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NO
NEWS SHORTAGE IN CONSERVATION WORLD
Conservation Coulmn
~by Babe Winkelman
HUNTERS & ANGLERS PAY
For Natural Resources and Prime Economic Pump
~by Babe Winkelman
WHITEWATER KAYAKING & SPORT FISHING EXTREME
Missouri’s St. Francis River offers awesome
Fishing & Whitewater Action
~by Colby Simms
with John Yow
BABE’S CONSERVATION COLUMN
In Praise of Wetlands, Nature’s Kidneys
~by Babe Winkelman
CUTTING FIREWOOD THE
RIGHT WAY
Little Things make all the Difference
~by
Ray Simms
BEST OF THE MIDWEST
Some of the best locations for hot multi-species
action
~by Colby Simms
with the Simms Outdoors Team
BABE’S CONSERVATION COLUMN
Farmers Forced to Make Tough Decisions
~by Babe Winkelman
BABE’S CONSERVATION COLUMN
Climate legislation could be big boon for fish & wildlife funding
By Babe Winkelman
BABE’S CONSERVATION COLUMN
Senate passes farm bill, the rich get richer
~by Babe Winkelman
BABE’S CONSERVATION COLUMN
New year should bring new resolve, action for conservation
~by Babe Winkelman
DIVE INTO FUN
Scuba diving & snorkeling
~by Colby Simms with Chris Shannon
BOATING IN THE SHAWNEE
NATIONAL FOREST
Getting into a boat is one of the best ways to see
the sights in this beautiful place
~by Colby Simms
with Adrianne Masters & Ray Simms
CAMPING & HIKING
THE SHAWNEE
Some of the best hiking & camping opportunities in
the Midwest are available in southern Illinois
~by Colby Simms with Ray
Simms & Adrianne Masters
FUN FOR ALL AT LAKE OF THE
OZARKS
Missouri’s Lake Of The Ozarks offers something for
everyone
~by Colby Simms with Jim
Lyle
PADDLING THE ST. FRANCIS
This southeast Missouri river offers the best
whitewater action in the state
~by Colby Simms with John
Yow
STAY & PLAY AT LAKE
KINKAID
Southern Illinois’ Kinkaid Lake offers a wide
variety of outdoor fun
~by Colby Simms with Ray
Simms & Adrianne Masters
Outdoor enthusiasts can book guided sport
fishing, hunting, site seeing and nature photography trips at southern Illinois
incredible Kinkaid Lake, as well as many other great destinations throughout
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin & Ontario with the SIMMS
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e-mail at:
info@simmsoutdoors.com. Good luck and please support these fine sponsors:
All Star Rods, Pflueger Fishing Tackle, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, X Tools,
Real Tree Camouflage, Flying Fisherman Sunglasses, Mineral Area Office Supply,
Bait Rigs and Roberts Outdoors.
***ALL STAR GRAPHITE
RODS--produces the world's very best
graphite rods for freshwater and saltwater sport fishing.
Contact: 803-754-7000 *
www.allstarrods.com
3801 Westmore Drive *
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
***PFLUEGER FISHING
TACKLE--offers top quality sport
fishing rods and reels for fishing applications around the globe.
Contact: 803-754-7000 *
www.pfluegerfishing.com
3801 Westmore Drive *
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
***SHAKESPEARE FISHING
TACKLE--Makers of the famous Ugly
Stik, they offer dependable rods, reels and lines for anglers everywhere.
Contact: 803-754-7000 *
www.shakespeare-fishing.com
3801 Westmore Drive *
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
***X TOOLS--Designed
specifically for fishing, these are the very best scales and tools available to
anglers today.
Contact: 803-754-7000 *
www.xtools.us
3801 Westmore Drive *
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
***REAL TREE
CAMOUFLAGE--Produces the world's
most realistic concealment patterns on the market today.
Contact: 706-569-9101 *
www.realtree.com
1390 Box Circle *
Columbus, Georgia 31907
***FLYING FISHERMAN--Offers
top quality polarized sunglasses & sportswear for the active angler.
Contact: 305-852-8989 *
www.flyingfisherman.com
P.O. Box 545 * Islamorada,
Florida Keys 33036
***MINERAL AREA OFFICE
SUPPLY--Offers the finest printing
work available as well as all of your office supply needs.
Contact: 573-431-4777 *
www.maos.com
331 West Main Street *
Park Hills, Missouri 63601
***BAIT RIGS--Offers
a great selection of high quality jigs and rigging items for a wide variety of
sport fish species.
Contact: 608-845-8431 *
www.baitrigs.com
P.O. Box 44153 * Madison,
Wisconsin 53744
***ROBERTS OUTDOORS--Offers
a wide variety of high quality sport fishing lures for many different species of
fish.
Contact: 866-452-4002 *
www.robertsoutdoors.com
2614 North County Road P *
New Franken, Wisconsin 54229
