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Flooded hopes: High water frustrates fishermen, boaters in Kansas, Missouri
By Brent Frazee OK, Mother Nature, you win. I’m tired of fighting you. Your floods, tornadoes, high wind, snow and bitter cold are starting to wear on me. When I was much younger, I could deal with the elements. In many cases, I looked at it as a challenge. Now? Not...
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Trout opener at Bennett Spring is steeped in tradition
I have always been fascinated by the tradition involved in fishing and hunting. Opening day of deer season. Spending time with a lifelong friend or relative in a fishing boat. Days in the field with an old bird dog The fishermen’s unofficial first...
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Clunn, B.A.S.S. prove that they’re alive and well
Rick Clunn’s timing couldn’t have been better when he won the Bassmaster Elite tournament Sunday on the St. Johns River in Florida. Just when pro bass fishing—and B.A.S.S. in particular– was in need of a real hero, Clunn stepped up. In winning the title with a...
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The Grinch loses again in this special Christmas story of a paralyzed boy and his wish to go deer hunting
The Grinch tried to steal Christmas in eastern Arkansas this year, but true to the fate of the famous villain from a Dr. Seuss book, he or she failed miserably, thanks to the good-hearted spirit of hundreds of people across the nation. The main character of this...
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George H.W. Bush will be remembered as a friend to fishermen
The fishing world lost a friend when George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on Nov. 30 at age 94. Bush was a fisherman through and through, and not just for photo ops. The man had a passion for the outdoors, and he led by example. I always...
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