Boone Homestead presents 'The Hunt' Nov. 19

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will present “The Hunt,” a living history program, Nov. 19 at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove. The program will take place 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

According to a DNR news release, Nathan Boone grew up at the feet of American icon Daniel Boone. Nathan Boone learned from his father how to hunt for food, profit and pleasure. Boone harvested and sold deerskins as a child, trapped beaver as a young man in Missouri and counted hunting black bears among his favorite activities.

The event will feature Boone’s story in perspective. Historic interpreters, representing hunters from various historic periods, will display and discuss the tools, practices and traditions of American hunting. The event also highlights Missouri’s conservation movement in the early 20th century.

A fireside storytelling program will be held at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Interpreter Dakota Russell will take the role of Nathan Boone, sharing tales of the hunt based on Boone’s own reminiscences.

The Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site, located 1.5 miles north of Ash Grove on Highway V, preserves Boone’s last home and grave.

For more information, call the historic site at (417) 751-3266 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 1-800-334-6946 (voice) or 1-800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf).

For more information about Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit www.mostateparks.com.