Lusty Murfax

Probably not what you are looking for, but I hit one Saturday morning with our Suburban. $3600 and change damage. It was 6:00 am, but I could tell he was a big healthy looking 10 to 12 pointer. Best looking buck I've seen in several years. I hit him in the left hind quarter and he kept a runnin. We hit him in DeKalb Co. about ten minutes from home, as we were heading to Columbia for the South Carolina game.

Thanks for the rec. on Fin and Feather. Am planning on being down in Springfield on 9/11 for a fraternity reunion. Will check them out after visiting BPS.

Any reel recommendations to go along with those rods and line? I am always eager to learn from more experienced fishermen.

Thank you for the helpful info.

Wife and I have been dreaming a bit about buying a lake home at Table Rock. Neither of us have ever lived on the lake or have any significant/extensive experience down there. We enjoyed the visits to SDC and the Branson area with the kids when they (and we) were younger. We farm in northern Missouri and are not certain we are quite ready to give up the ag/rural lifestyle just yet. I know I would miss the cattle and the crops and would likely not enjoy having neighbors living close by. We have stayed on Lake of the Ozarks, but are turned off by the crowded and generally unruley nature of it. My question is this. Can anyone recommend lake homes for rent on a weekly basis. And by that I mean right down on the lake or whatever lakefront is at TR. Have looked at Big Ceder Lodge and other resorts of that ilk and don't think those are realistic, since we are not looking for golf or entertainment opportunities. I do like to fish, but most of my experience is on farm ponds and the muddy rivers. We would just like to find out what it is like to live in a home on the lake before we get serious. Any information is appreciated.