With Missouri’s turkey season right around the corner its time to think about getting your gear ready for the annual pursuit of a big spring gobbler. Turkey hunting is a challenging sport and it’s imperative…
CFM members are active and engaged outdoors people. Whether you like to hunt, fish, camp, bike, or any one of hundreds of other available outdoor opportunities, we know how to get it done. Our outdoor…
It seems this year Missouri’s winter weather has taken a toll on many of our resident’s cheerful disposition. The topic of conversation with most people I meet is how soon will this crazy winter be…
I turned 40 years old on Friday. In fact, I wrote this article the morning of my birthday. And yes, I do feel older. It’s like I’m in some sort of a daze, wondering how…
With crystal clear free-flowing water, towering bluffs, caves, waterfalls, a dense canopy of diverse trees, and too many species of flora and fauna to list, Arkansas’s Buffalo River is a wild and pristine paradise running…
If you’re not familiar with the term the “riparian,” it simply refers to land adjacent to rivers, streams and other moving bodies of water. Riparian areas include floodplains and floodplain buffers. They offer diverse habitats, which can…
Missouri and Iowa represent a geographic transition zone where eastern forests meet the Great Plains. It’s estimated at the time of statehood, about one third of Missouri’s landscape was savanna and woodland habitat. Today, the…
As much as I don’t like it, these super computers in our pockets we call phones are becoming more and more ingrained in our everyday lives. Take a walk on a college campus and you…
Just in time for Christmas, Congress delivered a gift on every conservationist’s list - the Farm Bill. This enormous piece of legislation is the most important for conservation programs in the country. It appropriates $400…
Cleaning a firearm doesn’t have to be a chore. With the right tools, it’s actually a short, simple process. If you can designate a cleaning station on your workbench, or at least keep your tools…