In the August 2008 issue of

River Hills Traveler

It’s hard to keep your thinking straight in this business at this time of year. A third of the summer remains, but the August issue must look toward fall, as September will be too late for some things.
To that end, we’ve dedicated six pages of this month’s Traveler to fall hunting topics. Just some highlights:
•Bill Cooper helps you get ready for dove, teal and archery seasons.
•Steve Felgenhauer attended the Las Vegas Shot Show last winter and gives us a rundown on his picks for the best new shotguns this season. Steve’s reviews of new rifle models will appear next month.
•Jody Cozean Styron interviews deer archery hunter Matt Carriger for insight on the appeal of his challenging sport.
•Veteran St. Louis journalist Ed McCarthy turned in a nostalgic, entertaining piece on rabbit hunting with clubs as a boy in what is now the affluent neighborhood of St. Louis Hills.

Not that we’re neglecting the floating and fishing aspects of Traveler Country. Bill Cooper (when does he find time for his day job?) also writes up his trip down the Meramec with stepson Benton Stevenson. Bob and Pat Todd have retired from running Traveler but not from drifting down Ozark streams. Bob reports on floats with his grandkids on the Jacks Fork and Black rivers.

Jo Schaper not only works part-time for Traveler and part-time for a print shop, she has her own graphics and web design business and does an impressive amount of freelance writing, photography and geologic exploration. You’ll enjoy her before and after photos of the Johnson Shut-Ins State Park restoration and her story and photos on Devils Well in Shannon County.

St. Louis journalist Don Corrigan sent us a review copy of his book, Show Me...Natural Wonders, which is worth a read. A review appears in the August Traveler and may be also read on the News & Views section of this web site.

I enjoyed having coffee last month with Bob Lewis, a Traveler contributor from Farmington. Bob is a fellow Missouri J-school grad, but he spent most of his career in the retail and banking businesses in Farmington. In retirement he’s able to pursue his passions for writing and birding.
Don’t miss his stories on a rare hummingbird sighting and Potosi’s Moses Austin, who may be responsible for the founding of Texas. (Whether that’s a good or bad thing, we’ll leave for you to decide.)

And there’s more. Dig in and enjoy

The August issue also includes travel maps for the Upper and Lower Current, Jacks Fork and Meramec and Black Rivers, Clearwater and Wappapello Lakes and the Parkland and Traveler regions.

— Emery Styron, Editor & Publisher

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