Outdoors

Two flood events and a hot, dry summer have impacted waterfowl hunting opportunities in many Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wetlands in the Kansas City region this season. Waterfowl hunting seasons in the Middle Zone will be open in two parts: Nov. 2-10 and Nov. 16-Jan. 5. Despite dry conditions, duck and goose hunters will

I have yet to figure out how to get trailer lights to work. I have four different boat trailers, which I have wired up, and none of them work like any of the others. One works fine when the pickup lights are on, but the turn signals don’t work at all. Another one has the

Have nature lovers on your holiday gift list? The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) online Nature Shop makes holiday shopping a breeze for anyone interested in nature-themed gifts. Offerings include the ever-popular Natural Events Calendar, plus a variety of books and more for all ages. Holiday shoppers can also skip retail stores and visit one

Taberville report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417-432-3391 Fishing is good. The flatheads are biting, and blue cats. If someone wants to fish, they can catch the heck out of fish. The river is up about 2 ft. from the rain. The river is in good shape. They are catching the flatheads on live

The Missouri Department of Conservation may not accomplish much, but you have to hand it to them…they know how to make money. In talking with a retired MDC employee I learned more about that. Take the great black bear and elk fiasco. They inflated the number of bears in Missouri to 1200 or so. “In

MDC biologists say the finding of a fungus-like infection on some trout at Lake Taneycomo is a reminder about problems caused by handling fish too much. The light-colored cotton-like growths some anglers have reported finding on trout that have been caught at Lake Taneycomo in recent weeks have been identified as saprolegnia. Although frequently referred

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Missouri hunters harvested 15 black bears during the state’s fourth bear hunting season, Oct. 21-30. More than 5,969 hunters applied during May for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest being 40 bears. Of the 400 hunters selected through a random drawing of all applicants,

Missouri hunters harvested 1,857 turkeys during the firearms portion of Missouri’s fall turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Gasconade with 51 birds harvested, Osage with 48, and Cedar with 46. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 1,857 turkeys during the firearms portion of Missouri’s fall turkey

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,923 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2024 deer hunting season, Nov. 2 and 3. Top counties were Franklin with 285 deer harvested, Howell with 273, and Texas with 265. Of the deer harvested, 9,852

Taberville report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417-432-3391 We are supposed to get rain so fishing will get better. We’ll have to waint until Monday to see how much rain we get. Fishing is not bad now but it will get better. We will be closed on Sunday and Monday until next March. Caplinger