SHOW-ME GOBBLER A Quarterly Publication of the George C. Clark Missouri Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Volume 27 Number 1 • March 2009

First Annual Governors Youth Hunt During the 2009 spring youth turkey season April 4 and 5, 2009 the Conservation Federation of Missouri, National Wild Turkey Federation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, elected officials from the capitol, and a host of private landowners and other volunteers will initiate an exciting new event. The First Annual Missouri Governors Youth Hunt will be initiated to emphasize and celebrate Missouri’s leadership role in hunter recruitment and retention. Missouri leads the nation in this important statistic with a 1.63. This means that Missouri recruits 1.63 new hunters for every one lost. As most realize, hunter recruitment and retention is not only vital to the longevity of our sport as a political life support system but as a vital monetary support system for all conservation efforts. Even with the sales tax, additional license fees and excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment fund a large percentage of the services that add significantly to the quality of Missourians lives; services that have a price and that many take for granted. Missouri’s success in recruiting and retaining sportsmen and women is the result of many factors including: adequate and well distributed public lands, a diversity of resources that are well managed and well publicized, special opportunity seasons and areas, affordable pricing, less restrictive opportunities, and others. Bottom line, Missouri has a lot to offer an outdoors person and it doesn’t take a second mortgage on your house or a law degree to participate. The goal of this special hunt in April will be to gather 10-15 youth representing each of the Missouri Department of Conservation districts from across the state and expose these youth to the excitement and splendor of a spring turkey hunt. This

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high profile event will be centered around one of the state’s most economically valuable wildlife resources and the season that has proven to be one of the more effective recruiting tools. The hunt will occur on various private farms within 30 minutes of the capitol and will include meals, lodging, guide services, and a hunting camp atmosphere for the entire weekend of the youth spring turkey season. continued on page 4

Smithville Lake Managed Deer Hunts Enjoyed by Disabled and Youth Hunters By Travis Scott

Well it happened again! The most successful deer hunt for physically challenged deer hunters in Missouri took place November 22-23, 2008, at Smithville Lake near Smithville, Mo. The hunt, which is sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, could not happen without a lot of support from other agencies and volunteer groups. A great deal of effort and coordination is needed to conduct a hunt of this magnitude safely each year. Much credit must be given to co-sponsors the Clay County Department of Parks and Recreation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and volunteers from the Boy Scouts of America Troop #397 of Kearney, Kiwanis Club of Smithville, Safari Club International, and the Platte County Longspurs Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.

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President’s Message

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Here we are at the start of a new year and spring is fast approaching. With the changing of the seasons comes turkey season, and our banquets are in full stride. There have been many changes since last year’s beginning. Change in the leadership of the country, change in the leadership of the NWTF in Edgefield and changes to the George Clark Missouri State Chapter system. Some chapters have a different RD due to realignment, and some chapters have a new RD on our team. Welcome Ellen Benitz and Phil Rockers. A few banquets have been conducted this year, and the results have been positive. Committees are moving forward to improve on last year’s numbers. Let’s all do our part to make this year a huge success. Attending a local banquet and inviting a friend to come along is one of the biggest contributions we can all make to our local chapters. There are a couple issues I want to address and encourage all of you to pay close attention. The first being the new guidelines adopted for funding of JAKES events. These guidelines were recommended by the JAKES committee. Review these in this issue. Any comments or suggestions should be made to your RD or the JAKES coordinator. All outreach events must be registered by the RD in advance. Contact your local RD at least 45 days prior to your events so they can be registered. This is a must requirement from the NWTF. There are several exciting things to be aware of, such as the license plate program, committee growth incentive program and the new governor’s hunt this spring. Also, there is an effort being made to find Missouri- and USA-made merchandise to be included in upcoming banquet packages. Let’s all try to come up with marketable products that can be reproduced in Missouri and in quantities of 2,600 to be in the banquet package. By the time you will have received this issue of The Sho-Me Gobbler, the national conventional will already have concluded and the current election will be over, but please keep these upcoming events in mind. This fall there will be new board positions to be voted upon. If you are interested in serving on the state board, please contact your RD. Also plan to attend this fall’s leadership meeting, usually the first Saturday after Labor Day. The location of this year’s event has yet to be determined, but put it on your schedules.

President Ben Doerge 21410 Adrain Rd 314 Mexico, MO 65265 573/581-7828 [email protected]

Secretary Roger Wilson 30022 Monroe Rd. 410 Paris, MO 65275 660/327-5344 [email protected]

Chairman of the Board Dan Minor P.O. Box 942 Hannibal, MO 63401 573/822-4779 [email protected]

Women in the Outdoors Regional Field Supervisor Ellen Benitz 9348 Private Drive 3902 St. Joseph, MO 64505 816/387-6606 [email protected]

Regional Director Tim Besancenez 2710 Eagles Drive Pacific, MO 63069 636/257-7121 [email protected] Regional Director Larry Neal 2780 Hwy. V Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 573/334-8881 [email protected] Regional Director Travis W. Scott 5389 Trikalla Drive Columbia, MO 65202 573/474-2993 [email protected]

Good luck and happy hunting this spring. Be safe and enjoy the season.

Ben Doerge The Missouri State Board has the following committee's working diligently to enhance various outreach programs within our organization. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the Jakes Program, Wheelin’ Sportsman, or your Show Me Gobbler, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the individuals listed. JAKES Committee Charlene West

[email protected]

Lyndon Ruediger

[email protected]

Eldo Meyer

[email protected]

Rob Stover

[email protected]

Wheelin’ Sportsman Committee Jackie Rowe

[email protected]

Mike Brooks

[email protected]

Show Me Gobbler Committee John Shene

[email protected]

Tim Hendershot

[email protected]

Dave Murphy

[email protected]

Eldo Meyer

[email protected]

Roger Wilson

[email protected]

Regional Director Mike Allen 20240 State Highway J. Brashear, MO 63533 573/323-5531 [email protected] Treasurer Bernie Grice 1310 Bradshaw Ave. Columbia, MO 65203 573/445-6967 [email protected]

Regional Coordinator Wheelin' Sportsmen Al Smith 203 N. Grant St. Box 188 Cantril, IA 52542 Office: 319-397-2303 Toll-free: 866-397-2303 Cell: 641-777-9484 Fax: 319-397-2292 [email protected] State JAKES Coordinator Charlene West 1807 Grant Circle Rolla, MO 65401 573-426-6331 [email protected] Editor Jay Langston 6013 ridge Farm Place Brentwood, TN 37027 615/887-1389 [email protected] Graphic Designer Joe Pendergrass Crossroads Marketing Columbia, MO 65201 573/368-1402

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The Show-Me Gobbler is published quarterly by the George C. Clark Missouri State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and is circulated statewide to its membership as well as other interested parties. As the official publication of the George C. Clark Missouri State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Show-Me Gobbler serves to inform, educate and entertain wild turkey enthusiasts throughout Missouri and is committed to supporting conservation through sound wildlife management, and sport hunting through safety and ethics education.

ARTICLE SUBMISSION NOTE: The staff of the Show-Me Gobbler thank you for your contributions to the publicaton. Please feel free to submit future articles with photos to the contact information listed on the back page of this issue. Submission requirements: Digital copy submitted in Microsoft Word. (please contact us if you can only send hard copy) Digital photographs are preferred but will be accepted as snapshots if supplied to the editor. When scanning your own photos, please use at least 225 resolution (dpi) but no more than 500 dpi, saved as a .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff or .eps. Photos scanned outside of these guidelines may not be suitable for printing. Please include photo captions and credits for each photo submitted. Photos will not be returned. Thanks again for your contributions and we look forward to your participation in the future.

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Greetings from Northeast Missouri! By Mike Allen NWTF Regional Director

I love living here! As I write this it is 44 degrees, the wind is blowing 20 mph from the northwest, and it is raining. The forecast is for snow by the weekend and a high of 25. Yesterday it was 70. The old adage about if you don’t like the weather, wait a couple of hours sure seems to ring true around here. I was quite pleased, though, to hear three different gobblers sound off as I made my morning rounds three days ago. Spring will eventually come. We will make it through another tough winter, and the birth of a new season will be upon us. Then it will get hot, but that’s another matter. Now is the time to start making plans to mentor to a young hunter. The youth season is slated for April 4th and 5th. Hopefully the upcoming season will bring more temperate weather than the 2008 season. Snow and wind may be okay in Montana, but the birds in Missouri don’t like it. It will be the first “big game” hunting experience for many young hunters, and hopefully, as mentors, we

will do our part to make it a positive experience. Some of the most rewarding hunts I have been on have not ended in a tagged gobbler. Any time I spend with my son, Quin, or another youngster, is time well spent. Be prepared to identify that birdcall your young hunter just heard. Tell them the habits of that skunk you skirted getting to the blind. Ask questions of them as well, do they know why pin oak trees hold their leaves so long? Most of us are not biologists, but as older, supposedly wiser hunters, we need to do our part to encourage understanding, wonder, and curiosity in the next generations. Fostering that curiosity is an investment in our future as hunters and conservationists. Perspective is something I try to keep in mind as I take a young hunter afield. My idea of what is important and theirs don’t always seem to parallel each other. I am reminded of a story I heard some time ago. It seems that a father was getting ready for an upcoming hunt. He laid out his clothing, shells, etc., checking the checklist, making sure all the needed items were at hand. While the father prepared for the next day his son asked if he could please come along. The dad explained that the weather was going to be

rough, might be cold, windy and it might rain. The boy persisted, he was old enough, and tough enough, he said. Dad finally said, “If you are up and ready at daylight, you can go”. When the father arose the next morning, there was the boy, at the kitchen table, dressed and ready. Off they went for a day in the field. Later that day, after getting back home, the man sat down to write in his hunting journal, as he did after each hunt. It was short and concise, “Tough hunt, weather lousy, no game.” Jumping ahead ten years, the boy has grown into a man, and headed off to college. The house seems awfully quite and as the man wanders into the boy’s room, it almost seems like he hasn’t grown up. There on the son’s desk is the boy’s journal. Like father like son, the man thinks. He picks up the boy’s journal and flips the pages. It falls open and the father reads what the boy wrote. In second grade penmanship, it is a short entry, “Today was the best day ever, I spent the whole day with my Dad.” As we take to the field this spring, hopefully with a young hunter in tow, try and see the world as they do. Hunt safe and take time to enjoy all the wonders of nature.

Gobble StudyBegins Third Year One of the highlights of spring is the sound of gobbling wild turkeys. For several hundred volunteers who are participating in a five-year study of turkey gobbling behavior, March 14th begins eight weeks of collecting data. These “gobbleteers” listen for turkeys at a permanent location, two mornings each week through May 8 and report their observations online to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

compared to 2007, the late spring resulted in more gobbling during the hunting season, study weeks 6, 7 and 8. The gobbling prospects for 2009 are fair with a near-record low poult count in 2007. This translates to fewer 2-year-old gobblers, an age-class known for its lusty and vocal behavior. Perhaps jakes will have more opportunity to sound off and fill the void created by the shortage of two-year-olds.

The gobble study is identifying the ups and downs in gobbling and looking for relationships to weather. During the 2008 study, 305 volunteers recorded 69,984 gobbles and 8,352 gobblers. Compared to 2007, peaks in gobbling occurred almost two weeks later in April (see graph), likely a result of the cool and wet weather in 2008. For hunters 2008 was a mixed bag. Although there was less gobbling overall

It’s not too late to join the study, go to the MDC web site for more information http://mdc.mo.gov/hunt/turkey/gobblecount.htm. To encourage participation in the study, the George Clark Missouri State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation sponsors an annual drawing. Winners get their choice of a commemorative shotgun or a lifetime hunting/fishing permit.

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We need your help. The NWTF has been asked to identify the youth that will participate and we are asking our membership to steer us in the right direction with identifying the participants to ensure that the event is a success. To qualify, the youth should be a first time-hunter or at least a first-time turkey hunter. If you know of a youth that may qualify and want to participate, please send your nomination to: John D. Burk, 7152 Tomahawk Lane, Steedman Mo 65077 or Travis Scott, 5366 E. Trikalla Dr., Columbia Mo 65202. Your nomination should include: Childs name, age, sex, address, phone number, and a brief narrative describing why you feel they should be selected to participate.

George Clark Missouri State Chapter JAKES Program Guidelines Objective: The objective of providing these guidelines for JAKES Programs within the State of Missouri is to provide focus and support to the local chapters in the funding and execution of their JAKES Programs while assuming that our state funds are being appropriated in a manner that will maximize their impact.

Specific Guidelines: • All chapters are encourages to hold a minimum of one JAKES Event annually. • JAKES Events should be structures in such a nammer as to encourage the maximum participation possible. • In order to get the greatest results from the funds available, the following funding formula will be applied beginning Jan. 1, 2009: • Funding for events will be provided to the chapter at the completion of the event and upon receipt of the event report form. (Funding will be appropriated for one event per year as in the past.) • The funding formula used will be: Number of JAKES Participants Reported

Funding Awarded

1 - 10 11 – 30 31 – 50 51 & above

$100 $150 $200 $200 plus $2 per JAKES over 50

Outreach Event Registration Forms must be submitted to the RD at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the scheduled event date.

Money Matters — Charting a Course By David Watson

Millions of acres are destined to change hands in the next several decades as the current generation of owners ages and subsequently need to hand the reigns over to the next generation of their family. These children and grandchildren may not be fully prepared for this responsibility. The individual heirs may not always see eye-to-eye with each other. Many times, they have different perspectives and different skill sets than the current owners. These real world issues add difficulty to the task of transferring a tree farm or woodland, in the manner the owner wishes to transfer it. Development of the land, mismanagement of the timber resources, estate taxes that force a sale, financial pressures on children, and disinterested heirs are but a few of the dangers that await the unprepared. It takes real effort and work to stay on course and to successfully pass a family forest to future generations. Many family-owned forests are intended to pass to the next generation, but most owners have done little or no planning. A woodland without a succession plan is, in effect, a plan to fail. The first step in creating a succession plan for your property is to know where you want to go – a vision statement. Sheila Murray Bethel, a noted business consultant once said, “One of the most courageous

things you can do is to identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” A vision statement for a family-owned woodland accomplishes just that. A vision statement should be a statement about our dreams, about our passion. It should capture the essence of our desire for the woodlands that are so important to us. It should be clear and concise. A vision statement does NOT contain specific goals, or strategies. It does not tell how we are going to get there. It simply states where we want to go. It defines why we are in this business, or why we own this woodland. A vision statement becomes a compass. Examples of a properly designed vision statement could be: * To provide hunting and recreational opportunities to our children and their families * To maximize the long term revenue potential of the timber resources for current and future generations of our family * To grow and harvest high quality pine and softwood timber, in a sustainable manner A properly constructed vision statement should frame the owner’s ultimate goal for the benefit of anyone making decisions regarding the tree farm now, or in the future. It is the beginning of the blueprint for the operating decisions, as well as the estate planning decisions, later on. Once a vision statement is in place, a mission statement, and specific goals

can be identified. For example, if we take the second vision statement (above), a mission statement for that particular tree farm could be: * To implement timber management practices that produce sustainable long-term revenues Then, specific operating objectives (goals) flow easily from that mission statement: 1) Conduct a timber inventory this winter 2) Conduct TSI (Timber Stand Improvement) on stands 1, 2 & 3, next year 3) Conduct a professionally managed timber sale on stands 4 & 5 in the next five years 4) Establish a properly designed trust to manage the farm when we are unable to do so 5) Communicate our intentions to our heirs The real value of a vision statement is that it provides a roadmap for the woodland owner when he/she is faced with complex and difficult decisions. For instance, suppose a husband and wife own 300 acres of prime pine timberland, which they have managed with care for decades. They want to pass their land, in tact, to their three children and grandchildren. They are concerned about the development pressures the heirs may face in the future. When they sit down with their advisory team (CPA, attorney, financial advisor, and consulting forester) to make long-term plans continued on page 9

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The Missouri Department of Conservation along with the Sho-Me Gobbler Chapter of the NWTF and The Southwest Center for Independent Living hosted a managed deer hunt at the Bois D’ Arc Conservation Area for hunters with disabilities October 3-4, 2008. During the two-day event held northwest of Springfield, the 12 hunters harvested four deer; two button bucks and two does. Nine of the 12 are disabled Veteran’s who reside at the Mt. Vernon, Missouri, Veteran’s Group Home. This was the fifth annual Wheelin’ Sportsmen deer hunt and is one of three annual events held each year for people with disabilities in southwest Missouri by these three groups. The other two events are a spring turkey hunt held in May and the Day at the Range and Outdoor Adventure Fair held in June each year and nationally recognized as one of the nation’s largest events of its kind by the NWTF.

A dozen disabled hunters were aided by volunteers from Sho-Me Gobbler Chapter, the MDoC and the Southwest Center for Independent Living hosted a managed deer hunt at the Bois D’ Arc Conservation Area in early October.

For more information about these events or about starting a Wheelin’ Sportsmen event in your area please contact Mike Brooks, one of Missouri’s Volunteer Wheelin’ Sportsmen coordinators by telephone at 417-742-2133 or by email at [email protected] After his accident while working as a life guard at a local swiming pool, Mark Grantham enjoyed his first deer hunt after being confined to a wheel chair. Mark endured a lengthy rehabilitation period and was honored to be accompanied for the first time by his wife on this hunt. He harvested a button buck on Saturday afternoon and a doe on Sunday afternoon, limiting out.

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greater assistance in the field. About 85% of the hunters that participate are permanently confined to wheelchairs. The rest of the hunters have permanent mobility impairments requiring the use of canes, crutches or walkers. Areas used for the hunts are not open for public hunting, so deer populations tend to be high. The physically challenged hunt typically takes place the second weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season.

In addition to the hunt for physically challenged hunters, the Missouri Department of Conservation sponsors a Youth Only hunt. This hunt is for hunters who are 11 but not yet 16, and who have completed their hunter safety certification. The MDC is assisted by the Corps of Engineers, the Clay County Department of Parks and Recreation and receives donations from the Safari Club International and the Platte County Longspurs Chapter of the NWTF. These two hunts are very successful not only by providing a high quality hunting experience to two groups of hunters that might not be able to deer hunt, but they both harvest a significant

Wilmer Foust (center), age 87, is legally blind. He harvested the first deer of his life on this hunt.

number of deer. This year 62 physically challenged hunters took the field, each with 3 deer tags in their pocket. In the two-day hunt, these die-hard hunters harvested 77 deer. Delays in crop harvest may have contributed to a slightly lower deer harvest than the previous three years, but we had a great hunt none-the-less. Including the hunt of 2008, 972 physically challenged hunters at Smithville have harvested a total of 903 deer in the 19 years this hunt has taken place! On December 21-22, 2008, 24 youth took their positions in some of the same blinds and harvested 18 deer despite freezing temperatures and blustery winds. For more information or to apply for the Smithville Lake Managed Deer Hunts, physically challenged hunters may contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (816)532-0174, and youth may apply through the state-wide managed deer hunt system on the Missouri Department of Conservation website @ (www.mdc.mo.gov).

If you would like to donate or help with either deer hunt or the spring turkey hunt, please contact NWTF-Platte County Longspurs Chapter President, Paul Lowry @ (816)506-7048.

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Hunting Heritage Banquets

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Lake of the Ozarks NWTF Chapter Event Date: 03/06/2009 Location: Stover Community Center 600 Legion Drive Stover, MO 65078 Contact: Kurt Heisler Phone: 573/378-6032

Ozark Co Hootin and Gobblin Event Date: 03/13/2009 Location: Vaughts Family Rest. Hwy 160 and 5 Gainsville, MO 65655 Contact: John Phillips Phone: 417/256-9141

Lee's Summit Longbeards Event Date: 03/06/2009 Location: Bass Pro Shop 18001 Bass Pro Drive Independence, MO 64055 Contact: Mark Graber 816/318-9613 Phone: [email protected] Email:

Reynolds Co. Struttin Gobblers Event Date: 03/13/2009 Location: Reynolds Co. Fairgrounds Bill McNail Exhibit Bldg. Redford, MO 63665 Contact: Gary Black 573 637 9344 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Osage Prairie Thunderin' Toms Event Date: 03/06/2009 Location: Eagles Lodge East Austin Blvd Nevada, MO 64772 Contact: Bruce Rogers Phone: 417/876-2521 Email: [email protected]

Twain's Roaring Gobblers Event Date: 03/13/2009 Location: Roaring River Theater 21847 State Hwy 112 Cassville, MO 65625 Contact: Mark Speakman Phone: 417/846-7300 Email: [email protected]

Rocky Top Limbhangers Event Date: 03/06/2009 Location: West Plains Armory Broadway West Plains, MO 65775 Contact: Brad McKee 417/778/6862 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Capitol City Strutters Event Date: 03/14/2009 Location: Wardsville Lions Club Route M Wardsville, MO 65101 Contact: Lee Wilbers 573/893/7770 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Heartland Gobblers Event Date: 03/07/2009 Location: Poplar Bluff Elks Hwy 67 N Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Contact: Chuck Stewart Phone: 573/222-7182

Carroll County Longbeards Event Date: 03/14/2009 Location: Rupe Center 710 Harvest Hills Drive Carrollton, MO 64633 Contact: Joe McCumber Phone: 660/542-4095 Email: [email protected]

Hickory County Jakes and Jennies Event Date: 03/07/2009 Location: Hickory Co. Senior Ctr Highway 54 Wheatland, MO 65779 Contact: Justin Hunt 417/282-5298 Phone: [email protected] Email: Kirksville Ridge Runners Event Date: 03/07/2009 Location: NEMO Fairgrounds Hwy 11 East Kirksville, MO 63501 Contact: Martin Burns 660/665-1376 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Dent County Thundering Toms Event Date: 03/14/2009 Location: Indian Trail Archery Highway 19 North Salem, MO 65560 Cheryl Smith Contact: 573/729-7083 Phone: Email: [email protected] Jacomo Strutters Event Date: 03/14/2009 Location: American Legion Hall 499 South 7 Highway Blue Springs, MO 64013 Norbert Kurok Contact: Phone: 816/540-3669 Email: [email protected]

Locust Creek Longbeards Event Date: 03/20/2009 Location: Milan Community Center 203 N. Market St Milan, MO 63556 Contact: Donald Troester Phone: 660/265-3350 Email: [email protected]

Lafayette County Longbeards Event Date: 03/27/2009 Location: Odessa Comm. Ctr. 601 West Main Odessa, MO 64076 Contact: Bruce Kirk Phone: 816/716-9332 Email: [email protected]

Muddy Creek Gobblers Event Date: 03/20/2009 Location: Thiebaud Auditorium 11th and Poplar Lamar, MO 64759 David Darrow Contact: 417/884-2320 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Pike Co Twin River Event Date: 03/27/2009 Location: Elk's Lodge 120 N 5th Louisiana, MO 63353 Timothy Brooks Contact: 573/754-6692 Phone: Email: [email protected]

Nolan R. Hutcheson Memorial Event Date: 03/20/2009 Location: Golden Hills Trail Rides Raymondville, MO 65555 Contact: Bud Bryant Phone: 417/457-9944

Big River Gobblers Event Date: 03/28/2009 Location: KC Hall at House Springs 6800 KC Lane House Springs, MO 63051 Contact: Richard Christopher Phone: 636/861-5418 [email protected] Email:

Boonslick Trail Gobblers Event Date: 03/21/2009 Location: Jonesburg Comm. Bldg. 111 First St Jonesburg, MO 63351 Contact: Dan Robb Phone: 800/811-0991 Email: [email protected] Mark Twain Forest Longspurs Event Date: 03/21/2009 Location: Potisi Lions Club Highway 185 Potosi, MO 63664 Contact: Bill Glore Phone: 573/438-2216 Email: [email protected] Nemo Event Date: 03/21/2009 Location: American Legion Building 5 Charlie Brown Ind. Pkwy Palmyra, MO 63461 Contact: Dan Minor 573/221-1559 Phone: [email protected] Email: River Hills Thunderin' Longbeards Event Date: 03/21/2009 Location: Bloomsdale K of C Hall 175 Jersey Lane Bloomsdale, MO 63627 Contact: Jake Palmer 573/883-2315 Phone:

Yellow Creek Gobblers Event Date: 03/21/2009 Location: Walsworth Comm. Bldg. Sho-Me Wood & Linn Event Date: 03/14/2009 Marceline, MO 64658 Location: Knights of Columbus Hall Contact: Ken Polley 2340 W. Grand Phone: 660/258-5340 Springield, MO 65807 Email: [email protected] Contact: Matthew Kramer Phone: 417/887-4455 Parkville Gobblers Booger County Gobblers Email: [email protected] Event Date: 03/10/2009 Event Date: 03/27/2009 Location: Parkville Athletic Complex Current River Longbeards Location: Ava High School 6014 N. 9 Hwy N Jefferson Event Date: 03/19/2009 Parkville, MO 64152 Ava, MO 65608 Location: So MO Baptist Assembly Contact: John Shene Contact: Stan Lovan HC 1 Box 200 816/365-2853 Phone: 417/683-5218 Phone: Van Buren, MO 63965 Email: [email protected] Contact: Email: [email protected] Dale Kipp Phone: 573/429-6589 Fabius River Fantails Cedar Creek Gobblers Event Date: 03/13/2009 Great Rivers Longspurs Event Date: 03/27/2009 Location: Knights of Columbus Location: Orleans Trail Resort Event Date: 03/20/2009 707 Main Street 15828 South 1525 Road Location: The Machinist Building Edina, MO 63537 Stockton, MO 65785 212 Utz Lane April Bruegenhemke Walter Meeker Contact: Hazzelwood, MO 63042 Contact: 660/423-5327 417/276-3241 Brian Duckett Phone: Phone: Contact: Phone: 314/574-9213 Randolph County Longbeards Event Date: 03/07/2009 Location: St. Pius X Gymnasium 210 S Williams St Moberly, MO 65270 Contact: Larry Terry Phone: 635/651-8636

Hocomo Big Beards Event Date: 03/28/2009 Location: St. Josephs Hall 300 S Cleveland Fayette, MO 65248 Gene Smith Contact: Phone: 660/537-4667 Email: [email protected] Lead Belt Longbeards Event Date: 03/28/2009 Location: St. Paul Lutheran 608 East Columbia Farmington, MO 63640 Contact: John Spurgin Phone: 573/431-5865 Moniteau Monarchs Event Date: 03/28/2009 Location: Jamestown Comm Bldg Highway 179 Jamestown, MO 65046 Brian Hill Contact: 573/796-3885 Phone: Email: [email protected] North Central MO Local Event Date: 03/28/2009 Location: Chillicothe Elks Lodge 401 Harvester Road Chillicothe, MO 64601 Matt Holder Contact: Phone: 660/707/1828 Marshfield Full Strutters Event Date: 04/03/2009 Location: Marshfield Fairgrounds Bldg North Marshall Street Marshfield, MO 65706 Contact: Dale Broesder Phone: 417/859/6129 Email: [email protected] Platte Cty Longspurs Event Date: 04/03/2009 Location: Platte County Fairgrounds 414 M92 Spur Hwy Tracy, MO 64079 Paul Lowry Contact: Phone: 816/506-7048 Email: [email protected] Four Rivers Event Date: 04/04/2009 Location: Knights of Columbus Hall 110 Pottery Road Washington, MO 63090 David Douglas Contact: Phone: 636/583-7740 Email: [email protected]

Saline County Strutters Event Date: 04/04/2009 Location: Saline Co. Fairgrounds Hwy 65 Marshall, MO 65340 Contact: Joe Pycke Phone: 660/631-3407 Salt River Sharp Spurs Event Date: 04/04/2009 Location: Father Buhman Center 103 S. 4th Shelbina, MO 63469 Contact: Billy Gibson 573/633-2318 Phone: [email protected] Email: Triple B Chapter- Buffalo Big Birds Event Date: 04/10/2009 Location: Shriners Building Highway 65 North Buffalo, MO 65622 Contact: Alan Daniels Phone: 417/345-6730 Email: [email protected] Twin Lake Longspurs Event Date: 04/11/2009 Location: Smith's Restaurant South Highway 13 Bolivar, MO 65613 Contact: Mark Smith 417/326-7069 Phone: Email: [email protected] Weldon River Broken Spurs Event Date: 04/11/2009 Location: Meinke Farms Hwy 65 North Princeton, MO 64661 Contact: Jason Siemer Phone: 660/748-4710 Mid-America Chapter Event Date: 04/16/2009 Location: The Cashew 2000 Grand Ave. Kansas City, MO 64108 Steven Moore Contact: 816/309-1150 Phone: Email: [email protected] Liberty Limbhangers Event Date: 04/17/2009 Location: VFW Post 4043 1100 E. H Highway Liberty, MO 64068 Clint Schmitter Contact: Phone: 816/222-4056 Email: [email protected] Osage Gobblers Event Date: 04/17/2009 Location: Westphalla K of C Highway 63 Westphalia, MO 65085 Contact: Jennifer Batson Phone: 573/897-3797 Email: [email protected] Lake Area Longbeards Event Date: 04/18/2009 Location: Knight of Columbus West Highway 54 Camdenton, MO 65020 Contact: Charles McElyea Phone: 573/346-7231 [email protected] Email: State Fair Strutters Event Date: 04/18/2009 Location: M.E.C. Building MO State Fair Grounds Sedalia, MO 65301 Barry Barnes Contact: Phone: 660/826-9365 Email: [email protected]

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FIOCCHI’S 12 GAUGE GOLDEN TURKEY SHOTSHELLS ARE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL HUNT Hard-Hitting Nickel-Plated Shot Makes the Difference Successful turkey hunters know that the use of Fiocchi Ammunition’s 12 gauge, 3-inch Golden Turkey shotshells can give them an edge. Fiocchi engineers chose nickel-plated shot for these shells because it provides the turkey hunter with denser, more consistent patterns, with fewer stray pellets as well as increased range and deeper penetration than standard, nonplated shot. Fiocchi’s nickel-plating helps the shot pellets retain their aerodynamic spherical shape during firing and while passing through the shotgun’s choke. Rounder pellets (as opposed to deformed, out-of-round pellets) have truer flight characteristics, making them more accurate. Fiocchi’s nickel-plating process results in rounder pellets that fly through the air with less resistance, resulting in increased velocity at impact. This increased velocity, combined with a resistance to deformation upon impact with game, contributes to deeper penetration. This deeper penetration helps the pellets break more bones and strike vital organs to ensure humane kills and less lost, crippled birds. Fiocchi’s 12 gauge Golden Turkey 3-inch loads utilize 3.2% nickel-plated lead shot with guaranteed surface hardness. Fiocchi’s 12 gauge Golden Turkey 3-inch shells contain a maximum dram equivalent of 1-3/4 ounces (50 grams) of shot and produce a velocity of 1,325 feet-per-second. Fiocchi has gone to such lengths to ensure that its extrahard, nickel-plated shot is of such high quality, that the use of a protective shot buffer is not needed to prevent shot pellet deformation during firing. For more information on Fiocchi’s 12 gauge Golden Turkey 3-inch shells with extra-hard nickel-plated shot, or Fiocchi’s full line of rifle, pistol, rimfire, shot shell and unique rounds contact: Fiocchi Ammunition, 1662 Nevada Way, Boulder City, Nevada, 89005, or call 702-293-6174. Check out their web site at: www.fiocchiusa.com.

River Bottom Gobblers Event Date: March 21, 2009 Girvin MDC Location: Conservation Area and Donald Rone Farm Jim DeReign Contact: 573-333-4570 Phone:

Rhine Valley Event Date: March 21, 2009 Hermann Rod and Gun Location: Club Donnie Viehmann Contact: 573/486-0545 Phone: Email: [email protected]

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March 21, 2009 Andy Dalton Shooting Rick Burney 417-872-8841

Brickyard Hill Drummers Event Date: March 29, 2009 Rock Port, MO Location: Contact: Eric Abbott 660-744-5551 Phone: [email protected] Email:

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Need Filler About 200 words 5.5” x 3.5” space Wheelin' Sportsmen Events Day at the Range and Outdoor Adventure Fair Event Date: 20-Jun-09 Location: Ash Grove Contact: Michael Brooks Phone: 417-742-4361 Email: [email protected]

MO Dept. of Conservation/ Wheelin' Sportsmen Managed Deer Hunt Event Date: 10-Oct-09 Location: Ash Grove Contact: Michael Brooks Phone: 417-742-4361 [email protected] Email:

Thunderin’ Gobblers Donate to Local Food Bank Jason Bussard (left) and Debbie Burks, a social worker for the Willard Public Schools, unload 30 frozen turkeys that were donated to the Willard Food Pantry by the Ozark Greenway Thunderin’ Gobblers Chapter November 24th, 2008. The chapter raised money through a gun raffle to help support our youth events and purchase these turkeys. Murfin’s Supermarket in Willard was gracious enough to give the chapter an excellent deal on the turkeys. Not pictured, but very instrumental in working with Murfin’s, was Cari Bussard. For more information about the Ozark Greenway Thunderin’ Gobblers Chapter or any of our events, contact Jason Bussard at [email protected]

The Green Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation located in Grundy Co recently raffled a Remington .270 WSM 2006 Gun of the Year. Proceeds from the raffle were contributed to the local Share the Harvest Program and used to purchase turkeys for distribution at Thanksgiving time through the Turkey Hunters Care program. —Scott Roy

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Heritage Banquets Green Hills Event Date: 04/24/2009 Location: National Guard Armory 900 Industrial Drive Trenton, MO 64683 Contact: Scott Roy Phone: 660/359-3399 Email: [email protected] Gentry County Gobblers Event Date: 04/25/2009 Location: Stanberry Comm. Center 105 N. Locust St Stanberry, MO 64489 Tim Runde Contact: 660/937-2580 Phone:

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All Womens Event Event Date: 05/30/2009 Location: Casa de Loco Lake Road 54-85 Camdenton, MO 65020 Contact: Cindy Sherell Phone: 573/346-6133 Braymer Longbeards Event Date: 05/30/2009 Location: Braymer C-4 Gymnasium 400 Bobcat Ave Braymer, MO 64624 Contact: Travis Moore 573/769-2859 Phone:

Lake Show-Me Longbeards Event Date: 04/25/2009 Location: VFW Post 4958 123 W. Monroe Memphis, MO 63555 Contact: Dorsey Swearingen Phone: 660/892-4596

Putnam County Chapter Event Date: 06/12/2009 Location: Putnam Co. Middle Sch. 801 S. 20th Unionville, MO 63565 Contact: Heath Halley Phone: 660/216 1437 Email: [email protected]

Lake Country Longbeards Event Date: 05/09/2009 Location: Knight's of Columbus Hall S. Main ST Monroe City, MO 63456 Contact: Bob Kendrick Phone: 573/735 2607

Summit City Longbeards Event Date: 06/12/2009 Location: Aurora Comm. Building West Church Street Aurora, MO 65605 Contact: Ritchie Meredith Phone: 417/678-1731

Marais-des Cygnes River Gobblers Event Date: 05/09/2009 Location: Elks Lodge Pine Tree Rd. Butler, MO 64730 Contact: Brandon Plunkett Phone: 660/424 0891 Email: [email protected]

Branson Tri-Lakes Event Date: 06/13/2009 Location: Windmill Inn & Conv. Ctr. 2425 Hwy 76 Branson, MO 65616 Contact: Charles Livingston Phone: 417/699 3481 Email: [email protected]

Upper Meramec Longspurs Event Date: 05/14/2009 Location: Recklein Auditorium 304 N Smith St Cuba, MO 65453 Contact: Shane Staples 573/259 7405 Phone:

Bollinger County Double Beards Event Date: 06/20/2009 Location: First Bapt Church of Marble Hill 502 Broadway Marble Hill, MO 63764 Randy Pogue Contact: Phone: 573/238 3234

North West Struttin' Toms Event Date: 07/11/2009 Location: American Legion Hall 1104 E 5th St Maryville, MO 64468 Contact: Stuart Carmichael Phone: 660/927/3638 Email: [email protected] River Bottom Gobblers Event Date: 07/17/2009 Location: Univ of MO Delta Center Hwy 61 S Portageville, MO 63873 Kevin Rone Contact: 573/379-5315 Phone: Perry County Beards and Spurs Event Date: 07/18/2009 Location: Perryville ELKS Lodge Hwy 51 Bypass Perryville, MO 63775 Contact: Dominic Blythe Phone: 573/547-9209 Carman Springs Longbeards Event Date: 07/31/2009 Location: Willow Springs R-4 Elementary Cafateria Willow Springs, 65793 Contact: Terry Newton Phone: 417/469 2881 Email: [email protected] Finley River Chapter Event Date: 07/31/2009 Location: Riverside Inn 2629 N Riverside Ozark, MO 65721 Contact: DJ Griggs Phone: 417/230 2453 Shoal Creek Chapter Event Date: 07/31/2009 Location: Monett Park & Casino Bldg Juct Hwy 37 & 60 Monett, MO 65708 Bill House Contact: Phone: 417/442 3719

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regarding their tree farm, they may be presented with a confusing array of choices regarding estate taxes, gifting, trust provisions, insurance, easements and the like. These choices can be complicated, and seemingly contradictory. It would be easy for this couple to lose their way, unless they are able to keep their eye on the big picture – on what is most important to them. In other words, it would be easy to get lost in the forest, by focusing only on the trees! However, a properly designed vision statement could provide the high altitude perspective they need to stay on track. It should keep them focused on the ultimate goal, and allow them to sort through the various choices in front of them, selecting the ones that best accomplish their vision. We will all be affected by the success (or lack of success) of these intra-family transfers. The ultimate success of these ownership transfers is crucial to the future of our great woodlands, and all who depend on them. Our woodlands, and our heirs, deserve our best efforts to chart a clear

course for preserving this great resource. The journey begins with identifying and articulating the owner’s vision… So, how good is your compass? Editor’s Notes: David Watson is a financial advisor specializing in working with rural landowners, sportsmen and conservation-minded families. Securities offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Member FINRA & SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Pines Wealth Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor. D. A. Watson & Company, 17263 Wild Horse Creek Rd., Suite 202, Chesterfield, MO 63005, 636.230.3900, 888.230.3999

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Make a statement about the sport you love while improving the conservation efforts that helped make it what it is!!! The George Clark Missouri State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will provide a hunting heritage plate that any hunting enthusiast should be proud to display on their vehicle. The State of Missouri continues to lead the nation as the eastern turkey capitol of the country and is a popular destination for many that seek the thrill that spring turkey hunting offers. These unique plates provide an opportunity to display Missouri pride in the resource we each helped establish and will provide significant additional funding to do the things that keep our state elevated within the conservation community. The plate will display a strutting gobbler on the left side with “The National Wild Turkey Federation” across the bottom. The letters and numbers can be anything you want up to six characters. The plates are going through the legislative process now and if ultimately approved in the fall, should be available in early 2010. Any Specialized plates require the completion of an Emblem Use Authorization Statement (EUAS that we will provide). A one year EUAS will cost $20.00 and a two year EUAS will be $40. The proceeds from the EUAS will be used to further the mission to “conserve the turkey resource and preserve the hunting tradition” within the State of Missouri. Upon completion of the EUAS, this form is taken to your local DOR office along with regular personalized DOR plate fees. If you are interested in receiving Missouri NWTF hunting heritage plates please fill out the following information and send it to John Burk, 7152 Tomahawk Lane, Steedman, MO 65077 or e-mail the information to [email protected] with “license plate” in the subject line. You will be contacted if the plates are approved for distribution with further instructions related to ordering. We need 200 names to submit with the application fee to comply with specialty plate approval guidelines.

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If you are receiving a duplicate copy of the Gobbler, or if you do not want to receive this newsletter, contact Ben Doerge, [email protected]. You may consider dropping off your extra copy at the doctor's, dentist's, or local mechanic's waiting rooms! Help spread the word. Check the new WEB-site for information concerning your local chapter: www.monwtf.org.

Wheelin' Sportsmen Benefits WS Kirksville Ridge Runners Event Date: 05/31/2009 Location: Kirksville Contact: Mike G. Allen Phone: 660 323 5531 Email: [email protected] WS Bootheel BossGobblers Clay Bird Shoot Event Date: 06/06/2009 Location: Marble Hill Contact: Paul Strickland Phone: 573 332 1989 WS Bootheel Boss Gobblers Event Date: 06/06/2009 Location: Jackson Contact: Paul Strickland Phone: 573 332 1989 WS Young's Creek Strutters Event Date: 07/25/2009 Location: Boonville Contact: Travis Scott Phone: 573/474-2993 Email: [email protected]

Women In The Outdoors Platte Purchase,Camp Gieger Event Date: Mar 27, 2009 thru Mar 28, 2009 Location: Camp Gieger St. Joseph, MO Contact: Sherry Hill Phone: 816-992-3650 Email: [email protected]

Benton County Boss Hens Event Date: May 16, 2009 Location: American Legion Hall Warsaw, MO Contact: Jeanette Limback Phone: 660/438-2588 Email: [email protected]

Squaw Creek National WR Ladies Day Event Date: Apr 17, 2009 thru Apr 18, 2009 Squaw Creek National WWildlife Refuge Location: Forrest City, MO Contact: Lori Stickler 660-446-2336 Phone: [email protected] Email:

Lake Area Lady Gobblers Event Date: May 30, 2009 Missouri Trap Shooters Assn.Gun Club Location: Linn Creek, MO Contact: Cindy Sherrell 573.346.6133 Phone: [email protected] Email:

Muddy Creek Gobblers Boss Hens Event Date: Apr 18, 2009 Lamar Enterprises Location: Lamar, MO Nancy Frieden Contact: Phone: 417/214-4082 [email protected] Email:

Missouri State & Heartland Center Event Date: Jun 19, 2009 thru Jun 21, 2009 Heartland Presbyterian Center Location: Parkville, MO Patty Sharinger Contact: Phone: 913 651 0271 [email protected] Email:

Ladies Turkey Hunt Event Date: Apr 24, 2009 thru Apr 26, 2009 Location: North West Missouri Outfitters Denver, MO Dave Frampton Contact: Phone: 816-390-2147 Email: [email protected]

Clark County Longbeards Event Event Date: Jun 27, 2009 Location: Junior Stutz's Farm Kahoka, MO Betty H. Stutz Contact: Phone: 660/866-2590 Email: [email protected]

Bass Pro's Ladies Day Out Event Date: Aug 21, 2009 thru Aug 22, 2009 Location: Bass Pro's Outdoor World Independence, MO Contact: Janetsue Filberth Phone: 305-5872 Email: [email protected]