May 1, 2024
Archery season continues through Jan. 15. Alternative methods portion runs Dec. 24 – Jan. 3. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 16,032 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 3-11. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 451 deer harvested, Pike with
Some counties will have two new firearms deer-season portions and additional antlerless permits. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently set turkey and deer hunting dates for the 2023-2024 seasons along with regulation changes for the 2023-2024 deer-hunting season. The regulation changes include a new firearms early antlerless portion, a new firearms CWD portion, and
Public can submit comments through Dec. 31. In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking public comment on a draft Generic Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the public lake and stream access program in Missouri. MDC strives to construct new, renovate, or relocate existing boating access
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, children of all ages can join team members at Crowder State Park to listen to a Christmas nature story and then make a craft. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Camp Grand River Recreation Hall for this free event. Hot cocoa and a snack will be served. Children must be accompanied
I want to apologize to readers of this column for not having the publication, “The Truth About the Missouri Department of Conservation” mailed out yet. We are very, very close, so please be patient. If your name is not on the list to get that free publication, you need to call my office and being
Do you love Missouri’s state parks and need a way to introduce the fun to someone else? Now is the perfect time to purchase a Missouri State Parks gift card for yourself and receive another one you can use as a holiday gift. A Missouri State Parks gift card is a convenient way to make
Join Arrow Rock State Historic Site team members, friends and family as they open the historic buildings to give visitors a glimpse into what Christmas was like years ago. From 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, historic site buildings will be open and decorated for the holidays. Guests are encouraged to tour the buildings
Join team members at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site as they celebrate decades of Christmas past. Travel back in time as you stroll to the Boone home and see how the Boone family and residents of Greene County have celebrated Christmas since 1840. On Saturday, Dec. 10, visitors can stop by the
Dozens of found usable lures are on my wall in a basement workshop. Among these are about 40 antiques. The most valuable are wooden, with glass eyes. Some of them I have never seen before. I am a beachcomber, I reckon. Didn’t know what that was until I saw it in a magazine the other
Top harvest counties were Lincoln, Franklin, and Osage. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 2,881 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2022 deer hunting season, Nov. 25-27. Of the 2,881 deer harvested, 1,302 were antlered bucks, 322 were button bucks, and 1,257 were does.
