Kansas City Star: Outdoors

Kansas lawmaker proposes that hunters be allowed to target mountain lions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:15 CST

A Kansas legislator is proposing that hunters be allowed to target mountain lions in the state. Rep. Mitch Holmes, a St. John Republican, said Monday more mountain lions were being seen in the state, and the animals endangered livestock and farmers.

Shallow waters off Florida's west coast offer array of saltwater fish

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:15 CST

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. | As charter captain Rob Modys readied his boat for another day of Florida fishing, one of the old-timers looking on hollered, “Do you need us to get you an ice auger?” Modys laughed and answered, “I think we’ll be OK today.”

Outdoors digest

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:15 CST

The week ahead A good time to dream about warmer days ahead will be next weekend at the North Missouri Outdoor Classic in Chillicothe, Mo.

Fishing report for Feb. 4

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:15 CST

Missouri •NORFORK: 43 degrees, murky in creeks, clear on main lake, 3 feet high. Outlook: Bink’s reports: crappies good on 1/8th -ounce white curly tail jigs in main-lake brush; bass good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits along the banks.

Too-chilly winter hurts Florida's fish, wildlife

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. | So, what happens when paradise freezes over? Fishermen and wildlife watchers in Florida are finding out. The losses are still mounting after two weeks of brutally cold weather in early January.

South American peacock bass are adjusting to suburban life in Florida

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

H OMESTEAD, Fla. | Brett Isackson was searching for a piece of the Amazon in the most unlikely of settings — behind a Bloomingdale’s store in a mall in a Miami suburb. Standing in his bass boat in a canal, he was fishing for peacock bass — the freshwater fish most often associated with jungles, piranha-infested waters and countries such as Brazil.

Outdoor Digest: Catch of the week

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

Catch of the week Robert Busch, Casey Scanlon and Ronnie Cane had a good day of fishing Wednesday at Coffey County Lake.

Solunar table

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

This schedule shows the best time to fish and hunt. The schedule applies only to the Kansas City area. The major periods last 1 1/2 to 2 hours; the minor periods are briefer. The schedule is taken from John Alden Knight’s original solunar tables.

Fishing and hunting report

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

Fishing Missouri

Missouri had its fourth-largest deer harvest in 2009-2010 with nearly 300,000 killed

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:36 CST

JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri hunters killed the fourth-highest number of deer during the past season. The 2009-2010 deer season closed Jan. 15 with the end of archery hunting.

Central Kansas: A mecca for hunters

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

RADIUM, Kan. | Sometimes, Bryon Morton feels like he is running a tourist attraction here on the plains of central Kansas. When hunters from across the nation flock to the region to chase pheasants with him, it hits him: The colorful gamebirds that he has always taken for granted have put his home region on the map.

Outdoors digest: Missouri archery record

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

Missouri archery record The ink in Missouri's hunting record book was barely dry when it had to be erased.

Solunar table

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

This schedule shows the best time to fish and hunt. The schedule applies only to the Kansas City area.

Fishing and hunting report

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

FISHING Missouri

High-performance boat companies thrive in landlocked Kansas, Missouri

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

OK, be honest. When you think of the manufacturing base of high-performance runabout boats, cruisers or yachts, you think of Florida, California or another coastal state.

Outdoors digest: Catch of the week

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

Catch of the week From the you’re-never-too-old-to-catch-the-fish-of-a-lifetime department:

100-year-old angler has been hooked for life

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

When Ralph Benson tells you how long he has been fishing, you get a history lesson. Consider the current events of 1920, the first time he headed to the fishing hole.

Fishing and hunting report for Jan. 14

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

Fishing Missouri

Comedy team to promote outdoor cooking at RV show

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:15 CST

When Pat Mac and Mike Faverman tell campers that they don’t have to rough it when they prepare meals at the campground, they aren’t joking. Well, not totally. Both, after all, are stand-up comics.