Outdoors

Taberville Report By Linda McCallister Dains Fish Farm We still have people trotlining and having success. Friday we had a family and they only had two days to trotline. They got their brown carp. They came back the next day for more of them. They ran their lines that morning. They had one blue in

On Aug. 4, the Missouri Department of Conservation Regulations Committee voted to approve changes to the Smallmouth Bass and Rock Bass regulations.  After looking at the biological and social data (nine public meetings) the following changes were approved: Rock bass (goggle-eye) regulations • Maintain Rock Bass Special Management Areas except the Osage Fork of the

Succession gardening gives gardeners a second harvest, often more flavorful than the first, says University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein. Succession gardening simply means that as one crop is harvested and removed from the garden, a second is planted in the area vacated. Gardeners are able to reap top rewards from valuable garden

Lake Stockton Report by Harry Lefferts and Jesse Johnson Stockton State Park Marina A week ago one of my neighbors caught 30 walleye on a Saturday. Biggest one was a 24 incher. He was on B-4 with other people in the boat. I’m hearing about some white bass around Masters. A guy in here right

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and its partners are already seeing the benefits of grant funds designated to help fight the invasive feral hog population. Paired with recent banning of hog hunting on conservation areas, this marks progress in the fight against feral hogs according to John Burk, a regional wildlife biologist with the

Just outside my screened porch, there are white oaks well over 200 years old, and they are loaded with acorns. Just after dawn this morning I sat there watching pieces of acorn rain down from high limbs as a grey squirrel ate his breakfast. Those white oak acorns bode well for a wide variety of

Most of us have seen lizards — we just don’t see them very frequently. It’s not that we never see them. On the contrary, you have probably seen a lizard on occasion scurrying across the foundation of your house or across a nearby sidewalk. Or maybe you saw one sunning itself on a rock or

Taberville Report by Linda McCallister Dains Fish Farm We still have a few people trotlining. A man and his son pulled their lines early this week or late last week but before that the morning they took them out, they had four under the slot limit. The biggest they had caught in two weeks of

MDC is accepting applications until Aug. 29 for its next class of conservation agents. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is accepting online applications through Aug. 29 for its next class of conservation agent trainees. Selected candidates will undergo 26 weeks of intense training in all facets of law enforcement and resource management. Those who