Managed hunt applications available July 1st for Missouri hunters
Starting July 1st, hunters can apply for their chance to be randomly selected by the Missouri Department of Conservation to win one of many managed deer hunts.
Hunting
Carthage kicks of 21st annual Kids' Fishing Day Challenge
Young anglers gathered at Kellog Lake today for the 21st Annual Kids' Fishing Day in Carthage.
Girl Scouts gather in Frontenac for annual camping event
Girl Scouts took their annual trip to Friendship Fields Day Camp to explore the outdoors.
Missouri trotline angler lands largest walleye to date
The Missouri Department of Conservation today announced a record-breaking walleye was caught from the Sac River earlier in May.
Great Kansas Fishing Derby reveals 2022 fishing lakes
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks today announced the fishing lakes for the 2022 Great Kansas Fishing Derby.
Nine-foot alligator found in Northeast Oklahoma lake
Authorities euthanized an alligator measuring more than nine feet after residents reported the reptile dwelling in Claremore Lake.
Missouri Department of Conservation releases spring turkey hunt data
The Missouri Department of Conservation says that hunters checked more than 36-thousand birds during the 2022 spring turkey season.
MDC encourages hunters to seek elk and bear hunting permits
The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages Missouri hunters to apply for elk-hunting and bear-hunting permits this May.
Missouri advises residents to be 'Bear Aware' this Spring
The Missouri Department of Conservation estimates there are 800 black bears in Missouri, with most of them being in the southern region. MDC Black Bear Biologists advise residents to stay 'Bear Aware' this Spring.
MDC reminds hunters to buy 2022 annual hunting and fishing permits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding Missouri Hunters and Anglers that their related permits expire at the end of February, including 2021 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Hunters can buy…
Missouri hunters remove more than 9,800 feral hogs
The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership says more than 54,000 feral hogs were eliminated off private and public lands since 2016.
2022 managed turkey hunt registration begins in February
Registry for 2022 managed spring turkey hunts begins this February.
Missouri Department of Conservation releases game reports
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports hunting statistics from the previous season.
MDC: nearly 90K deer harvested over firearms opening weekend
Hunters bring in nearly 90,000 deer during firearms opening weekend in Missouri.
Missouri's first bear hunting season starts
JOPLIN, Mo.--Missouri hunters can officially add a new animal to their roster, with the start of a new black bear hunting season in the…
After several attempts, wildlife officers remove tire that was around elk's neck for over 2 years
The mystery remains to how and when the Colorado elk got the tire stuck.
Missouri teen breaks dad's state record for longear sunfish
Thirteen-year-old Robert Audrain IV of St. Louis became latest state recorder for longear sunfish using "alternative methods."
Missouri's frogging season is near, get your permit today
Bullfrogs and green frogs are legal game in Missouri for those with valid permits, though children 15 and younger and adults 65-years and older are not required to have a permit.
Thousands apply for Missouri bear hunting permit
Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest.
Police say turkey hunter accidentally shot hiker Saturday
Authorities said a hiker was accidentally shot by a turkey hunter in the St. Louis area on Saturday. St. Charles County Police Department spokeswoman Val Joyner said the shooting appears to be “a really bad accident.”
Cassville man reels in paddlefish stocked at Table Rock in 1970s
Joe Richter had a hunch Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists would be interested in the small metal ring attached to the jaw of the paddlefish he had snagged, but he didn’t know the interesting story Tag S-777 revealed about successful paddlefish management at Table Rock Lake.
Fish have pandemics too
Human beings aren't the only ones who deal with pandemics. Just ask a fish. Or the team at the State Fish…
Online applications for Spring managed turkey hunts open February
Missouri turkey hunters can apply online during February for 2021 spring turkey managed hunts through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) website.
MDC reports 15,425 deer harvested during antlerless portion
Press Release JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 15,425 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 4-6. Top harvest counties were Callaway with…
