by Bill Pollock | May 16, 2015 | Sports Features
Hard to believe that after nearly ten months of planning, studying, practicing and hunting, my time with the Missouri Department of Conservation and my journey with my two mentors, Kyle Lairmore and Jim Low, is coming to an end. You’ve followed my steps from hunter...
by Bill Pollock | Apr 13, 2015 | Sports Features
We’re closing in on the start of turkey hunting. Following this past youth weekend, the spring season begins on April 20th, and I am ready to embark on my first turkey adventure. Kyle Lairmore from the Missouri Department of Conservation will be my mentor...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 24, 2014 | Sports Features
I didn’t realize that perhaps the most fun I would have during my Adult Onset Hunting experience would be the last day…the cooking segment. At the beginning, I was just excited to become a licensed hunter and to be able to get some work done on the range....
by Bill Pollock | Dec 18, 2014 | Sports Features
I was determined. My goal, when I set out to begin this series on Adult Onset Hunting with the Missouri Department of Conservation, was to get a deer and a duck on my first two hunts. I came through on the first half, harvesting a doe. On the duck hunt? A different...
by Bill Pollock | Nov 29, 2014 | Sports Features
It was “D-Day” for me…as in deer. After spending the last couple of months becoming a certified hunter through the Missouri Department of Conservation, and hitting the range for practice, I got my warm clothes and hunter orange, picked up my tags...
