ShareCAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Trapping is a rewarding and time-honored tradition in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Trappers Association will present a two-day workshop, October 29-30, called “Beginning Trapper Workshop.”
During this hands-on course, participants will gain an understanding of trapping as a necessary technique in the control of animal populations. [...]

Share It was a struggle to get out of bed on a Saturday morning with the lightning flashing, the thunder crashing, and the rain blowing sideways. I was committed to go to Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center to take some copies of Traveler to their Hunting Clinic. I really would have rather rolled [...]

ShareConservation makes Missouri a great place to hunt and trap. Take life by the antlers, duck call, or trap at Powder Valley’s Hunting Workshop! Visit with several of Missouri’s hunting and trapping organizations: Missouri Trappers Association, Ducks Unlimited, Big Game Hunters, and Quality Deer Management Association.
Booths will be located in the lobby for you [...]

ShareMissourians who yearn to learn how to trap otters under ice or clean a turtle, find out more about mountain lions or collectable traps or possibly meet representatives from international fur auction houses can do all that and more at the National Fur Trappers Association’s 52nd annual convention in Columbia Aug. 4 through 7.
For [...]

Shareby Jo Schaper
Goodbye yellow hunting or fishing permit.
Starting March 1, the Missouri Dept. of Conservation will begin to issue E-Permits online for sport fishing, hunting and trapping. Commercial fishing, trapping and other special permits must still be purchased through the department’s Permit Services.
What exactly is changing? Purchasing permits online has been [...]