Outdoors

Sign Up Complementary hands-on classes build on the foundation of our required hunter education course to increase your skills in the field. Check the calendar below for workshops and courses near you. Learn Basic and advanced rifle and shotgun shooting Introduction to trap and skeet Wildlife identification Introduction to deer, turkey, and waterfowl hunting Advanced

When turkey hunting, know and obey all wildlife laws. Hunters must always use good judgment and take responsibility for their actions. Basic Rules of Safety SAFE EQUIPMENT AND GEAR Make sure your equipment is in good working condition and properly sighted in. Know the effective range of your gun. Pattern your shotgun before turkey season.

Providing underwater structure can improve fish populations. What’s doable when it’s cold outside is improving underwater habitat for forage and sport fish in ponds and small lakes. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) suggests adding underwater structures to boost sport fish such as largemouth bass and the fathead minnows they feed on. Completing projects now

If you love the Missouri outdoors and its wildlife then you need to check out the Conservation Federation of Missouri and consider joining this group of Missouri Citizens with a love for Missouri outdoors. Missouri is fortunate to have an abundance of Natural Resources. We have good populations of wildlife for hunting, beautiful Ozark streams

Missouri is home to 15 million acres of valuable forest From 1880-1920 Missouri was one of the leading lumber producing states in the nation. Huge sawmills processed shortleaf pine into lumber, shingles, and railroad ties. When the lumber boom faded away in 1920 a focus on regenerating the forests began. The Civilian Conservation Corps was

Apply during February through the MDC website at mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts. Missouri turkey hunters can apply online during February for 2021 spring turkey managed hunts through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) website at mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts. Managed hunt details and application procedures are outlined on the webpage. Drawing results will be posted starting March 15. The spring turkey

The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at its Jan. 22 open meeting on a proposed change to Wildlife Code of Missouri regulations that would allow the expanded use of bicycles on many department-area service roads. “Many of our conservation-area users have expressed interest in allowing bicycles on

Anglers who enjoy winter fishing will be able to catch and keep trout at two St. Joseph Lakes starting Monday, Feb. 1. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) stocked rainbow trout last autumn in Krug Park Lagoon and Everyday Pond for a catch and release fishing opportunity. But starting Feb. 1, anglers with the proper

Missouri’s 2020-2021 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 296,516. Of the deer harvested, 140,468 were antlered bucks, 28,587 were button bucks, and 127,461 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 5,786 deer harvested,

Top harvest counties were Franklin, Callaway, and Osage. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 14,555 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 26 – Jan. 5. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 318 deer harvested, Callaway with 317, and Osage with