Missouri Life Musings columnist Ron Marr battles critters set on ruining his truck. Unlike nature featured in glossy vacations guides, Ron’s experience with Mother Nature is decidedly not that great. At least the mice are happy.
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Matt Crossman takes us along for the adventure when he and his buddies go trout fishing at Montauk State Park. The river is cold and there are a few mishaps, but the reward is a delicious fish dinner around the campfire at the end of the day.
Here in Missouri, we’re lucky to be a crossroads for birds heading south or overwintering here. Here’s a Guide to preparing your backyard for overwintering birds as well as a photo contest you can enter.
We thought they were gone, but it turns out there were just hiding. Over the past twenty years or so, Missouri’s black bears have been making a major comeback. See where they’ve been spotted and learn all about our good-news bears.
One of the most difficult and rewarding experiences we have at Missouri Life is to pick the winners of our photo contest. Not only does our state have an abundant array of photo material—endless, if you ask us—but we also have an amazing bunch of photographers.
