Outdoors

New MDC hunting booklets available for deer, turkey, dove, waterfowl

New booklets are available where permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov. Missouri deer, turkey, waterfowl, and dove hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) new 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2022-2023.

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Kayak the Meramec River on Aug. 11

Join park naturalists for a guided interpretive kayak trip on the Meramec River from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. Participants will learn about the diversity of life found in and along the Meramec River. The trip begins and ends at Robertsville State Park. Participants must be at least 18 years of age

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DNR opens applications for electric vehicle charging sites

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has opened applications for electric vehicle charging infrastructure funding through the Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust. Applications for funding will be accepted for charging sites to be located in the following cities: Branson, Cabool, Chillicothe, Collins, Farmington, Hannibal, Macon, Maryville, Poplar Bluff and Sedalia. Charging sites must include two

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Columbia Missourian: Blunt-backed conservation bill would expand Missouri’s wildlife programs

by Eli Hoff A bipartisan bill appears poised to revitalize federal funding of state wildlife conservation efforts, including Missouri projects stretching from forest restoration in the Bootheel to giant salamander breeding in the Ozarks. Branded as a “once-in-a-generation” development and shepherded by two U.S. senators with direct ties to Missouri, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

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Fishing report

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm The cooler weather made it so fishermen could tolerate the heat to fish. The river has a little current. The fishing never did go south. I’ve got people buying fish bait and stuff. These guys here caught two blues that were over 40 on lines . Some

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Discover nature with MO Department of Conservation at Missouri State Fair

Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia Aug. 11-21. Visit MDC’s Conservation building from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and the kid’s Xplor Zone from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. to see MDC’s mobile snake exhibit, a new macroinvertebrate exhibit, and more. Ask MDC staff conservation-related

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Wild herbal class scheduled at Current River State Park Aug. 13 and 14

Have you ever wondered about some of the lotions and potions your great-grandparents or grandparents made that helped with insect bites, sunburns and more? While the cure for the common cold is not available in this class, you will learn how to make good-tasting, comforting herbal teas, lip balms and some sugar and salt scrubs.

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Learn how to build a fly rod at Bennett Spring State Park

Do you have an interest in fly fishing but don’t know where to start? Maybe you’ve received a fly rod as a gift and haven’t put it together yet, and need some guidance. If you’ve never made a fly rod before or are looking for new tricks of the trade, this class is for you.

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Fishing Report

Lake Stockton Report by Matt Coyle Stockton State Park Marina I see them out there cleaning walleye every day. We went out the other evening and caught white bass on crank bait, I think they are catching a few crappie. The white bass are pretty easy to catch. My wife caught three of them in

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