ShareWe’ve closed one poll on mountain lions just to open another one.
The results of the poll “Do you agree with releasing the Reynolds County mountain lion?” showed an overwhelming case for letting the lion go: 47 people voted for freedom, and only 1 person said the cat should have been kept in confinement.
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A state senator has introduced legislation clarifying that anyone in Missouri may kill a mountain lion, according to an AP story forwarded to us by writer Doug Smith.
Republican Sen. Bill Stouffer, of Napton in mid-state Missouri, offered the proposal Thursday. His bill says anyone who kills a mountain lion would have to report it [...]

ShareChesterfield City Council will consider a ban on projectile weapons, including pellet guns, within 150 yards of a residence, tonight.
It’s all about squirrels, and Gene Schenberg’s right to use a pellet gun against his pesky pests.
Chesterfield already has a similar ordinance on the books. Prosecution under the ordinance is tough, because another piece [...]

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JEFFERSON CITY – Conservation has a place in Missouri’s news mix every year, but 2011 will go down in history for more than the fact that the Missouri Department of Conservation began its 75th anniversary celebration in November. Forests, fish and wildlife had a particularly prominent place in 2011 news
WILDLIFE RESTORATION
2011 began on [...]

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ShareH.R. 2834, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act, sponsored by Reps. Dan Benishek, R-Michigan; Dan Boren, D-Oklahoma; Don Young, R-Alaska; and Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania and now before Congress could allow hunting and fishing on National Park Service lands not specifically labeled as national parks or monuments. At least eighteen [...]

ShareAn increase in this year’s fall firearms turkey harvest could be the first concrete evidence that Missouri’s wild-turkey population is recovering.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Telecheck database shows that hunters checked 7,077 turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season Oct. 1 through 31. Top harvest counties were Greene, with 209 turkeys checked, Franklin with [...]

ShareCelebrate the camaraderie of huntin’ camp at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center tomorrow night,
Friday (November 4) from 5-8 p.m.
Pass on the passion and respect Missourians have for hunting! From buying a call to determining how to dress your game for cooking and taxidermy mounting, we’d like to help from start to finish. [...]

ShareThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake announces the opening and closing schedule of the Asher Creek and Lost Creek Waterfowl Refuges during the upcoming duck season in the middle zone. These refuges were established to provide resting places for migrating waterfowl in the Mississippi flyway. Starting Saturday, November 5, 2011, [...]

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With the November firearms deer season on the horizon, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters of changes to deer and turkey permits and tagging procedures that went into effect in this year.
The November firearms deer hunt starts Nov. 12. The 11-day season typically accounts [...]