Outdoors

Fishing report

Caplinger report Caplinger Woods Stephanie Finch They are not going to run water today or over the weekend. Fishermen and women on the bridge have been catching catfish, one nice walleye, stripers. Netting shad at the dam. Lake Stockton report Stockton State Park Marina Mary Fidler I’ve been asking everybody that cane in. Nobody has

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Bennett Spring State Park offers Father’s Day fun June 18

Have some quality fun at Bennett Spring State Park this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18. Visitors can enjoy fishing or picnicking anytime during daylight hours. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests can work on one of the many 5-foot floor puzzles inside the nature center or create chalk art on the walkway outside the

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Venomous!

A local game warden got himself a radio show on a Lebanon, Missouri radio station several years ago and he ended it each week with this statement, “Remember, if we (the MDC) don’t say you can, YOU CAN’T!” I have been doing some things they don’t say I can do. In mid-May I killed a

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Watkins Mill State Park hosts Slave to Soldier program June 17

Watkins Mill State Park team members will be hosting a program titled Slave to Soldier, from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17. This presentation is about Black soldiers who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Starting in 1866, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, was the receiving station for the men of color following the

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Stockton State Park hosts Family Fun Day June 17

Looking for fun games and activities to do with your family while camping? Stockton State Park has the solution: a family fun day from noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17. There will be outdoor games such as cornhole and mini golf, and board games for families to enjoy in the campground. These games will

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MDC proposes adjusting permit prices and wants public input

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is proposing adjusting prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping, and commercial permits in an effort to keep up with rising costs of goods and services it uses to manage its more than 1,000 conservation areas along with nature centers, shooting ranges, fish hatcheries, and other facilities. MDC received initial

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Cuivre River State Park welcomes historical storyteller ‘Two Crows’

Missouri State Parks and MO-Tell are pleased to welcome storyteller Jim “Two Crows” Wallen to Cuivre River State Park Saturday, June 10. Wallen is an accomplished historical storyteller who teaches people about past events in an enjoyable and engaging way. Join Wallen at the Recreation Hall in Camp Sherwood from 6 to 7 p.m. as

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A Drama in the Woods

I was just in the right place at the right time to see it, and it didn’t last long. A hawk came out of the timber and passed across a small opening in the woods with a cluster of oak leaves in his talons, pursued by four or five screeching small birds. I watched the

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Bennett Spring State Park to host string of events in coming weeks

Bennett Spring State Park is set to host a series of events from May 28 to June 3. Caves! June 1 – June 30 Throughout the month of June, Bennett State Park will have an artificial cave available for exploration during open hours at the park’s nature center. The cave will include information about the

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