ShareMissouri Department of Conservation Resource Scientist Lonnie Hansen says hunters will find deer plentiful throughout most of Missouri this year. Furthermore, he said they will find more mature bucks in much of the state, thanks to a regulation that went into effect in 2004. That is when the Missouri Department of Conservation implemented the “four-point [...]

ShareMissouri deer hunters need to check out changes in hunting regulations before the season starts Nov. 14. Here’s a quick overview:
This year’s firearms deer season includes 42 days in six portions:

Urban. Oct. 9-12
Early youth, Oct. 31-Nov. 1

ShareYoung hunters checked 13,328 deer during the early portion of Missouri’s youth firearms deer season Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, barely missing a record.

ShareUnion Pacific Railroad is urging hunters to resist the temptation to hunt near railroad property this season.

ShareHunting should be ethical as well as safe. Conservation agents rely on a wide range of techniques – from old-fashioned legwork to high technology – to accomplish the difficult task of patrolling hundreds of square miles of territory.
With deer season fast approaching, conservation agents have been making use of the agency’s aircraft to identify [...]

ShareAt this time of year, hunters’ daydreams are apt to involve front-page photos of themselves with whitetail bucks whose antlers sport more points than a porcupine. However, hunters who pursue their dreams heedless of safety or ethics risk making headlines in less pleasant ways.