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Still preparing for my Missouri Hunting Excursion…the days are growing slim, and I am probably far behind you more educated hunters. Hats off to you all and please have a good laugh at my expense!

Today, I had success I bought a HAT. I know I am silly, but I am not [...]

ShareJEFFERSON CITY Mo — As the Show-Me State’s most popular hunting season approaches, self-help tops the list of safety tips from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
Approximately 500,000 hunters will take part in Missouri’s main firearms deer season Nov. 12 through 22. Last year, MDC recorded nine firearms-related hunting incidents during the 11-day hunt. Although [...]

ShareMDC needs hunter help with CWD sampling of harvested deer
Conservation Department asks deer hunters to allow MDC to collect tissue samples from deer harvested in north-central Missouri area for chronic-wasting-disease testing.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo – As part of its ongoing efforts to monitor Missouri’s free-ranging deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation [...]

ShareWappapello Lake – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake wishes to remind visitors that a Mobility Impaired Deer Hunt will be conducted on October 22 and 23, 2011. Participating hunters will be using modern firearms at various locations on Wappapello Lake Project lands.

ShareLongtime Traveler writer Howard Helgenberg came in the office one day and asked why we didn’t carry any deer hunting books. We challenged him to fill the lack, and he rose to the challenge. We now proudly present Deer Hunting in the Missouri Ozarks…another book from one of our print edition writers.

ShareThe U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake wishes to remind everyone that a Mobility Impaired Deer Hunt will be conducted on October 23 and 24, 2010.

ShareBoone & Crockett, move over.
A new wrinkle just arrived in deer hunting: the video deer tournament. Deer are stalked in the field, and “shot” with blanksAt the same time, the scope records a 10 second video, which is submitted to the tournament judges. No deer are physically harmed in the process.
This approach is [...]

ShareThe Missouri Conservation Department has in place new safeguards to protect Missouri’s deer herd against chronic wasting disease. An MDC news release issued today gives details.
By Bill Graham, MDC
Missouri residents who hunt in other states should be aware of a new regulation regarding chronic wasting disease, which sets rules for transporting harvested antlered game into [...]

ShareA circuit judge in southeast Missouri has ruled that the Missouri Department of Conservation’s regulations regarding the use of vehicles and dogs to hunt deer are unconstitutional.
As reported in the Doniphan Prospect News and the Southeast Missourian, Circuit Judge Robert Smith directed the department “to no longer enforce the above described regulations as written.”
Judge Smith [...]

ShareFor 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 [...]