The Missouri Department of Conservation wants to know what Missourians think about its nearly 1,000 conservation areas around the state. MDC is in the multi-year process of updating management plans for the McClure Conservation Area in Mercer County with plans for the areas available for public comment through Aug. 31. To preview draft management plans […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports it has received final results from the more than 19,200 tissue samples tested for chronic wasting disease following the Department’s mandatory sampling of deer harvested on Nov. 12 and 13 in 29 counties in the northeast, central, and east-central Missouri in and around where the disease has been found. […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently added 10 new agents. The conservation agent class of 2016 graduated during a special ceremony at the Department’s Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Oct. 5. During the graduation, the new agents were pinned with a badge by their families and also took the oath […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host the 30th annual fall driving tour through rugged hills and forest at the Poosey Conservation Area on Sunday, October 16th. Visitors can enjoy autumn color and drive on roads that are normally not open to vehicles. Exhibits and conservation displays will be found along the route. Gates for […]
With fall firearms turkey season running Oct. 1-31, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters it could be a challenging season. This year’s annual wild turkey brood survey shows statewide turkey production in 2016 was lower than the five-year average – likely due to poor nesting success. “Although we didn’t have many days with heavy […]
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge will sponsor a Hunter Education skills course on Tuesday, September 13th from 6 to 8:30 PM at the Swan Lake Visitor Center, two miles south of Sumner. People taking the course are to register online with the Missouri Department of Conservation. That can be found at www.hunter-ed.com/missouri. Once completed, people […]
(MDC) – The Missouri Department of Conservation says fifteen seconds of fame garnered from “reeling in” an 83-pound catfish wasn’t earned by the man who made many news outlets last summer with an 83-pound catfish. After a lengthy investigation, a Missouri conservation agent proved the story wasn’t completely true. Anthony Stacy of Farmington pleaded guilty […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that turkey hunters checked 44,187 birds during Missouri’s 2016 regular spring turkey season April 18 through May 8. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 961 birds checked, St. Clair with 878, and Texas with 861. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,167 birds during the 2016 spring youth […]
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright reports the Trenton Police Department is once again holding its Cops and Kids fishing event titled “Cops-N-Bobbers.” The event will be June 4th, 2016 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the North Central Missouri College Barton Farm Campus located at 96 SE 8th Avenue, just south of Trenton. This […]
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations on hunting seasons and limits from the Missouri Department of Conservation for the upcoming 2016 migratory game bird season and 2016-2017 waterfowl season. The approved recommendations include 20 additional days for dove hunting, a 60-day season for ducks, and changes to season timing and length for geese. “The federal […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) received final results from its 2015‐2016 fall and winter testing of nearly 7,700 free‐ranging deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Seven were confirmed to be positive for the fatal deer‐disease. Three were from Adair County, two from Macon County, one from Linn County, and one from Franklin County (reported […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women to discover nature at a summer workshop this May. The weekend workshop will take place May 13 – 15 at Mark Twain Lake’s Bourdreaux Visitor Center, located at 21629 Missouri Highway J, near Perry. Participants have the option to choose their activities on Saturday from either archery, […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free prescribed burn workshop at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, at the Pony Express Conservation Area northwest of Cameron. Prescribed fire is an effective way to manage vegetation for better cattle forage and improved wildlife habitat. The workshop will cover topics such as fire […]
Hunters, anglers, and trappers in Missouri have been buying permits online through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) website since 2011 and through the free MDC “Mo Hunting” mobile app since 2014. Retail stores, convenience stores, and other places that sell permits will catch up to this online technology starting March 15. In mid-March, places […]
Chillicothe, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering prescribed fire workshops at locations in Mercer County March 26th and in Livingston County one week later, on April 2nd. Prescribed fire is described as a useful tool for managing vegetation in grasslands and woodlands. Careful use of fire can also benefit wildlife habitat. There […]
