Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri: Tips From an Outdoor Enthusiast »

A full-time writer, Charles J. Farmer specializes in accounts of outdoor adventures for the Springfield News-Leader, as well as for various magazines. He is also the cohost of the popular radio program Outside Story. He is the author of Unspoiled Beauty: A Personal Guide to Missouri Wilderness, and he wrote the introduction for Images of the Ozarks, both available from the University of Missouri Press.

In The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri, Charlie Farmer, an avid outdoorsman and the author of Unspoiled Beauty: A Personal Guide to Missouri Wilderness, provides the reader with some excellent tips for making the most of the four major outdoor nature activities that are available in Missouri. He also shares many of the fascinating adventures he has had during a lifetime of participating in his favorite pastimes.