The Conservation Commission met in closed session May 24 at the Camp Geiger-Herzog Lodge, St. Joseph, and in open session May 25 at the Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph. Commissioners present were:
Don R. Johnson, Festus, Chair
Don C. Bedell, Sikeston, Vice Chair
Becky L. Plattner, Grand Pass, Secretary
James T. Blair, IV, St. Louis, Member
REGULATIONS
The Commission approved the [...]

(Asst. Ed. Note: if you deer hunt north central Missouri, or know someone who does, please take note and pass it on.)
MDC to hold open house on CWD next steps June 2 in Macon County. Open house will be at New Cambria High School June 2 between 1-4 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo. – The Missouri [...]

Traveler friend and newly elected Eminence mayor, Jim Anderson, posted this on his Facebook page. Not sure where he got it, but it needed a wider audience. The message is quintessential Traveler Country. Take a look. Thanks.

While the Missouri legislature thinks about mountain lion legislation and how many Conservation commissioners we really need, our near neighbor, the Illinois legislature, is serving up its own sort of wildlife management proposals.
In a proposal called “Double Earn a Buck” proposes that a hunter would have to turn in two filled antlerless deer tags [...]

Next year’s youth spring turkey hunt will be earlier than usual.
JEFFERSON CITY–Hunters can start planning for next year’s turkey and deer seasons, thanks to recent actions by the Missouri Conservation Commission.
At its Dec. 15 meeting in Jefferson City, the Commission approved 2012 turkey-hunting regulations similar to 2011. The regular spring turkey season will run from [...]

JEFFERSON CITY–Hunters checked 14,439 deer during Missouri’s antlerless deer season Nov. 23 through Dec. 4.
This year’s antlerless harvest is 789 fewer than last year. Top harvest counties for the 12-day antlerless season were Benton with 394 deer checked, Pike with 390 and Macon with 378. So far this year, firearms deer hunters have killed 221,490 [...]

UPDATED Nov. 28 – We’ve heard two stories from two personal friends about their firearms deer hunting in the last two weeks. There is quite a lot of overlap between the caving community and the people who hunt, fish, camp and float like the rest of Traveler readers.
In the first, Gary Hart got a spike [...]

Deer Season has almost come and gone and I have experienced parts of the hunting experience. I went hunting with my guide, learned what it was like to sit in the woods and wait for that deer, and then I had the great opportunity to experience what happens after the kill compliments of my [...]

According to this story in the Houston (MO) Herald, a rare albino deer was taken Saturday between Raymondville and Licking by Bob Seeber of Union.
Conservation agents examined the deer Saturday night. The deer was known to be in the area.

Yes, I had success in the hunting woods; Gibson the Guide DID NOT kill me. Folks Gibson has to be the most patient man out there, because if I were in his shoes I would have left me standing. I am one sad situation, but I swear it is only my lack of [...]