ShareThe Missouri Department of Conservation has released photos of the Centerville mountain lion, taken by communication specialist Candice Davis while department officials were waiting for the cat to recover from the effects of sedation after its release. Enjoy!

ShareNext 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 [...]

ShareThis just posted by Frank Nelson on the MDC website:
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is developing a hunting plan and wants your input. This plan will be the template for all hunting activities on the refuge for the next 12-15 years. This will include discussion about waterfowl, deer, turkey, and other game. If [...]

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 [...]

ShareIt’s the time of year when kamikaze squirrels are on the loose, and this year they have good reason.
Francis Nelson at Duck Creek Conservation area reports that despite our wild weather, a bumper crop of acorns is in progress near Puxico.
This is a good thing: acorns may not seem tasty to humans, but [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
On Labor Day, Eugene and I spent an overnight in Eminence. At the suggestion of our host Jim Anderson we drove to Winona, to check out the elk on Peck Ranch.
Just three-quarters of a mile north of U.S. 60 on Hwy. P, at 11 a.m. in the late morning, we rounded [...]

ShareBe bear aware in the Missouri outdoors
Campers and landowners should prepare for black-bear encounters
Written by Rebecca Maples, MDC
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – He’s a heavyweight from northern Arkansas. He’s dark and mysterious. He’ll eat just about anything, and he’s being seen more and more around the Show-Me State.
His name is Ursus americanus, but you probably know [...]

ShareThe Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the presence of another mountain lion in northern Macon County, based on photos of tracks taken by a landowner. The owner released the photos of the tracks he took. One is below:

Share8:51 p.m. April 29 – Traveler has learned via a mid-evening phone call from Mike Huffman, Missouri Department of Conservation division chief for outreach and education, that all elk events scheduled for April 30 have been postponed.
By Jo Schaper
In a story earlier this evening, Huffman announced that transport of the elk to Missouri had [...]

SharePeople in Shannon, Carter and Reynolds counties eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first Kentucky elk, originally scheduled for tonight into tomorrow April 30 will have to wait a little longer.
by Jo Schaper
The elk event scheduled for tomorrow in Eminence has been postponed at least until May 3, and possibly longer. The status on events [...]