else will ever see— someone taking their very first animal. It is truly an amazing feeling. We were set up in a blind on a long ridge above a steep drop off to Spring Creek on my father’s farm. My son Cody and I had set the blind up the day before after roosting some birds along the ridge. As we settled in right before shooting light I did a soft lonesome hen call. We had waited for about three minutes when my son looked at me and said,“You think we’ll get one, Dad?” Before I

could answer, we heard a gobble in the crisp morning air and only a short distance away. He just looked at me with widened eyes and smiled as I put a finger to my mouth as if to say “Shhh...” Soon we heard the sound of large wings as the turkeys flew down from the trees. I waited a couple of minutes and starting using my diaphragm call to coax the gobbler my way. As he started to gobble I could tell he was strutting back and forth in the same spot just out of sight wanting the “hen” to come to him. My son kept looking at me and then out the window of the blind, I could tell his breathing had gotten heavier and more frequent. Gobble, gobble, gobble, he just went on and on but never moved an inch closer. Then as they often do, he just shut up, that was it, not a peep, zip, nada. I used every call I had in my arsenal to bring that tom in but no luck. I really wanted to get that bird in so my son could at least see him and hopefully get a shot. I started thinking, “Did he find some hens and go with them, should I get more aggressive with the calling, is he just hung up just out of reach or did he lose interest and just walk away?” You other turkey hunters have been there, but this was different for me. My son looked at me and said, “Do you think he will come back?” I told him I wasn’t sure, but we should just keep our eyes peeled in case he showed up. We must have sat there another hour and all of a sudden I looked out of the blind and standing there looking five feet tall was ol’tom turkey

on the side of the hill. I whispered to Cody, “There he is,” and when I did not get a reaction I looked at him and realized he had fallen asleep. I shook him gently and as he slowly awoke I whispered again, “There he is,” and then it started. In slow motion he reached for his shotgun as I reached for the video camera. The turkey walked slowly but deliberately up the hill and right past our blind. Cody could not get a shot at him out of his blind window and had to pull the shotgun back into the blind and move to another window. The turkey kept walking and Cody had to repeat his move not once but twice more. We were moving around in the blind so much that if someone was watching they would have had a good laugh, because I am certain it resembled one of those old Keystone Cop movies. Finally the big tom stopped at the edge of the field and the wood line. Cody said he felt like he had a good shot, I told him to take good aim and to take his time…BOOM went the shotgun before I got the sentence out. The tom hit the ground flat out as Cody shucked another shell in the gun in case he needed a second shot. Then he jumped up and said “He’s down, I got ’em!” and we both pulled the blind up and went running to the field. He walked up and we rolled the turkey over. He took the tail and fanned it out,measured his beard with his hand and had the biggest smile on his face. He finally looked at me and said,“Wow, this was cool!” See Planting Seeds on page 16

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Planting Seeds from page 15 I have to say I got a little emotional because at that moment I knew he was hooked on the outdoors for life. Then as we high-fived and hugged, I thanked God for allowing all this to happen and giving me an opportunity to share this experience with my son. So this year I would ask you to consider taking your

kid, or a friend of one of your kids, a neighbor child or even contact the local Girls or Boys Club or a similar organization to see if there is interest. Call the Missouri Department of Conversation and ask about any programs you could learn more about and volunteer for. Or how about offering a hunt to someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handicapped child or a child

of a single parent home who would otherwise never have the opportunity to experience Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great outdoors? Now this is focused on youth turkey season because it is drawing near and I wanted to remind folks to take a child hunting. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget getting our youth outdoors in any manner, whether it is mushroom hunting, cleaning

streams and roadways, bird watching, or hiking, to name a fewâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is all a win if for conservation. It is planting the seeds for them to become better people as adults, planting the seeds of success for the future and for the future of conservation. Tim Thompson CFM Board Member

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Thank You, New Business Alliance Members

ach issue, we’ll introduce new members of the CFM Business Alliance. Thanks to all of you for your continued support of and involvement in conservation! (A complete list is on page 11 of this issue of Missouri Wildlife.) To join, please call the CFM office at 1-800-575-2322 or use the form on page 23.

Silver Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling and Plumbing Hornbuckle Heating, Cooling and Plumbing incorporated in Fulton, Missouri during the mid-1970’s, and by the age of 8 or 9, Zack Hornbuckle was at his father’s side helping out. In 2009, Zack took over operation of the business, carrying on the tradition of personal, professional heating, cooling and plumbing service. Zack remembers catching his first fish with his mom one day before kindergarten – a perch from a local creek – and he’s been hunting and fishing ever since. His mom and dad both hunt and fish, and he credits them for cultivating his interest in the outdoors and for teaching him outdoor ethics. Zack enjoys a wide variety of hunting and fishing, with turkey and bass among his favorites. He also enjoys hiking and climbing. Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories, Inc. Established in 1968 in

Columbia, Missouri, ABC Laboratories is a contract laboratory that provides analytical chemistry and custom synthesis services to the Pharmaceutical and Chemical industries. Over the past 40 years, ABC Laboratories has evolved to meet the changing technical and regulatory needs of its customers... supporting the development of safe, effective products that ultimately improve human lives. President and CEO, Byron Hill, grew up hunting and fishing with his father, who raised Beagles and German Shorthaired Pointers, and taught Byron to hunt with a single shot .410. In the past year Mr. Hill has hunted ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, quail, pheasants, deer and turkey.

Basic Cap America Cap America, based in Fredericktown, Missouri, has been supplying quality headwear since 1985. They have a great line of caps that includes a nice selection of American-made caps, manufactured in Southeast Missouri. In fact, they are the supplier of CFM’s Life Member caps and our new CFM Ambassador caps! Chairman and CEO, Phil Page, is an avid turkey hunter and longtime member of the Perry County Beards and Spurs chapter of NWTF. He enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, including duck hunting and fishing, and tries to get outdoors with

his two sons and stepson as often as possible. Commerce Bank Columbia Market Commerce Bank was established in Kansas City, Missouri in 1865, and entered the Columbia, Missouri market in 1970. For Commerce, environmental sustainability means working to reduce the negative environmental impact of business operations while improving the social and business environments in the communities in which they do business. Teresa Maledy has been with Commerce for the last 30 years and is currently President of the Columbia Market. Ms. Maledy has many good memories of time spent outside as a child, riding bikes, playing in creeks and building forts in the woods. A self described tomboy, she says, “If the sun was up, I was outside.” Today she enjoys horseback riding, white water rafting in Colorado and walking or biking trails in Columbia. Bee Rock Land, LLC Bee Rock Land, LLC exists for the purpose of restoring 7,000 acres of land located in Texas County to its’ original state. Through a variety of land management techniques, Bee Rock Land seeks to improve and maintain the land’s natural communities and wildlife habitat. Nicole Wood is the managing direc-

tor for Bee Rock Land. Ms. Wood is a member of CFM’s Outdoor Action Committee and serves as Region 5 Director for the National Wildlife Federation. She is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast and enjoys anything that gets her outside with her kids, including kayaking, boating, hiking and hunting. Ms. Wood’s father, Howard, served as President of CFM and as a Commissioner for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Keeping hunting and fishing options abundant for future generations is a priority for Ms. Wood and her family. ArdPark Cabins Located near Steelville, Missouri, ArdPark Cabins offers visitors the chance to experience the Missouri Ozarks on land that “feels like your own.” With the Mark Twain Forest as its border on three sides, ArdPark remains private and uncommercialized. They cater to hunters, anglers, trappers, mountain bikers, canoeists and nature lovers. Tim and Cindy Ard are the owneroperators of ArdPark, and both are serious about spending time outdoors camping, hunting, fishing, boating or just about anything that the day allows. Tim’s favorite activities include hunting and target shooting. Cindy shares Tim’s “affliction” for target shooting and is passionate about ArdPark!

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with me previously have priority over new folks, but it appears that I will be able to accommodate two or three new stalkers in the 2010 party. If you are interested in joining us (spouses are welcome), contact me for more information by e-mail (rjrobel@ksu.edu), phone (785-5326644), or regular mail addressed to Professor R. J. Robel, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901.

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Dave Murphy (center) presents a Life Member Plaque to Tom Addleman, with Tom’s wife Robin. Tom’s father Duane Addleman was CFM’s first Life Member and Duane’s late wife, Nancy, was right behind him. We are delighted to celebrate two generations of Addlemans in CFM!

Want To Stalk Stags In Scotland? For more than 30 years I have stalked stags in the Scottish Highlands and in the course of the last two decades have arranged for six to seven others to accompany me each year. Stags are male red deer, the same species as our North American elk, but smaller in size because they live farther north in a harsher environment. We stalk stags at the peak of the rut on approximately 130,000 acres of Highlands (no other hunters are on the area) in October and each of us will kill four to six stags during our week of stalking. Last year seven of us killed 39 stags during our stalking week.

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R.J. Robel with a stag in the Highlands of Scotland.

Stalking red deer in the Highlands of Scotland is a challenging, unique, and unforgettable experience. The 2010 stalking dates are October 11–15. Individuals who have stalked

There have been a few changes made to the Strategic Plan. Probably the most noticeable change is the new CFM Ambassadors program. Dave Murphy, CFM executive director, and Matt Gaunt, CFM development director, proposed using that group as a member recruitment system. The board agreed to this at the October meeting. The goal has accordingly been moved to the action list. As a result some other goals will have to be revisited and changes recommended to the board. The committee has changed its orientation from being solely a twoyear approach. The operational path for the next couple years has been presented to the board and approved. Many of the goals that were approved have been implemented. Most have been assigned to various groups, individuals, or committees. It is now time to place more focus on a longer time frame. The time frame we are now looking at is 2011–2020. Many of the goals that fit this time frame take time to formulate and will certainly be ones that the board will want to examine closely. Most of the goals in the Plan have been operational. Longer term goals tend to be more mission oriented.

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n the forested wilderness of northwest Europe 2,000 years ago, a small coalition of tribal warbands were able to cooperate enough to block the previously invincible Roman Empire from engulfing their home territories and taking complete control over them. This unprecedented successful resistance to the Romans was led by Hermann Sigimersen, the charismatic young chief of the Cheruschi tribe, at home in the Big Bend region of the Weser River valley in what is now northwestern Germany near the Dutch and Luxemburg borders. Hermann and his allies from three other small tribes, though outnumbered and underequipped, were able to wipe out completely three Roman legions, who along with their support staff, must have numbered about 22,000 people in a three-day battle in the rain that ended on September 11, AD 9. This Battle of Teutoburg Forest took place at Kalkreise in Westphalia, western Germany, where the last central European foothill meets the swampy plain of the north European Lowland. The similarity to the success of a coalition of American Plains Indian tribes in killing General George A. Custer’s entire cavalry command at the Battle of Little Big Horn comes immediately to mind as an analogy. For the native Americans, this success was only temporary, but when the Romans 2 0

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persisted in a 7-year campaign to take over the Germanic homelands, the tribesmen were able to stop them in three more major battles. When in the last battle in AD 16 a storm helped to sink the entire Roman fleet, the tribesmen were able to put a permanent end to Roman military attempts to take over this part of Europe. The effectiveness of the tribal army here at the end of the prehistoric Iron Age was due partly to the fighting prowess of these warriors, as well as the fortunate (for them) timing of wet weather to which the Mediterranean-oriented Roman army was largely unaccustomed.

hese events and their contexts are covered in a new booklet, Hermann and the Battle of Teutoburg Forest: Culture, Life and Legacy, written by archaeologist Ralph M. Rowlett and published by the Deutschheim Verein of Hermann, MO. The city of Hermann gets its name from this outstanding early tribal leader, whose name was written down as “Arminius” by the Romans, who were not attuned to hearing and writing down the initial “h” sound, in their accounts that describe the battles. They further added the “-us” nominative ending to names also. The Roman written sources are greatly supplemented by archaeology, which shows the material culture of both the

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The bronze statue of Hermann Sigimersen erected in Hermann, MO in September 2009.

tribesmen and the Romans. For example, archaeology shows that while the Romans of that era wore heavy segmented armor, the “lightly armed” Germani usually wore chain mail, a type of defensive armor that had been invented in northern Europe either by Celtic or Germanic tribes. Modern scholars and politicians have greatly misrepresented the tribal leader and political innovator Hermann/Arminius, emphasizing his military prowess while neglecting other dimensions

of his personality, non-military aspects that are adduced even by his enemies. The Roman historical sources do assert that he was both a brilliant military and political strategist and commander, as well as being personally a very effective warrior. The Romans forbade any of their forces from engaging Hermann in single combat, since they were convinced Hermann could win over any opponent. But the Roman sources also add that Hermann was a paragon of the

hat moderns neglect in Hermann’s career is that between campaigns and after the wars, he made many journeys among the Germanic tribes, trying to convince them to stop fighting among themselves and to focus on their real enemies, the imperialistic aggressors. This diplomatic role of Hermann lies behind his being sculpted as presenting a welcoming cup of drink in the new statue of him erected in Hermann, MO, in 2009. Though Hermann was eventually assassinated in AD 17, his diplomatic efforts started a process that led to the increasing merger of the Germanic tribelets into larger mega-tribes, still known to us, like the oceanic Salian Franks, the River Franks, Frisians, Saxons, Angli, Pommers, Gar-Danes, and Allemani. In fact, modern French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian all use the old term Allemania (= All Folk)

empire, where at least 10 animals were killed per day in combat performances. For the entire empire, this amounted to thousands of animals per day. In the first century in celebrity of the accession of the Emperor Titus, 5,000 animals were killed in the Arena just in Rome itself.

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debonair, displaying a very amiable and charming personality, being an engaging and disarming conversationalist. The Romans recorded his arguments for religious commitment, whence we get our names for the days of the week. Like nearly all Germanic young men, Hermann/ Arminius had been trained as a warrior, an expert cavalryman. The Romans tried to utilize this equestrian expertise and forced him to serve as a Calvary scout, carrying out a reconnaissance role somewhat like that of the Indian scouts with the U.S. cavalry in the 19th century.

Two ancient Germani with a Barbary macaque monkey of western Europe, such as on the Titelberg in Luxemburg.

as the name for modern Germany. These concepts of reducing warfare were later embraced by Rollo the Viking in Normandy 1,200 years ago, and finally by the 21st century, they had indeed stopped fighting among themselves. The Salian Frank from Flanders, Belgium, Herman van Rumpoy, has just been elected as the first full-term President of the European Union. Hermann and his allies, by stopping Roman Imperialism, not only ensured the survival of Germanic languages like English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Luxemburgish and German but also the traditional “common law” law codes of these linguistic areas. What is more, they also helped to preserve the native flora and fauna of these linguistic areas in northern and

central Europe. Even Classical authors like Tacitus and Cassius Dio document Hermann’s argumentation with his pro-Roman younger brother about the hyperexploitation inherent in the Roman society of that era. This taxation and uncontrolled exploitation included wild animals, especially large mammals, to provide mass entertainment by the public execution of these animals in gladiatorial combats. Occasionally the animals did win some individual combats but eventually they were defeated and killed. To provide for this bloody and cruel entertainment, a constant supply of wild animals had to be siphoned from the natural habitats within the empire to the various gladiatorial arenas within the cities of the

his constant drain on the wildlife of the empire must lie behind the faunal impoverishment of the Mediterranean, Britain, and North Africa. The brown bear becomes extinct in North Africa, including Egypt, during the course of the late Roman Empire though already rare by late in the first century. The withdrawal of the Romans from what is now modern day Romania in AD 272 enabled the brown bear to survive in the Carpathian Mountains until this day. The short-tailed monkey, the Barbary macaque survived only at Gibraltar and the high Atlas mountains of Morocco, but at the time of Arminius were found as far north as Luxemburg. At this time of Arminius/Hermann there were still shaggy-maned lions in Europe, as well as bison which became nearly extinct in the late medieval times. Snow leopards are depicted on maps of central Sweden until the 17th century. Reindeer, which of still survive, were both hunted and kept as domestic animals on the northern edge of their territory in Scandinavia. The Germani are sometimes understood to be See Hermann on page 22

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Hermann from page 21 nomads, but they really were farmers who shifted their villages locations every 20 years or so when fields had become reduced in fertility. These villagers were primarily farmers and raised their own crops of vegetables, like cabbage, beets, turnips, beans as well as a number of different kinds of cereals, such as wheat, spelt, rye, barely and the high-protein Lyme grass near the sea. They also raised domestic food animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, and for the last few centuries BC, chickens. Domestic cats were just being brought into the area at the time, but the dog had long been known as a domestic. These dogs were used in the hunt, which the Germani practiced also, both to supplement the food supply as well as for sport and as a kind of military training. The supply of wild animals to hunt from horseback were a necessity for military training to which all young men and perhaps a few women were subject. According to my excavations in Luxemburg, about 30% of the animal protein in their diet came from hunted wild animals. The long lance spear, such as shown with the statue of Hermann, was the main weapon for both war and the hunt, especially for training. The bow and arrow was available if the food supply needed desperate supplementation. The arrowhead looked like a tiny socketed steel spearhead (as they still do) in contrast to the Roman three bladed stemmed arrowhead. The boomerang is 2 2

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known both in artwork and in actual examples found in water logged deposits. In fact the boomerang is a much more suitable weapon for hunting than for warfare. Due to aerodynamic considerations, the boomerang in the late Iron Age northern Europe looks very much the V-shaped boomerangs made by Australian aborigines and American Indians in the American Southwest.

n indispensable part of Germanic equipment was a general purpose back-up knife, used primarily for hunting and daily life, but a back up weapon, with ritualistic overtones, in war. This was a long knife with one blunted back opposite a longer, essentially straight sharp edge, and is instantly recognizable as the forerunner of the Bowie knife and was used in hunting and warfare in much the same way. The Germani called this a sax or seax and it the basis of the tribal name Saxon. Most of the barbarian peoples of ancient Europe had a distinctive backup knife—for the Celts the Big Knife (Skean Mor) had a curved cutting edge, while the east European Dako-Thraki preferred a sica with even a concave cutting edge line. In contrast to many ancient people of the Mediterranean, the Germanic men did wear trousers, somewhat tightly fitted in comparison to the looser Celtic and Dacian trousers in the northern Balkans. Two thousand

years ago the women had long hair like the females of other barbarians, but instead of the hair hanging loose as it did among the Celts and the Dacians, it was tied up in a bun on top of the head and affixed with a multitude of 34 bronze hairpins. Since these Germanic women word a couple of long dress pins at the shoulders, they come across as being somewhat spiky, for these early Germanic women had a total of about 5-6 costume pins that could double as secondary weapons. Although there are no surviving ancient images showing the women wearing trousers, it is difficult to image their hunting from horseback with-

out their wearing trousers. More details about these ancient peoples and their great devotion to their land and environment can be found in the booklet published by the Deutschheim Verein on 2nd Street, at P.O. Box 16 in Hermann, MO, 65041. The cost is $10 per booklet. Subsequent articles in the Deutschheim Verein’s publication Der MaiBaum will be forthcoming in later issues as well. Readers might indicate to the publisher just what aspect of this precedent culture should be emphasized in those articles. Ralph M. Rowlett University of Missouri (ret.)

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Deer Harvest Totals Nearly 300,000 Strong Youth, Muzzleloader, And Archery Portions Boost Total

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orrential rains, snow and sub-zero temperatures failed to deter Missouri hunters from posting the fourth-largest deer harvest ever, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The 2009-2010 deer season closed Jan. 15 with the end of archery hunting. Altogether, hunters checked 299,461 deer. The firearms deer season got off to a good start as hunters bagged nearly twice as many deer during the four-day urban portion of firearms deer season as they had the previous year. Youths maintained this pace, checking almost 3,000 more deer in the two-day early youth portion than in 2008. Things slowed down dramatically during opening weekend of the November portion. Torrential rains descended on much of the state on the second day, reducing deer activity and keeping many hunters indoors. With half the weekend washed out, hunters killed only 86,200 deer. Opening weekend ordinarily accounts for approximately 60 percent of the November portion harvest. In 2008, hunters checked more than 98,000 deer on opening weekend, and that was down considerably from the record of more than 133,000 set in 2004. Hunters made up some of the opening-weekend deficit of 12,000 deer during the remaining nine days of the November hunt, but still closed that por-

Missouri hunters killed 299,461 deer during the 2009-2010 firearms and archery deer seasons.

tion with a modest harvest of 193,155. Ten years ago, a reduced November harvest guaranteed a low end-of-season tally. But with the 12-day antlerless portion still ahead, plus 11 days of muzzleloader hunting and a two-day late youth portion still to come, hunters rallied to catch up. The antlerless harvest topped the previous year by more than 7,000. Muzzleloader hunters set a new record during their portion of the season, a 55-percent increase from the previous year. Young hunters shot 1,706 deer during the late youth portion, in spite of brutally cold weather. This made the total youth harvest a 44-percent increase from 2008. Firearms hunters handed the baton to archers with a comfortable lead of 10,000 deer on the 2008 deer harvest.

Bowhunters topped the record archery harvest set in 2008 by 7,538. The deer that archers checked made Missouri’s 20092010 deer harvest the fourthlargest on record. The 2009-2010 deer season included 42 days of firearms hunting and 112 days of archery hunting. Seasons and harvest totals were: • Urban portion Oct. 9-12 – 1,242. • Early youth portion Oct. 31-Nov. 1 – 13,328. • November portion Nov. 14-24 – 193,155

• Antlerless portion Nov. 25-Dec. 6 – 22,151. • Muzzleloader portion Dec. 19-29 – 15,907 • Late youth portion Jan. 2-3 – 1,706. • Archery season Sept. 15-Nov. 13 and Nov. 25-Jan 15 – 51,972. The Conservation Department recorded 10 firearmsrelated deer hunting incidents, one of which was fatal. Jim Low News Services Coordinator, MDC

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shop for landowners interested in improving the habitat on their property for deer and turkey. The workshop will be held on Friday, April 16th at the Hermann High School located off of Hwy. 100 in Hermann, MO. Doors will open at 5 pm with management presentations starting at 6 pm. MDC Foresters and Biologists will spend 3 hours presenting information on deer and turkey biology, forest management for timber production, forest wildlife management,

and cost share opportunities. Attendees will also have the opportunity to interact with the State Deer and Turkey Biologists throughout the evening. Deer hunters will be able to have their deer antlers scored by certified antler measurers. There will be several MDC displays and other wildlife vendors available. The Hermann Athletic Boosters will offer hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, etc. On Saturday, April 17th MDC and the Ruffed Grouse Society will be administering a

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he 2009 National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses was held in Boise, Idaho. The Caucus continues to grow; at present it comprises 38 states joined for the purpose of discussing legislation that affects the American sportsman on a nationwide and state-by-state basis. As co-chairman of the Missouri Caucus, I reported the following highlights: the number of senators and state representatives (130) who are active members of the Missouri Caucus; hunting numbers maintained while other states are seeing a decline; Missouri’s archery in-school programs double and the state held its first State Student Archery competition (which, according to national organizers, topped the rest with 365 participants). I also reported on Governor Nixon’s Youth Turkey Hunt last spring, in which 10 of Missouri’s youth participated. This was met with great interest by other representatives who wished to encourage similar hunts within their own states. Summaries of the workshops I attended during the three-day meeting follow.

Micro Stamping One report addressed a bill on micro stamping passed in California in 2008. The bill mandates that any new-style semi-automatic handgun sold or manufactured in that state will have an alpha-numeric number on the firing pin. The intent of this legislation is to

mark the ejected firing case (brass) with a code that is registered to the pistol. In theory, this would allow the police to match the casing to a shooter in a gun-related crime. Members of the military and law enforcement oppose this legislation because it is not an exact science without using a scanning electron microscope, which is costly and still would not work if the owner filed off the tip of his firing pin.

ifornia condors, focuses on the lead that they might consume from gut piles left by hunters. This research is being used to make a connection between lead and any unexplained death of birds. Also ongoing is an attempt to show the effect of lead on humans, with testing for lead levels being performed on hunters who consume large quantities of wild game.

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Some states have enacted laws to crack down on largescale dog breeding facilities operating under substandard breeding conditions that cause chronic health problems, temperament issues and hereditary defects in puppies. The downfall to this is that through the legislative process, amendments are added to bills that restrict those breeders who comply with the laws and operate under specific guidelines. Sportsmen and humane dog breeders fear this type of legislation could have a costly and negative effect on them. One case in point concerning overregulation is Oregon, where hound hunting for mountain lions was outlawed, causing a huge increase in these carnivorous cats, which in turn is causing an increased number of livestock kills for farmers.

States across the nation are receiving pressure to allow all hunters to use crossbows during bow season. The opposition emphasized the unfair advantage of using crossbow, which could shoot a 1” group at 100 feet at a faster velocity than a recurved or compound bow. Some states have allowed this change, with mixed results. The jury is still out, but all sides agree this would increase trophy kills during bow season and decrease them during gun season, and more conventional bow hunters would switch over to crossbows.

Lead Contamination The environmental community is working hard to ban lead sinkers used by fisherman and is pushing for a ban on lead ammunition. If this ban goes into effect, it would add tremendously to the cost of fishing and hunting. Lead remains a heavy, cheap and soft metal that works well. An ongoing study on game birds, including eagles and Cal-

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Land Use The National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses is concerned with the loss of hunting land nationwide and has pushed for “No Net Loss Legislation” in

all 50 state legislatures. This would require any acreage of government land that is removed from hunting access be replaced with new areas open to hunting. This remains a huge issue in Missouri. On the national scene, 67 percent of our forests are in private ownership, with most of these landowners having 10 acres or more (average is 60 acres or more). In Missouri, 83 percent of our forests, or 14.6 million acres, is privately owned, with hunting availability by owner permission. These privately owned lands, both at the state and national levels, are being converted to other uses—shopping malls, subdivisions, etc.—at the rate of 2 acres a minute or 1.5 million acres a year. By 2030, 21.7 million acres across the nation will have shifted from rural to urban. All states represented were concerned with these lands being converted from wildlife habitat to urban sprawl. Missouri remains at the very heart. We have 64 sportsmen organizations that represent us, such as the Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, the Missouri Conservation Federation, and present the diverse range of Missouri’s hunting and fishing opportunities. It was indeed an honor to represent Missouri at this year’s National Caucus event. J. C. Kuessner Co-Chairman, Missouri Sportsman Caucus

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Rabbit Hunting: An Aquatic And Family Experience

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vehicle as the ice began to melt. I was hunting swamp rabbits by myself that day. The day before had been frustrating because the swamp rabbits were eluding the dogs by swimming across ditches and low areas filled with water. My beagles were not swimmers and they were stumped by the disappearance of the scent into the water. On the positive side, the dogs learned to hop up on logs to look for swamp rabbit scent because swamp rabbits often linger on big down trees.

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t was still dark and very cold outside as I came out of my motel room in Sikeston adjacent to Interstate 55. I had 6 beagles, a basset hound and a Labrador in the back of my Suburban. The day before, we hunted swamp rabbits on the 5,785 acre Donaldson Point Conservation Area, New Madrid County, and I was looking forward to another good day of swamp rabbit hunting. Since it was a long drive from my home in Moniteau County to southeastern Missouri, I decided to leave my dog trailer at home and put the dogs inside the Suburban. I realized my mistake as soon as I opened the back doors of the vehicle. The inside of my Suburban looked like an ice cave and smelled like wet, musty dogs. The moisture from the dogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; breath had condensed all over the inside of the vehicle and there was a thick layer of hoarfrost on everything. I knew my wife was not going to like this. It would take weeks to get the smell out. I let the dogs out so they could run around a little before I fed them. I was parked in a huge parking lot surrounded by acres of closely mowed grass. Surely, there could be no rabbits around. But I was wrong. There was a rabbit sitting on the edge of the parking lot which the dogs spotted immediately. The chase was on. The rabbit ran directly for Interstate 55 and crawled under a chain

David (left) and Tim Urich hunt rabbits on the Turkey Kearn Conservation Area in Johnson County.

link fence. The dogs came to the fence and somehow got underneath. All of my dogs except for the Lab were running north on the grass feet from the Interstate pavement. I was panicked envisioning all my dogs being killed on the highway. I grabbed the leashes and ran but they could easily outdistance me. Then the rabbit turned back toward the motel and ducked under the fence again. This time my beagles couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get under

the fence so they were running in both directions looking for a way through and making a terrible racket. I had to climb the fence, leash the dogs up and walk back to the first spot where they got under the fence. I learned several good lessons that morning; always take the dog trailer and always put the dogs on leashes in motel parking lots. By the time I got the dogs rounded up and fed, the sun was up and it was raining on the inside of my

t was only a few minutes after I started hunting when the beagles struck a trail. The chase was on. I followed along behind with my Lab anticipating where the rabbit may turn back. Swamp rabbits tend to run in bigger loops than cottontail rabbits and several times the previous day the dogs barked out of hearing range before trailing the rabbit back. I came up to a large drainage ditch that had a thin layer of ice on it. The beagles were sniffing around confused again. There was the swamp rabbit splashing in the water after breaking through the ice and it was trying to crawl back up on the ice. My Lab knew instantly what to do. He leaped into the water breaking through the thin ice with a mighty splash. The wave from his lunge broke more ice and the rabbit swam to other side of the ditch but not before the beagles saw it.

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From left: David, Tim, Kirk and Aaron Urich, along with the dogs, gather back at the house after a Thanksgiving Day rabbit hunt on the Urich farm in Moniteau County.

water proved helpful on my next rabbit hunt in southern Cole County the following weekend with my three sons, who were teenagers at the time. It was my oldest son who got us all into hunting rabbits with beagles. Several years earlier when he was 12 years old he found a puppy abandoned on the road. I was very much opposed to having another dog but I was overruled by my wife, Jen. That happened to me a lot as we were raising our sons. This new puppy was a beagle mix and turned out to be a fine rabbit dog. The fast paced nature of rabbit hunting got my sons interested in the sport and soon we had a pack of six beagles.

he first rabbit the beagles flushed on our Cole County hunt headed directly for the Moreau River and crossed at a low spot. We watched the beagles trail the rabbit up to this location and without hesitation they

crossed the water. That would never have happened without their swamp rabbit experience the previous week. We had a fine rabbit hunt with rabbits crossing the river several more times during the day. I’ve had many beagles since that first swamp rabbit hunting trip and all of my beagles still swim across water in pursuit of a rabbit. The old ones teach the new ones so the tradition continues. My sons are grown and moved away from home, but we still try to maintain our rabbit hunting traditions as best as we can. We have a Thanksgiving Day rabbit hunt about every other year and this year we had a day after Christmas rabbit hunt. I know my sons will never forget their rabbit hunting experiences. For the foreseeable future they will probably not have beagles to carry on the tradition with their kids because they don’t live in a rural area where keeping and training beagles is more practical. In the meantime,

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That was all it took. The beagles leaped into the water following the Lab, swam to the other side of the ditch and renewed the chase. Of course, I was the only one on the wrong side of the ditch with no hope of crossing it without walking for miles. A few minutes later the Lab came back. The dogs barked out of hearing range again. I waited, hoping that the dogs would push the rabbit back my way. I’ve hunted rabbits with a Labrador and beagles for years. For the most part the Lab is in the way and has ruined some good shots by running ahead. But, my Lab is much better at spotting a rabbit being pushed by the beagles than me. I tend to day dream a little while waiting or talk with other hunters, but my Lab was always alert. His ears went up, which meant get ready the rabbit was coming. I grabbed his collar. The rabbit ran up to the ditch, hopped into the water and swam across. When it got onto the opposite bank, I let go of the Lab and fired. The rabbit jumped up into the air and fell 10 feet back into the water. This is another reason I hunt rabbits with a Lab; sometimes retrieving the rabbit can be difficult. The beagles made their way back to the ditch following the scent, sniffed a few times at the water edge and in they went. They had learned to follow the trail through the water. Several more times during the day, the dogs crossed the water and I ended up with limit of swamp rabbits. My beagles’ new ability to trail rabbits through the

Kirk Urich, 13, holds the shot guns while the others round up the beagles near the Schell-Osage Conservation Area in St. Clair County.

they call me when they are free, I load up the beagles, in the trailer of course, and we go rabbit hunting. David Urich Centertown, MO MDC, ret

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Apply For Managed Turkey Hunt By March 11 Online Applications OK For Most Hunts

urkey hunters have until March 11 to apply for managed hunts during Missouri’s 2010 spring turkey season. Missouri hosts special spring turkey hunts at August A. Busch, Bois D’Arc, Caney Mountain and Weldon Spring conservation areas and at Current River State Park (SP) and Smithville Lake. These hunting opportunities are allocated by random drawing. This is the first year for the Current River SP hunt. Also for the first time this year, all 18 hunts are listed in the spring turkey hunting information guide. The booklet,

including detailed application instructions, is online at http://mdc.mo.gov/7498. The print version will be available from hunting permit vendors statewide in February. Hunters may apply individually or in groups of up to three. An individual applying as a member of a party has the same chance of being drawn as someone who applies alone. Successful applicants will receive notice of their hunt dates and other information by mail. Drawing results will be posted March 26 at http://mdc.mo.gov/7498. In addition to the 12 events open to all hunters, this year’s offerings include managed

hunts for archers; youths age 11 through 15 and for persons with disabilities. All take place during the youth turkey season April 10 and 11 or the regular turkey season April 19 through May 9. The number of hunters allowed to take part in managed hunts ranges from 10 to 40. Participants in some youth hunts and the disabled hunt at Smithville Lake must complete a pre-hunt orientation. Consequently, hunters are urged not to apply for these hunts if they cannot attend the orientation. The bag limit for managed hunts is one male turkey or turkey with visible beard.

Turkeys taken during a managed hunt count toward the season limit of two. Hunters who shoot a turkey during a managed hunt before April 26 may not take another during the first week of the regular turkey season. All-terrain vehicles are prohibited on areas with managed turkey hunts. The 2010 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet also contains a table listing conservation areas where turkey hunting is allowed, and information about area regulations. Jim Low, News Services Coordinator, MDC

C O N S E R V A T I O N F E D E R A T I O N O F M I S S O U R I A F F I L I AT E S Anglers of Missouri Beaver Lake Beagle Club Big Game Hunters, Inc. Bridlespur Hunt Club Capitol City Fly Fishers Central Missouri Chapter Safari Club Coldwater Outing & Game Preserve Festus-Crystal City Conservation Club Gasconade County Youth Shooting Sports Greenway Network, Inc. Heaven’s Anglers Jefferson County Coonhunters, Inc. Lambert Field Rod & Gun Club Meramec Area Sportsman Association Midwest Diving Council Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters Mississippi Valley Gun Club Missouri Association of Meat Processors Missouri Atlatl Association Missouri Bass Federation Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative Missouri Bow Hunters MIssouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Missouri Chapter of the Wildlife Society Missouri Chapter Soil and Water

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Conservation Society Missouri Conservation Agents Association Missouri Consulting Foresters Association Missouri Department of Agriculture Missouri Ducks Unlimited State Council Missouri Forest Products Association Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Association Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation Missouri Hunting Spaniel Club Missouri National Wild Turkey Federation Missouri Native Seed Association Missouri Parks & Recreation Association Missouri Parks Association Missouri Prairie Foundation Missouri Ruffed Grouse Society Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Missouri Society of American Foresters Missouri Sport Shooting Association Missouri State Campers Association Missouri State Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association Missouri State Council Quail Unlimited Missouri Taxidermist Association Missouri Trappers Association Missouri Trout Fisherman’s Association

Missouri Waterfowl Association Missouri Whitetails Unlimited Monett Sportsman League MU Student Chapter Wildlife Society Northeast Missouri Coonhunters Association Northside Conservation Federation Open Space Council Ozark Fly Fishers Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club Perry County Sportsman Club Pomme de Terre Chapter Muskies, Inc. Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever River Relief, Inc. Saint James Civic Club South Side Division Conservation Federation Southwest Missouri Fly Fishers Tipton Farmers & Sportsman Club United Bow Hunters of Missouri Walnut Council & Other Fine Hardwoods Wecomo Sportsman Club Wild Elk Institute of Missouri Wildlife Society of Missouri State University Windsor Lake Rod & Gun Club

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National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Visits Missouri On February 8th several CFM members and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Representatives joined NWF President and CEO Larry Schweiger for a luncheon and presentation at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis to hear a talk on his new book, Last Chance Preserving Life on Earth regarding Climate Change and its global impact. Peter Raven, president and director of the Missouri Botanical Garden introduced Schweiger with a number of compelling remarks about how global warming is influencing plant life and wildlife today. Schweiger among many things told the audience “that our earth is heating up like a pot of water on a stove. When it boils over the last thing that you want to do is turn up the heat.” “It is up to all of us to find ways to cool our planet down”. The book brings climate change down to an understandable level for all readers. In attendance at the event representing CFM were NWF Board member Nicole Wood, past CFM president Howard Wood, NWF alternate affiliate representative Ron Coleman and incoming CFM board member Jerry Castillon. All author proceeds from the book will be donated to the National Wildlife Federation. For information on obtaining the book go to nwf.org.

Ron Coleman, CFM/NWF

A Review: In his book Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth, Larry Schweiger breaks down the science behind global climate change and takes us from Lake Erie to the icebergs of Greenland, and from Congress to America’s classrooms and farmlands. He shares how a clean energy economy can provide the solutions we need to avert the worse consequences of climate change and he uses science and common sense to appeal to the minds and heart of readers. Ultimately, Larry reminds us that have a duty to think and act as the Earth’s caretakers, not just in inhabitants. For more than four decades, Larry Schweiger has seen the transformation – for better and for worse – of America’s wildlife and wild places. He brings an informed and inspired perspective to the issue at hand. His view of our “Last Chance” is also our best chance toward a future we will be proud to leave to future generations.” - Robert Redford 3 2

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