Outdoors

For Truman Lake, Lake of the Ozarks and the Osage River (below Bagnell Dam). The 2019 paddlefish snagging season opens Friday, March 15, and runs through Tuesday, April 30. Weekly snagging reports for Truman Lake, Lake of the Ozarks and the Osage River will begin after March 19 and will be posted on Wednesdays. Updates

I hope that many of the folks who read this column can attend the tenth annual Grizzled Old Outdoorsman Swap Meet, held on Saturday, March 16, in the church gymnasium of the Brighton Assembly of God Church. It is easy to find, just off Hwy. 13, five miles south of Bolivar and 15 miles north

Get more information on MDC offerings at mdc.mo.gov. Hunters, trappers, anglers, and others can get free copies of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) updated booklets on spring turkey hunting, hunting and trapping, fishing, and the Wildlife Code of Missouri. The handy booklets have information on related permits, seasons, species, regulations, limits, conservation areas, sunrise

by Larry Dablemont I will be killing a deer or two this week to give to the Missouri Department of Conservation to check for CWD. I am looking for older deer knowing that young deer seldom have the prions. I also want bucks, because research has shown the disease is more prevalent in bucks than

Use of nontoxic shot for shotgun hunting now required on 16 more conservation areas in addition to 21 areas where nontoxic shot is already required for all hunting with shotguns. As hunters head outdoors for spring turkey hunting in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds them of season dates along with new nontoxic-shot

Annual hunting and fishing permits expire at the end of February. Buy new permits from vendors around the state, online at http://www.mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, or through our free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO Fishing.

MDC asks Missourians to take survey at mdc.mo.gov/landownerinput by March 18. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking Missourians to take an online survey for their input on acreage requirements needed to receive free landowner deer and turkey hunting permits and free small-game hunting and trapping landowner privileges. Information gathered through the online survey

Ice and snow have given trees in some parts of Missouri an unplanned winter trimming. Now homeowners are looking at the dangling branches of their favorite front-yard tree and wondering if the tree needs to be pruned or completely removed. People can get more information about what to do about ice-damaged trees in the Missouri

Users will need to update MO Hunting prior to spring turkey hunting for proper telechecking. Turkey hunters, deer hunters, and others who use the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free MO Hunting app will need to perform a simple update to get the latest layout, features, and functions. The MO Hunting update includes improved telecheck

American Bass Anglers Division 126 will hold a tournament Saturday, Feb. 16. on Stockton Lake launching out of Old State Park. Director Mike Dill will be at the ramp at 6:30 a.m. to take registration. A mandatory briefing will begin at 7:30 followed by partner draw and boat positions. Tournament hours will be 8-3. This