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One of out favorite places in the Missouri Ozarks is the Irish Wilderness and the Eleven Point River. One enhancement to a trip is a study of the history of the area. This short video will wet the taste and we are sure the book is a great addition to anyone's library. For additional information on the area and book described visit this Review . * We are in no way affiliated with the authors or publishers of this book and have no financial interest in the book sales. Image via Wikipedia

Eleven Point River Near Greer Spring Probably with poor timing and even jumping the gun a bit, we have gotten off the ground a section at Family-Outdoors devoted to Trout Fishing in the Ozarks . The area will be broken into the sections titles Trout Parks , Freestone Rivers , Tailwaters , and Smaller Streams . We believe that this will be one of the few areas on the web where such a comprehensive treatment of these areas of Missouri and Arkansas and the trout fishing opportunities available. Comprehensive descriptions of the waters and the tackle and flies that will be effective will all be a part of this section. We hope it will be a highly used and helpful resource!

Regardless of where you are at in your whitetail deer hunting career, there are a few basic steps that you should know or perhaps review, prior to your hunting endeavors this year. If you are new to this sport, these ideas may be new to you. If you are experienced, perhaps reviewing these will be of benefit to you. 1. Scent Control While this can be taken to any level of extremes, I guess you really cannot be too careful with regard to this matter. Some basic steps you can take include the following things. • Do not wear the clothes you will be in while hunting until you are heading into field. • Consider keeping your clothes in some form of scent proof bags until you get out of your vehicle (or camper, tent, cabin, etc.) and then slip them on just as you are ready to head out. Don’t get up and cook breakfast for example and then wear these clothes to the field. • Remember this for sure; do not wear the boots you will wear in the field until heading out in the field. On that point...