This special issue of Xplor offers 75 reasons to celebrate conservation in Missouri.
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At Xplor, we never miss a birthday. We like the pointy hats, the games and the cake—especially the cake. So when we found out the Missouri Conservation Department was turning 75, we decided to throw a party.
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December 1, 2011
Photographer Nop Paothong was driving around Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge when he spotted a huge snapping turtle lumbering across the road. Always on the prowl for good pictures, Nop hopped from his truck, camera in hand.
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October 1, 2011
How do you collect a mushroom's signature? Make a spore print.
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October 1, 2011
For conservation agent Tammy Pierson, no two days are ever the same.
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October 1, 2011
Despite some early rotten luck, Eli Raithel has a great first duck hunt.
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October 1, 2011
Lub-dub. Twelve-year-old Tyler Muenks feels his heart pounding—in his chest, in his head, in his finger resting on the rifle’s trigger. Lub-dub. The whitetail buck turns broadside, the deer’s wide rack glistening in the early morning light.
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October 1, 2011
Humans aren’t the only animals that hunt. To eat, wild predators must catch their dinner. And though they don’t have rifles or fishing rods, animal assassins are armed to the teeth. Just check out these amazing adaptations for capturing prey.
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October 1, 2011
This issue of Xplor features stories about deer hunting, animals that hunt for food, and creatures that come out at night.
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October 1, 2011
Starry Night Dave Stonner reached the summit of Stegall Mountain at sunset. He’d been hiking since daybreak, up and down 15 miles of hilly Ozark terrain. The straps of his backpack, weighted by heavy camping and photography gear, dug into his shoulders. His feet hurt. His legs wobbled. Dave was tired.
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August 1, 2011