Update 10 – 30 -2023

Update 11 – 1 – 2023*

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Gas Stations – Missouri – Canaan, Chamois, Gerald, Mokane, Swiss

Libraries – Missouri – Belle, Gerald, Jefferson City, Linn, Owensville

Theaters – Missouri – Owensville

I took a little trip over to central Missouri on Friday and Saturday. Friday was a drive around, look around day. Saturday was the annual Hermann Youth Deer Hunt.

I stayed overnight in Owensville at the Owensville Motor Inn. It was clean, comfortable and priced right. The HVAC unit was super quiet and easy to operate. The owner was professional yet friendly.

I ate supper at the 7th Street Tap and Grill. Upon arrival, the owner’s sister seated me in the bar area. We had a nice conversation. I met the owner. The sisters look just alike with height being the only difference. I had a small pizza which was very good. Washed it down with a couple of Blue Moons. With the tip, I got out the door for just over forty dollars. Very reasonable and I had fun.

Saturday at the Youth Hunt things seemed to be on the slow side. Over 300 young people came in to register and collect their door prizes. There weren’t very many deer coming in to be scored and weighed. Pretty slow going compared to last year. A good number of kids seemed to be waiting until Sunday morning to go out. That may have been a big mistake. It started raining Saturday around 3:30 PM. Haven’t heard how things went.

* I got a total count for the weekend. There were 433 youth hunters. They harvested 165 deer. Of that count, 56 were does and 109 were bucks. The biggest doe weighed in at 110.5 pounds. The largest buck was scored at 158 1/2 inches.

I stopped in at Central Dairy in Jeff City on the way home. I got a burgundy cherry shake. It was very good. I rarely drive through Jeff City without stopping.

Had a good two days out. Drove in a lot of very much needed rain.

Happy trails