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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> How about a round of
applause for all the conservation providers assisting landowners in
achieving this nomination; like U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Missouri Prairie
Foundation, MDC, USDA, NWF and I hope I'm not missing anyone. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Frank
oberle </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=foberle@nemr.net href="mailto:foberle@nemr.net">Frank Oberle</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=foberle@nemr.net href="mailto:foberle@nemr.net">Frank
Oberle</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 17, 2008 3:31 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> adeer county</DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Monday, March
17, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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ranked No. 1 spot in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> for whitetail
deer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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Outdoor Life magazine has named <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:place></st1:City> the top whitetail deer town in the
country.<BR><BR>The magazine's April issue, which will be released later this
week, lists the top 10 whitetail towns, along with a list of the 200 best places
to live. In addition to the top whitetail ranking, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:place></st1:City> was listed 53rd
of the best places to live.<BR><BR>"We're thrilled that <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:place></st1:City> is being
recognized in this way," Mike Jones, Wildlife Regional Supervisor at the
Northeast Regional Office of the Department of Conservation
said.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=SpellE>Debi</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Boughton</SPAN> said she was excited
by the distinction and is optimistic about the effect it could have in bringing
hunters to the area.<BR><BR>"It's going to help tremendously because Outdoor
Life is a national magazine and we're going to be spreading the word even more
broadly than we have been," she said.<BR><BR>The cost of advertising has limited
the newly created tourism division to regional advertising in its first year of
existence. The division does have an online brochure that can be accessed
through the Missouri Division of Tourism website in addition to its own website,
<A href="http://visitkirksville.com"><SPAN
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farthest away."<BR><BR>Missouri Department of Conservation Resource Scientist
Lonnie Hansen agreed the ranking could have an economic impact for <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:place></st1:City>. He said
hunting generates $1.1 billion annually in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
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produces bigger deer on average," he said. "It's some of our best deer habitat
in the state."<BR><BR>In compiling the rankings, Outdoor Life included a number
of factors, including, overall quality of life, crime rate, housing prices,
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Hansen
said the antler restriction, implemented as an experiment four years ago, is one
reason trophy quality is good. The restriction protects younger bucks from being
harvested, allowing them to grow another season and get bigger. The Conservation
Department is currently reviewing the antler restriction and will decide in
April whether to extend it.<BR><BR>Jones sites the amount of public land
available for hunters and the Conservation Department's management of that land
as a contributing factor to the ranking. Within a 45-minute drive of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:place></st1:City>, Jones
estimates there are 25-30,000 acres of land available for public
hunting.<BR><BR>"We do things other states don't," Jones said. "We want public
areas that invite public use."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.1in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 2.4pt"><FONT
face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Jones
said the Conservation Department controls habitat management and makes sure deer
have a year-round supply of food. For hunters, the Conservation Department has
several ways to access land, and certain areas are designated for specific types
so hunting, such as bow hunting and muzzle loading.<BR><BR>This is the first
year Outdoor Life has compiled the rankings, but representatives from the
magazine said they plan on making it an annual event.<BR><BR>The number one city
on the list of 200 best places to live <SPAN class=GramE>was</SPAN> <st1:City
w:st="on">Mountain Home</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ark.</st1:State>
<st1:City w:st="on">Kirksville</st1:City> was the second highest rated of the
five <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Missouri</st1:State></st1:place>
cities to make the list. Only Booneville, at 22, was ranked higher. Rolla at 74,
<st1:City w:st="on">Springfield</st1:City> at 129, and West Plains at 151, are
the other <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Missouri</st1:place></st1:State> cities on the
list.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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w:st="on"><FONT face=Verdana size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Kirksville</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Verdana size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> was the
only <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Missouri
city</st1:place></st1:City> on the whitetail list. It was joined in the rankings
by Orofino, Idaho, Arcadia, Wis., Union City, Tenn., <SPAN
class=SpellE>Barre</SPAN>, Mass., Guthrie, Texas, Parsons, Kan., Clanton, Ala.,
Sidney, Mont., and Waynesboro, Va.<BR><BR>Outdoor Life is one of the top hunting
and fishing publications in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> with an audience of more than 5
million readers. It provides technical information and insight to outdoorsmen,
including field reports and gear guides, as well as the latest techniques,
tactics and tips.<BR><BR>The complete list of 200 cities can be viewed at <A
href="http://www.OutdoorLife.com/bestplacestolive"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">www.OutdoorLife.com/bestplacestolive</SPAN></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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