Might Oughta Hunt ‘Em Anyway

The sun was stretching its extremities, getting ready to roll out of bed and onto our part of the world as two black specks halted my stealthy walk down a little hill leading into the bottom. The hens had not seen me and continued waddling… Read More…

Video: One Fast-moving Tom

TRCP’s Neil Thagard and his wife Catherine recently had the opportunity to enjoy some time on public land chasing Merriam’s turkeys. With Catherine behind the camera and Neil as the caller and shooter, they were able to coax this wily tom away from…

Jason Daugherty Takes One of the Biggest Eastern Turkeys Ever Harvested

Author’s note: Thirty-year-old Jason Daugherty from Desoto, Missouri, took one of the biggest Eastern wild turkey gobblers ever harvested, as certified by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). On his third turkey hunt ever, Daugherty had …

Behind the Scenes: Filming a Hunt with Matt Wettish

Filming a hunt might look easy, but it can be anything but. We sat down with Real Outdoors TV host Matt Wettish as he talked a bit about the process that went on behind the scenes of a hunting TV show. Real Outdoors TV is not… Read More »

Keeping a Bladesmithing Tradition Alive in Southern Missouri

His knives are found throughout the world, from a hunter’s hand following success in the woods to a coveted collector’s case in a country far away. “I am a steel and tool maker,” says 73-year-old Ray Johnson in a deep Missouri d…