Across the Midwest, youth turkey hunters have kicked off the 2024 season. Reports are good. It seems the early indication of an uptick in turkey numbers is true.
Youth Turkey Hunters Are Setting the Pace for a Successful Hunting Season
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Brandon Butler’s syndicated outdoor column, Driftwood Outdoors, appears in over 30 newspapers, websites and regional magazines each week. He is the co-host of the Driftwood Outdoors Podcast, with new episodes released every Tuesday. Butler is a past-president of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, Missouri Outdoor Communicators and Hoosier Outdoor Writers. He is also an active member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association and the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association.
Butler serves as Director of Communications for Roeslein Alternative Energy. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the state’s largest conservation non-profit. He holds a B.S. from Purdue University, M.A from Gonzaga University and a M.B.A. from the University of Missouri. Butler resides in rural Howard County, Missouri with his wife and two daughters. They spend a significant amount of time fishing, hunting and shooting at their property in the Missouri Ozarks.
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