Outdoors

MDC agents recently apprehended three out-of-state individuals for their roles in an illegal paddlefish operation in Morgan County. After 13 hours of surveillance, agents seized five whole paddlefish and about 75 pounds of roe – which is highly sought after in wildlife trafficking.

Taberville Report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm It’s raining catfish and flatheads. My garden tiller ran out of gas about half wa through. Then I had to open the store and never did make it down there and now it’s stuck.  I only lacked three rows finishing up and the grass is as tall

MISSOURI STAND WORKS ON COLORADO DEER – Chris Taylor took this 4 x 4 mule deer from his transplanted deer stand. He has also seen a bear, a mountain lion and large coyotes that pursued a buck in the snow with all of them falling down several times. He had a hunting buddy with him

Rain is just another form of wet for red-eared slider turtles, who spend their time in and out of water in ponds, sloughs, and rivers. One advantage though is that rain softens the ground for digging a hole to bury eggs in. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) notes the turtles are a popular photo

Taberville Report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm They are still catching limits of blue cats even wth the Osage in the parking lot in Taberville. You can’t fish from the bank, but if you can fish a place to launch your boat you can catch fish. Cats are biting on limb lines and road

Kids can receive a coupon for a free Sonic Drive-In ice cream cone when caught being a responsible outdoor enthusiast! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is partnering with Sonic Drive-In to reward Missouri youth for good outdoor behavior. MDC conservation agents are now issuing ice cream “citations” for kids caught practicing responsible nature behavior,

Caplinger Mills Report By Danny Finch Caplnger Woods There are people out there today. They are catching crappie and white bass on minnows. Editor’s note: We stayed so busy on Saturday that I forgot to call Dain’s Fish Farm which is closed on Sunday and Monday. I called Stockton State Park Marina on Monday but

Interested in learning more about Missouri’s wild turkey population? Curious how fall harvest is affecting turkeys? The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Wild Turkey Biologist Reina Tyl is myth-busting and shedding light on wild turkey population trends for hunters, landowners, and managers. Why am I seeing fewer turkeys on the landscape? “The number of turkeys

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Steven Henson of Bonne Terre for becoming the latest state record holder for river carpsucker. Henson was fishing with his pole-and-line on the Mississippi River June 1 when he reeled in the 3-pound, 14-ounce fish. The previous record was a 2-pound, 3-ounce fish caught on the South Grand

Taberville Report By Bobby Dain Dains Fish Farm Fishing is pretty good. I’ve got some camper guys out and they caught all the fish they wanted. They caught their limit every time. They caught blues and a couple of flatheads, between 30 and 45 lbs. You can only keep two over the slot length and