The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that seven men from Doniphan and the surrounding area have entered guilty pleas, and were each ordered to pay fines from $500 to $1500 involving a conspiracy to illegally hunt deer in the Mark Twain National Forest with the aid of dogs and all-terrain vehicles.
According to court [...]

The Conservation Commission voted earlier this year for an emergency closure of the ruffed grouse season, which was to run from Oct. 15 through Jan. 15. Low grouse population numbers were cited as the reason for the emergency closure. The action supersedes information printed in the 2010 Summary of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which were [...]

In a ruling late last week, the Environmental Protection agency said it did not have the jurisdiction to ban lead ammunition under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. Subchapter IV, Lead Exposure Reduction is the general legislation under which lead hazard and lead abatement rules and regulations resulted in the phaseout of leaded [...]

Missourians who want to hunt ducks or geese on most wetland areas managed by the Conservation Department can start applying for reservations Sept. 1. Those who hunt at three areas will enter the drawing closer to their hunt dates. All applications will be handled online this year.

When the Missouri Conservation Commission instructed the Missouri Department of Conservation to conduct a feasibility study to reintroduce elk in the Eastern Ozarks, conservationists around the state cheered. The buzz in hunting circles was that Missouri could one day open an elk season. Gov. Jay Nixon expressed his support (not that anybody would have expected [...]

The Missouri Conservation Commission has announced the 2010-2011 waterfowl seasons and limits. The seasons require final approval from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, but that is seldom an issue.
So, waterfowlers, start repairing your decoys and organizing your gear. We get another 60-day season.

For most of us, hunting is something done for enjoyment. It brings us to the outdoors, gives us time to learn about out real role in ecology and offers healthy meat for our families.
But for some, hunting isn’t such a luxury. Among our neighbors are those who can hardly afford the basic essentials of daily [...]

Ever since I started bowhunting a few years ago, I’ve researched everything I could about techniques, skills and equipment. Not satisfied with reading dozens of books and magazines, I looked around for bowhunter education classes but found them rare compared to all the other outdoors education opportunities available.
So when I noticed that the Missouri Department [...]

The Army Corps of Engineers is hosting its sixth annual mobility impaired deer hunt Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 for non-ambulatory hunters within the Watchable Wildlife Area on the Clearwater Lake Project.
Applications for the managed hunt are now available from the Clearwater Lake Project Office and must be completed and returned by Sept. 24. [...]

The Missouri Conservation Commission has directed Missouri Conservation Department (MDC) staff to reinitiate plan development that would enable the agency to restore elk around Peck Ranch Conservation Area (CA) while addressing concerns raised nearly a decade ago.