The Missouri Department of Conservation extends the temporary closure of its facilities through April 30, and extends its daily trout tag waiver. However, the free fishing permit waiver ends April 15, 2020. Trout anglers will also need required fishing permits after April 15, but will not need a daily trout tag until further notice.
MDC is temporarily waiving permit requirements for sport fishing and daily trout-tag requirements for Missouri residents and nonresidents whose fishing privileges are not otherwise suspended.
"My family has definitely sacrificed a lot of time with me to allow me to pursue this dream. I've got my wife, my daughter, my mom and dad - it's so cool to have them there."
Kansas bowhunter, Brian Butcher, 38, harvested a whitetail buck in Chase County last October that he knew was something special. The buck has 67 scorable points according to Kansas officials.
A South Carolina man and and his daughter died after being shot while hunting deer on New Year's Day, a relative of the victims told CNN affiliate WCBD.
An experienced Arkansas hunter was found severely injured in the woods Tuesday night, his body riddled with antler puncture wounds. He later died.
Missouri Department of Conservation officials say the state's elk herd is on track to be large enough in 2020 for the first hunt in more than a century.
There are fewer than 200 of the beady-eyed and bushy-tailed Humboldt marten in Oregon. But conservation groups are hoping that number will rise in light of new restrictions on trapping.
Midwest wildlife officials gathered Wednesday to discuss how they might better combat chronic wasting disease, which has been spreading among the region's deer herds.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri legislature and governor have taken actions to increase penalties for those caught poaching Missouri game animals and other native wildlife species.
A Missouri agency is gathering public feedback on a proposed hike in hunting and fishing fees.
Prospective hunters can access the online registration at https://www.grda.com/ecosystems-watershed-management/
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A new Missouri state rule aimed at protecting wildlife from lead poisoning means that hunters will no longer be allowed to use lead shot in additional conservation areas across the state.
A Kansas wildlife official says the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in deer is on the rise in the western part of the state.
An Oklahoma woman looking for love got more than she bargained for when she shared her exhilaration about illegally shooting a "bigo buck" on a dating app. She didn't know she was corresponding with a state game warden.
One unlucky woman boasted about killing a deer on a dating app -- only to discover the man she was chatting to was an Oklahoma game warden.
You may not be able to hear it in the video from Saturday at Greeley Lake near Hawley, Pennsylvania, but you can certainly see the struggle the eight-point buck was having on the ice.
