Outdoors

Learn how to transform deer into summer sausage, jerky and brats. In addition to spending quality time in the outdoors, another benefit of a successful deer hunt is providing delicious venison for upcoming meals. People wanting tips on how to transform their harvested deer into tasty meat for the table should register for the Nov.

Join Crowder State Park team members at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 for a guided 7-mile hike. This hike allows visitors to travel on a portion of Tall Oaks Trail, Connector 2, Connector 3 and a portion of South Thompson Trail. Hikers are to meet at the campground amphitheater, located on the campground’s west side.

Lake Stockton Report Stockton Sate Park Marina by Joey Fidler I haven’t heard anything this week but people are not buying minnows and worms. It had slowed down but they are still getting out there. I expect it to pick up with the warm weather we are supposed to have this weekend. We will be

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing tree seed from the public for a variety of species. The nursery conducts seed collections periodically and collected seeds are grown into bare root seedlings. In southwest Missouri, people can bring their seed to MDC’s Southwest Regional Office at

Stockton State Park Marina by Robert Starbuck I hear that they are catching walleye on worms fished on the bottom. The crappie have left the bushpiles. Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm We just go tack from a week fishing in Texas for redfish asalt water drum.) The limit is three. We limited

The new game-like online offering has participants create avatars and pick game species and geographies to complete hunter education with immediate feedback. Missouri hunters in need of hunter education certification now have a new interactive online offering in addition to existing hunter education courses. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has expanded its partnership with

Experience a weekend full of autumn fun at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Oct. 29-30. Team members are excited to announce the events for the park’s fifth annual fall festival. Fall festival schedule: Saturday, Oct. 29 10 a.m. – Nature Stroll. Join an interpreter for a stroll through the woods and enjoy the

Guests are invited to the annual Historical Haunts on the Homestead from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Take part in the historic site’s first-ever virtual dog costume contest, then head out to the homestead for some competitive scarecrow building, a Halloween safety program for kids and a night of storytelling. The storytelling kicks

From 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, visitors at Arrow Rock State Historic Site are invited to an evening filled with fall activities. The following events will take place in the campground: Campsite decorating contest with a prize for the best decorated. Pumpkin decorating. Halloween crafts. Trunk-or-treating from site to site. Pet costume contest

Drought conditions across the state are worsening under continued warm, dry and sometimes windy conditions and are not expected to improve soon, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The department is asking for the public’s assistance, encouraging people to submit reports about drought conditions in their local area. Drought-related information for a specific