ShareBy Jo Schaper
Current River State Park has been in a contentious limbo since a 780-acre portion of the old Alton Club/Jerry J. Presley Center was transferred from the Missouri Department of Conservation to the Department of Natural Resources-Division of State Parks in March 2008.
At an open house/picnic on April [...]

Share(Watch out for the jakes in the woods this weekend: Youth Turkey hunt March 31 – April 1)
Improved reproduction last year, plentiful acorns
and a mild winter all favor a rebound of turkey numbers.
JEFFERSON CITY–Mild winter and early spring weather shifts the balance a little more in favor of a population rebound for Missouri’s wild-turkey flock, [...]

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.
But [...]

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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 [...]

Share(MDC news release.)
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. [...]