Missouri State Waterway

[Chief Grey Bear]

OK OK. Maybe he didn't mean it that way. I know that is how the old saying goes but, it wasn't that Dylan didn't know what he was doing. Had somebody else pointed me in that direction though, the results would have been the same.

It just went all over me. I have had a chill pill now.

Anyway, we are heading to Jeff City Wed. afternoon. Dylan is up to bat at 9am.

BTW Saturday in Columbia, I think, there is gonna be a Wood Duck discussion. If anyone wants more detail let me know. I think I may attend before I head home. I don't know who all it going to be there speaking,b ut I know of one MDC Research Scientist that will be speaking.

[ozark trout fisher]

OK OK. Maybe he didn't mean it that way. I know that is how the old saying goes but, it wasn't that Dylan didn't know what he was doing. Had somebody else pointed me in that direction though, the results would have been the same.

It just went all over me. I have had a chill pill now.

Anyway, we are heading to Jeff City Wed. afternoon. Dylan is up to bat at 9am.

BTW Saturday in Columbia, I think, there is gonna be a Wood Duck discussion. If anyone wants more detail let me know. I think I may attend before I head home. I don't know who all it going to be there speaking,b ut I know of one MDC Research Scientist that will be speaking.

Sorry again FW. Sounds like I misread your comment. I think I just need to shut up about all things argumentative for a while on this forum.

[fishinSWMO]

Wow! that is so cool for Dylan. Its amazing what a youngster will think up.

Fishin

[skeeter]

That's great initiative on the part of a 10 year old. Congratulations Dylan, I hope your name is mentioned prominently in the Bill as it should be.

The choice of the Missouri River was a smart and logical one but allow me to pass along a piece of information that completely floored me when I learned of it and how correct it is. Several of you may be aware of this.

The normal method of the old-time explorers to determine the course of a River was to follow it from it's mouth where it enters the Sea upstream always turning into the largest branch or tributary when the occasion arose. The Mississippi was explored by Marquette and Joliet bass-ackwards. In other words they went downstream, not upstream in their voyage of exploration. If the normal or accepted method of exploration had been followed and the River explored upsteam from the Gulf, when the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers ( as they are now known ) would have been reached just upsteam from St. Louis, the explorers would have turned left or West into the present day Missouri as that River is proven larger at the joining of the two. That would have made whatever they decided to call the River much longer than the accepted present day Mississippi.

Doesn't mean a whole lot I guess, just an interesting concept.

[bigredbirdfan]

Congratulations to him for the idea. Thank the Lord they are choosing a waterway I don't frequent. You know how tourists just love to get as Missourian as they can.

[flyfishingtaz]

I seen that yesterday in the Columbia tribune. way to go!! Im glad more youngsters are getting involved in these issues instead of sitting in front of the tube. I'm pullin for him.

[Chief Grey Bear]

I want to thank each and everyone of you that responded. Including BRBF. This really turned out great. Without naming names, one of the committee that was to vote on this stepped out and did not vote. If he had, it would have killed this bill. At this step, one ney vote would have killed this bill. He was kind enough to do this so it would pass this step and continue to the house for debate and the final vote. Funny but, this cat was democrat from, well, I won't say, but, thanks a million!!

I have to say that I was WOW impressed in the way they treated Dylan. I goes without words how proud I am of both sides and of Dylan in this process.

We checked today and it has made the AP and papers as far as Idaho and fishing forum in S. Dakota. It was on the radio and TV in the Jeff City-Columbia area.

You think peacock's strut? You should see me!!!!!!!

[jdmidwest]

Congratulations to him for the idea. Thank the Lord they are choosing a waterway I don't frequent. You know how tourists just love to get as Missourian as they can.

+1

Greybear, you just had to bring politics into it! Way to go Dylan, it was a great idea.

How many other states have a State Waterway? Interesting to see the stats on that.

[Buzz]

Way to go Dylan, it was a great idea.

How many other states have a State Waterway? Interesting to see the stats on that.

I wondered that myself. Maybe Dylan will start a trend.