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My Dad, Farrel Dablemont.
The greatest man I ever knew
My Dad’s birthday was this week. He died at the age of 84 in 2011. I miss him most when I am on the river, where we spent so much time together. Dad was several inches taller than me at … more
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Into forgiving hands
Grandpa McNew and my dad bought the pool hall on Main Street in 1960. I was twelve years old at the time, and immediately dad let me start working there, doing this and that and occasionally running … more
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Baked mallard for Christmas
Taken from the book “The Buck and the Widow Jones” by L. Dablemont. It was a two days before Christmas in 1939. There was a knock on the door and a boy stood outside, waiting for the … more
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How strong is the cedar. This one is growing from the fork of a giant maple, five feet above the ground.
The cedar tree and me
The most perfect Christmas trees I have ever seen are found along the highway between Springfield Missouri and Branson. They are perfectly formed, many not much wider than a lampshade and five or six … more
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There one went… a road runner
Once a fellow called me to report seeing a hen pheasant down on the Arkansas-Missouri border. I knew exactly what he had seen. I had just seen something similar… a road-runner. About 20 … more
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Trailer lights
I have yet to figure out how to get trailer lights to work. I have four different boat trailers, which I have wired up, and none of them work like any of the others. One works fine when the pickup … more
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Three young bears feeding at bait site.
Make thousands with this example
The Missouri Department of Conservation may not accomplish much, but you have to hand it to them… they know how to make money. In talking with a retired MDC employee I learned more about that. … more
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My dad, Farrel Dablemont, fishing on Little Piney in the 1960s.
A lure full of memories
There are two Little Piney Rivers in Missouri, one flowing into the Gasconade River near Arlington and the other flowing into the Big Piney west of Houston Missouri. Because of declining water levels … more
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Interviewing the director
I took a recent trip to Jefferson City to interview the new director of the Department of Conservation and it turned out to be the disappointment I expected. I was trying to get him to come to some … more
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Woodcock.
Long beaks and big eyes
In Canada next week I will take time from fishing to hunt ruffed grouse. Usually when I hunt grouse I find a few woodcock, but there are fewer each year. The odd little birds are migrators because … more
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Who wants a used mower?
Dad and I closed up the pool hall one late summer night, noting that we had only accumulated a total of 16 dollars as a result of the entire day’s business. That wasn’t a good day, but it … more
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Opening date
As to a date for opening my Big Piney River Nature Center, a mile south of Houston, Mo. put the date of Saturday, Oct. 16 on your calendar. That day we will begin putting in the first displays and we … more
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Rob Beatty with doves and Ram.
Dove feathers
Before you read this, the dove season will have opened. Dove hunting is fairly easy, and it isn’t high on my list of things to do, but I will do it anyway, because I am a grizzled old veteran … more
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This buck is dying from CWD or TSE whichever you want to call it.
Maybe they ate sheep
Two hunters who were members of a hunting lodge in a western state have died from Cruetzfeldt-Jacobs disease, which they apparently got from eating venison from a CWD prion-infested deer. But you … more
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It is always cooler on the river, especially when the fish are hitting topwater lures.
Hot summer, cool stream
If you have the ambition to get away from the air conditioning and get your body acclimated to summer, find an isolated section of Ozark river where canoe rental people do not operate, and plan a … more
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The big bass
Dennis Whiteside, my long-time friend whom I have hunted and fished with since our college days, sent me a message about ten days ago. It went on and on about how good the fishing was about to … more
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Nearly completed Big Piney Nature Center and Museum.
North Arkansas visit
I spent a couple of days last week down in Arkansas White River country, ending up all the way down in Mt. View, restocking some my outdoor books. While at Mt View I stopped in a woodcarvers shop and … more
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Yesterday’s fish from the battle of ‘wounded knee’.
Fishin’ with otters
I hate to be laughed at! But I know a bunch of you folks out there are going to laugh at this… In southern Bangladesh there are native people who live along the rivers that feed the ocean, who … more
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I hope to have my Big Piney Museum and Ozark Interpretive Center finished and open by this fall.
The Big Piney pool-hall rules…
I hope to have my Big Piney Museum and Ozark Interpretive Center finished and open by this fall. One of the contents is a pool table that was made in the early 1920’s, dubbed an A.E. Schmidt … more
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A lucky bass… all I want is the photo and he goes free.
Woe is me and my knee!
I have had no outdoor adventures lately. It has been three weeks since I came down with something called RSV, which stands for “respiratory something virus.” It took me two weeks to get … more
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