Outdoors

When winter weather hits, heavy snow, ice, and strong winds can take a toll on trees. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missourians to exercise caution when cleaning up after winter storms. When storms damage trees, clean-up and recovery can seem overwhelming. Some injured trees can be trimmed to maintain their health and value

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Missouri to 103 since 2012. CWD is a deadly illness in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family,

Missouri’s 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Franklin with 5,826 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,545, and Howell with 5,350. Of the 290,339 deer harvested, 136,776 were antlered bucks, 30,116 were button bucks, and

by Beverly Letchworth, What is one of the largest wild mammals in Missouri? What large mammal sometimes sleeps on and hunts from tree limbs? What mammal can make leaps up to 10 feet? The answer to all three questions: the bobcat. The bobcat is found only in North America, where it is the most common

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 12,080 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran Dec. 22 – Jan. 1. Of the total harvest, 3,081 were antlered bucks, 1,586 button bucks, and 7,413 does. Top harvest counties were Callaway with

The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Commission’s Dec. 14 meeting for 2019-2020 turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates. 2019 SPRING AND FALL TURKEY HUNTING DATES • Spring Youth Portion: April 6 and 7 • Regular Spring Turkey Season: April 15 through May 5 • Fall Firearms Turkey

A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer. David Berry Jr. was ordered to watch the Disney classic at least once a month during his year-long jail sentence in what conservation agents have called one of the

This deer conservation guide is one in a series developed jointly by MU Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation. The ability of your property and the surrounding landscape to support a white-tailed deer population is largely influenced by the type of vegetation present and the land-use decisions being made about the area. Although white-tailed

by Coach Joel Braden The El Dorado Springs Boys basketball had a full week of basketball last week. Monday the Bulldogs traveled to Warsaw for an Ozark Mountain Conference match-up. The Warsaw Wildcats took an early 14-6 lead and then held off the Bulldogs the rest of the game for a 61-49 win. The Bulldogs

It was a slow bite for keepers on Stockton Lake December 15, 2018. Twenty-one American Bass Anglers launched from Old State Park at 7:30 a.m. looking for 15” bass. Weather was cool, about 32o with a light north wind. Air temperatures warmed into the 50’s with a bright sun and the wind died. Brandon Rummel