Hamilton, Mo -- Don’t be surprised if you seen some hunters in blaze orange walking through the woods carrying what looks like spears and an oddly shaped, narrow boards. They’re just trying to kill deer the truly, very old-fashioned way.
The atlatl, a prehistoric weapon, for the first time in modern times is allowed for use during any of the Missouri firearms deer seasons, except for the muzzleloading season. The weapon our long-ago ancestors used is legal for the regular firearms season that opens Saturday and runs through Nov. 23.
Kansas City Mo - The opening day for dove hunting is often accompanied by stifling late-summer heat, but not this year. Rain created soggy fields and cool temperatures in the Northland when the statewide mourning dove season opened Sept. 1.
