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Home PageLEARN ABOUT "THE HUNT" ON NOV. 17 AT
NATHAN BOONE HOMESTEAD STATE HISTORIC SITE
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., NOV. 5, 2007 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will present "The Hunt," a living history program, on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove. The program will take place from noon to 4 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Nathan Boone grew up at the feet of the world's most famous hunter, his father Daniel Boone. The elder Boone's exploits gained him international fame and made the Western hunter an American icon. From his father, Nathan Boone learned to hunt for food, profit and pleasure. Boone harvested and sold deer skins as a child, trapped beaver as a young man in Missouri and counted hunting black bears among his favorite activities.
During the event, visitors can experience Boone's story in perspective. Historic interpreters, representing hunters from different periods in history, will display and discuss the tools, practices and traditions of hunting in America.
Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site preserves Boone's last home and grave. Far more than just a hunter, Nathan Boone made serious impacts in Missouri and the West through his work as a surveyor, entrepreneur and military officer.
Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site is located 1.5 miles north of Ash Grove on Highway V. For more information, call the historic site at 417-751-3266 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.
