Outdoors

By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 My family had a good Thanksgiving. The weather is cold, but people are catching flathead and blue cats on limb lines and trot lines, flatheads on live bait. Not many people fishing. The river is still low so the boat ramp is open. We are open

Deer hunters need to know that some conservation agents come to the homes of those who telecheck large antlered deer and ask to see the place where their deer was killed. If a hunter complies they will be cited for some technical offense or charged with baiting even if no baiting has been done. Always,

Taberville report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020. Most people are deer hunting. Those that are fishing are catching blue cats and flatheads on bank poles and trot lines and even some on rod and reel. Baits are perch, gold fish, bullheads and carp. Most guys don’t want any more fish because

By Joe Jerek The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters of new regulations related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) and other changes for the 2025-2026 deer-hunting season.Get more information from the MDC 2025 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, through the MDC MO Hunting app, and online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer. Carcass

I have a friend who grew up in Wisconsin who was a very good deer hunter. He liked to bow hunt in early October where large unharvested cornfields stood…his name was Al Narveson. Al had found a good number of big bucks by walking along cornrows into the wind, and coming upon bedding deer deep

With deer and turkey hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds non-hunters to practice safety measures when afield during hunting seasons.  “Safety while hunting is ultimately the responsibility of the hunter,” said MDC Hunter Education Coordinator Justin McGuire. “Hunters must clearly identify their targeted game animals before even putting their fingers

Taberville report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 Fishing is still good. Four guys camped and caught 60 fish in four days. The biggest were in the 30’s. Live bait was best on bank poles and trotlines. Rod and reel didn’t catch any of them. They baited with gold fish, bullheads and

Project FeederWatch is an easy way to help scientists from home. Project FeederWatch 2025 starts this Saturday and runs through April 30, 2026. The Discovery Center will have a kickoff event from 10 – 11:30 a.m. and we need your help. The kickoff begins with a short introduction to bird ID and how to enter

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 The river is low. There are a few people fishing catching blue cats and flatheads on bank poles and trot lines on live bait. They took out a 52 lb. flat head last week. The average is probably 20 lb. The limit on flatheads

Conservation is a continuous, collective effort. Often, the first step is simply getting people to care. Marceline teenager Kenedi Newman, a long-time lover of bees, used her Girl Scout Gold Award project as an opportunity to do just that. Over the past two years, with mentorship from Missouri Department of High school senior Kenedi Newman