August 10, 2026
The Missouri Conservation Commission met on Friday, Feb. 9, for its closed executive session and its regular open meeting at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City. The commission • Suspended or revoked one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of 11 individuals for cause: 1. Michael J. Abounader, St. Louis, Hunting
SURPRISE TROUT – Ken Adam, Arnold, MO, caught this 18-10 brown trout on the final day of a three day, cold windy fishing trip on Taneycomo birthday fishing trip for his brother. He caught the hawg on a white and purple McStick he flipped close o a floating log. His catch is still 10 lbs.
John Miller has an interesting question about the newest resident of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Shepherd of the Hills Hatchery Conservation Center: Is a two-headed snake referred to as “it” or “they?” It’s one of many questions visitors will have about the young western ratsnake that has been put on display in the
Missouri’s 2017-2018 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total harvest of 283,940 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Howell with 6,182 deer harvested, Franklin with 5,957, and Texas with 5,619. Of the 283,940 deer harvested, 135,891 were antlered bucks, 30,538 were button bucks, and
I have a young Brittany Spaniel who is anxious to get out and hunt birds this winter. Hope I can keep up with him. Looking through some old photos I found some from a long ago hunting trip in southern Iowa with my reliable old English Setter, Freckles, and a young setter named, Hickok. Back
Many of you who have read my columns for awhile know that I own a fifty acre tract out in the wilds in the Southeast corner of St. Clair County near Humansville, Missouri, which we call the Panther Creek Youth retreat. I have set it up as a place where smaller churches can bring groups
Forest health professionals with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advise Missourians to watch for damage from an invasive tree pest in winter months. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that attacks and kills ash trees. EAB attacks all species of ash trees, and kills nearly every
Top harvest counties: Howell with 249 deer harvested, Franklin with 215, and Oregon with 214. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,025 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran Dec. 23 – Jan. 2. Of the total harvest, 2,827
See Conservationist magazine. The complete January issue of the Missouri Conservationist is available for viewing and/or download at mdc.mo.gov/conmag This month’s feature: Annual Review Serving Nature and You: Fiscal Year July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017. This month’s In Brief: • What Is It? • Buy Your 2018 Hunting and Fishing Permits • Give a Holiday
I wrote this as a newspaper column about 10 years ago, and several readers commented that they liked it then. So I will send it out again in hopes that new readers like it as well, with the knowledge that old readers like me don’t remember it… There won’t be any New Year’s Eve party
