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PERRY, Mo – A little luck nabbed a record size largemouth bass for 20-year-old Dylan Gilmore of Perry. Gilmore and his friend, Austin Lake, had set their trotline on April 27 using goldfish as bait, hoping to catch some catfish at Ka-Tonka Lake, located in Ka-Tonka Game Preserve and [...]

ShareA couple of items came to our attention from the Current Local (Van Buren weekly newspaper) this week.
There will be an Elk Zone Landower Field Day May 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Quo da Riva Club near Paint Rock on the Current River. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation, [...]

ShareLongtime conservationist Leo Drey and the L-A-D Foundation have been honored with a proclamation from the Missouri Department of Conservation, thanking them for protecting Missouri’s forests and natural areas.
Public appearances by Drey, 95, have been rare in recent years. But he took the stage last week to accept the award, delivered by MDC Director Bob [...]

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May 19, 2012 is National Get Kids to Parks Day with the National Park Trust. I think we all can full agree that I take advantage of our local, state, and national parks and what all they have to offer. Hey I am lover of anything those kiddos of mine busy.
There [...]

ShareIf you’ve ever tried to get a cell signal or decent internet speed in Traveler Country, you know we live in that “blank” part of the coverage map. Low population and rugged terrain make it both technically difficult and not particularly profitable to bring such coverage to rural Missouri.
FARMINGTON, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon [...]

ShareIf you’re curious about bats, you’re in luck this April, starting tonight.
All events were scheduled before Monday’s news about white nose syndrome in bats being found here, but just as a sick person is more than their disease, these creatures are fascinating in their own right.
All events are free and open to the [...]

ShareVan Buren, MO – Ozark National Scenic Riverways recently recognized employees for their length of federal service: Michael Casteel (5 years), Josh Gibbs (10 years), Aaron Mier (15 years), Dena Matteson (20 years), and Mary Ficker (30 years).

ShareJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The people have spoken: Missouri is the No. 1 state for camping in the U.S.
About.com, a reference website maintained by the New York Times Company, announced Friday the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite State for Camping, and Missouri took top honors. Missouri took the website’s gold award, [...]

ShareYou don’t have to be trained naturalist to see that spring sprung early this year. The United States Geological Survey is interested in your observations, regardless of where you are across the country.
Nature’s Notebook needs you to get outside this spring, join many other observers across the nation, and help it reach its millionth [...]

ShareMDC testing of free-ranging deer results in five total cases of CWD with all found in same area.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) received final test results today from 656 tissue samples taken from free-ranging deer harvested earlier this year. Results included three CWD-positives with two from adult does and one [...]