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Missouri Bow Season

I was out a few times over the past few weeks hunting both from a tree stand and from the ground.

I love the sounds and smells of the Midwest woods in the Autumn. I took a few photos while I was there to share with you here.

Wednesday I was seated with my back to a tree when I suddenly realized something was sniffing my left shoulder. As I turned slowly to see I encountered a six point buck who had decided to smell me and see if I was edible!

When our eyes met, he puffed and blew some air out his nostrils and ran away into the woods.

I've got several spots that I have put out salt lick, I found that Deer Cane is an amazing product,

Deer Dynamite works equally as well. I have one spot where over the course of three years they have dug out a 5 foot wide circle of mud. They love the stuff, they paw at it and eat the earth with the minerals and salt in it. The spots usually have deer tracks over every square inch of them.

The picture is of a small one I started only a few months ago. You can see the multiple deer tracks in this small space. You can count on them to return frequently to work this scrape!

I love bow season because you have to get so close to your prey! I hate bow season, because I frequently lose a wounded deer in the thick underbrush where I hunt. I've spent many hours following a blood trail, only to wind up back where I started from. I much prefer the results I get from hunting with my 10" .44 magnum, one shot, one kill, no tracking them for miles.

For the last three years I've also been using a product called Buck Snort. Buck Snort is a gel

attractant the smells like food. I prefer the "sweet corn" I've had several deer walk right to me and sniff the Buck Snort paying little attention to me.

This stuff smells so much like fresh sweet corn you almost want to taste it.... Don't it's nasty!

Scratch and Sniff!

Here is a little video I shot while sitting in a tree stand at a hunting club property near Jackson, Mo. Don't you wish you could just scratch and sniff! I love the woods when the leaves just start to turn and are just starting to come down, raining in colors of rust red, golden brown and burnt

orange.

I saw two deer that day, but that was when I was on my way back to the truck and I spooked them out from under a big oak tree. I did manage to catch up on some reading I was wanting to do. I read a paragraph or two then watch for movement, then go back to reading.

I saw a lot of squirrels, a raccoon and I watched the hawks soaring overhead, truly a marvelous

day in the Missouri woods. If you sit very still covered in camouflage the cardinals and blue jays

will come and roost nearby and sing to you.

At one of my favorite sites I came across a deer that had an unfortunate accident with a train. There wasn't much left, the poor thing never saw it coming.

Shame all that good venison wasted on a train! probably don't want to scratch and sniff that one!

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Missouri Deer Bow Season

I have to admit, I'm not much of a bow hunter, the last two deer I took were with a .44 mag with a 10.5 inch barrel. I love hunting with a handgun, and I am working on my bow skills. Last year I had an elbow injury, I got a waiver from the Missouri Department of Conservation to allow me to use a crossbow.

I'm not one to claim disability, but I disagree with Missouri's stance that a crossbow is a firearm. Since I could hardly pull a bow I figured, what the heck at least I can use a crossbow.

I arrowed two deer, but I never found either one of them, My grandson Cody helped me track one of them, but when the blood trail ran out we had no idea where to look. I hate to leave a wounded animal, but sometimes it happens and you just cannot find the poor creature you injured.

This year I intend to practice up a bit more, hopefully refining my skills. But I watched those arrows hit vital parts last year, not being an experienced bow hunter I was quite surprised that those deer did not fall where we could find them.

I was hunting in densely forested areas, with massive undergrowth that prevented access to some areas. This year I plan to do a bit more ground work and hopefully I will be able to track them.

One of them jumped a railroad track, while waiting for her to bleed out a freight train came by; by the time it passed, there was no sign of the deer.

I'm not a trophy hunter, I hunt for meat. I prefer young deer, does, and tender venison.

I have several places I can go, unfortunately some of them are far too popular and I have to compete with many other hunters.

I've placed some salt licks in a few out of the way places, we will see what happens this year.

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Missouri Dove Season

September 1, 2009 is the opening day of Dove Season in Missouri. Many people use a variety of weapons, I prefer my .410. My old .410 is a bolt action beauty that belonged to my wife's Grandad. I used it last year with great success.

Doves are small and it takes many shots to fill your quota, it is quite common to miss. With the cost of ammo what it is, using a .410 is an expensive proposition. A 20 gauge might be a bit cheaper, but the potential for damage to the bird is greater.

I do not have a bird dog, I work way too much to have time to train a bird dog. I use the old fashioned method of retrieving my own birds. so my day afield is a bit longer that some.

The prospect for birds looks good this year, I have seen many doves in both Missouri and Kansas, based on my limited experience I would say that 2009 is going to be a great year for harvesting doves in the Midwest.

Missouri Dove season ends on November 9, 2009. The bag limit is 15 and the possession limit is 30.

Hunt safe and enjoy the outdoors, I hope I see you afield, perhaps we can share a pinch of chew or a cold beverage.

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Cooking Duck on the Grill

How to cook a duck on the grill.

First of all there is a huge difference between duck you get from the grocery store and ducks you harvest while hunting. This article will deal with your average grocery store duck, or duckling.

Defrost; I prefer to leave my duck out overnight, letting the duck thaw on it own.In the morning you can place the duck in the refrigerator for safe keeping.

If you like you can marinade your duck in a solution of your choosing. Duck is nothing like chicken, ducks have a layer of fat just under the skin that has to be eliminated to make the duck edible. There are two ways to do this, you can either boil the duck for a time to get the fat out, but that seals the meat and does not allow for the smoke from the grill or fire to penetrate the meat and give it that grilled flavor.

My preferred method is to use a sharp knife to make multiple cuts in the skin. Be careful not to penetrate the meat, you want only to penetrate the skin. This allows the fat under the skin to burn off and yet the meat will retain its natural juices.

I use a rotisserie, if you don't have a rotisserie you can use a spit or even one of the beer can chicken cookers. But you will need to place a pan under the bird to catch the drippings. The drippings are the excess fat and if you allow them to go into your grill they will create quite a fire.

Seasonings; duck is very flavorful, unless you desire it seasoning is not really necessary, I prefer to use a seasoning salt for the exterior while stuffing fresh ginger and garlic in the duck. The ginger and garlic leach through the meat and give it an interesting flavor. I also like to ad some hickory, mesquite and even cherry to give it a smoky flavor.

Most store bought ducks will require 2-3 hours of cooking at a temperature of 350-400. When cooked on a grill or fire, the duck will have a wonderful crispy skin texture that in my opinion is the best meat available. While we enjoy lamb and venison, all I have to say to my grand kids is "were having duck tonight" and we will have a house full of hungry kids.

Grilled duck has become their favorite meal. My eight year old granddaughter called me tonight and asked what we were doing, when I told her I was grilling a duck, she squealed with glee! She told her mommy to bring her and her cousin over to Pops house because we were grilling duck!

A meet thermometer is helpful, after about two hours you will want to check your duck on the grill for an internal temperature. You want your duck to have an internal temperature of 180 to 190 degrees. Like most fowl, you do not want to see red, or blood in the meat. 180-190 will mean that all of the internal meat has reached the point of being fully cooked.

The exterior should be golden brown with a bit of blackening, the crispy skin is delicious and the meat is juicy and flavorful.

We usually serve up some corn on the cob and some cheesy potatoes to go with it.

It makes for some very happy grandchildren.

So give it a try, most grocery stores carry duckling, if they don't you can ask at the meat counter and they can usually order it. Duck has slightly less meat than chicken, but with some side dishes one duck can feed a family of 5 or 6.

I had almost forgotten the best part! No matter what kind of game I cook, the heart is always the most delicious part. Ducks have a very small heart, but like all poultry, they also have liver and gizzards. I chose to cook the entrails and the neck with a bit of olive oil, some seasoning salt and a bit of fresh ginger. This time my wife got the heart, I ate the liver and the grand kids gobbled down the gizzards.

We divided up the neck to our two dogs so they would not be left out.

The kids loved it!

Enjoy!

Turkeys seem scarce this year in Missouri

Hunting on the Marais des Cygnes River today, with my Grandson Cody. We had a nice time listening to the birds sing and the frogs croak, but with all our calling and squawking we couldn't get an answer.

So we dropped on in on the other side of the river to check on some spoon bill fishers over where the old Haymaker Bridge fell in back in the 70's. Some spell it (Hay Maker Bridge).

We watched as they were snagging and working the old Aunt Mary (Marais des Cygnes River) for all she had. I'd never been snaggin' before, so we really enjoyed watching these old boys work the treble hooks.

I got some great pictures though, so I thought I'd share. Here's Cody collecting the decoys. I got some pictures of the decoys, I thought I might try to pass them off as turkey pictures, but I figured it would be easy to figure out.

We had a great time though, and We may even try to get his Dad to let him off school for a day so we can go back when the weather is is better. Just too windy today!

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Missouri Turkey Season 2009

Off to a bleak start, I was out scouting Saturday with my grandson Cody, Not only did we not see any, we couldn't even to get them to talk to us. I tried everything from mouth reeds to squawk boxes. Since it wasn't season yet I even pulled out the electronic turkey call.

We had a lot of rain to contend with and I got soaked, so we gave up and went to Swopes Drive In in Rich Hill, MO for a peanut butter shake. On the way beck we did see one hen out in a field off Highway V.

The Missouri Conservation Department is predicting a bleak year for turkey hunters.
They are blaming the weather, seems the late freezes and flooding, over the last several years has decreased the turkey population in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. Several other states have had similar problems. I guess they haven't got the message from Al Gore about the whole global warming thing.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says the spring Turkey season may be slow. The leading cause for the lower number of turkeys is poor weather during the reproductive times. According to experts at the AGFC it may take several years for the turkey numbers to get back to pre-2008 levels

"Conservative seasons and improved gobbler survival in 2007 increased
the 2008 spring turkey harvest. However, preliminary brood surveys do
not bode well for the 2009 and 2010 seasons." AFGC 2007-08 Annual Harvest Report.

hunters will probably have to work a little harder to harvest the birds they use to just sit and call in. Better practice up on your turnkey calling skills.

Turkey Season in Missouri

Well; Turkey Season is finally here. I'm far too busy to really have much time in the turkey woods these days. I do plan to get out there soon though.



You can find the Missouri hunting seasons online here.

Spring turkey season begins Monday, April 20th 2009, ends Sunday, May 10, 2009.

Youth season has already begun my friend Dave and his son have had success already bagging a turkey. I will be taking my grandson next Saturday. There is nothing more fulfilling than seeing a young man take his first wild game.

Youth Turkey season in Missouri began Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 and ended Sunday, Apr 5, 2009.