Letters to the Editor
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Missouri Conservationist
PO Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Checking the Mail
My grandson, Oliver, enjoyed the September issue of the Missouri Conservationist after helping me check the mail. Happy to start out the next generation with great reading material.
Pen Brady Stockton Lake
Coffee Table Worthy
We received the September issue of the Missouri Conservationist and wanted to follow up. Your cover photo is a masterpiece. It’s a pleasure to display on the coffee table as the temps turn cooler.
Sitting on a Pumpkin [Page 10] and Dark Skies [Page 22] as well as the pictures were equally perfect. Shout out to your photographers and editors for putting this fall masterpiece together.
Dory Hamburg via email
A Keeper
Wow! September 2025 is a keeper! No money anywhere is wiser spent on wildlife conservation. Thanks! Carry on!
Beth Gibbs via email
Good since ‘53
The September magazine was wonderful, as usual, but this issue was additionally more educational. I have received the magazine since 1953, when I was a sophomore in high school.
Carole Heiland via email
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This Issue's Staff
Editor – Angie Daly Morfeld
Associate Editor – Larry Archer
Photography Editor – Ben Nickelson
Staff Writer – Kristie Hilgedick
Staff Writer – Joe Jerek
Staff Writer – Dianne Van Dien
Designer – Marci Porter
Designer – Kate Morrow
Photographer – Noppadol Paothong
Photographer – David Stonner
Circulation – Marcia Hale























