Bowen Dockery of Greentop

Schuyler County man lands record sunfish

The Missouri Department of Conservation reports Bowen Dockery of Greentop became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he caught a green sunfish on a private pond in Schuyler County. The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Dockery on July 5 weighed 1 pound, 3 ounces. Dockery’s recent catch broke the previous state […]

Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer now found in North Missouri

Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation have confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Andrew County in northwest Missouri. This exotic, tree-killing pest has now been detected in 38 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. EAB is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that only attacks ash trees. […]

MDC Hunter Online Education Course

Missouri Department of Conservation offering adult online Hunter Education Course

Missouri Department of Conservation now offers an all-online hunter-education course for Missouri residents 16 years or older to provide a more flexible and convenient option to become hunter-education certified. The all-online course includes videos and animation to teach hunter safety, firearm safety, ethics, regulations, and wildlife management. “The way adults are learning is ever changing. […]

Water Rescue

Man rescued from floodwaters in Gentry County

Authorities Thursday morning successfully executed a swift water rescue of a man swept away in floodwaters on a rural road in Gentry County. State troopers, Department of Conservation officers, Gentry County Sheriff’s Department deputies, and area first responders went to 285th Street, west of Route B, in northwest Gentry County. The man was sighted in […]

Deer in a field

Missouri Department of Conservation expands restrictions on feeding and placing minerals for deer

The Missouri Department of Conservation has expanded restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer from 29 to 41 counties throughout the state, effective July 1. The goal of the expanded feeding ban is to help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease. The 41 counties comprise MDC’s ,CWD Management Zone. MDC designates counties in […]

Photo of turkeys courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation

Spring turkey hunters harvest 43,339 birds

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that turkey hunters checked 39,239 birds during Missouri’s 2017 regular spring turkey season April 17 through May 7. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 932 birds checked, Texas with 843, and Callaway with 697. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,100 birds during the 2017 spring youth season, […]