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“Mom, are there alligators here?” Yes, those are the rambling words of my darling 4 year old as we walked along the boardwalk at Big Oak Tree State Park.
Really I felt like a total fail as an Adventurist…I mean come on we have visited nearly all the Missouri State Parks in Southeast [...]

Share(MDC news release by Jim Low)
The Conservation Commission met March 7 and 8 at St. Louis. 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 following regulation changes, effective March 1, 2013, unless otherwise noted:
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Shareour bills in the Missouri legislature this session have taken aim at the constitutionally-mandated makeup of the Missouri Conservation Commission. The bills would change the number of commissioners to 6 or 7 or 8, create geographical representation and make the number, qualifications and terms of the Commission a matter a legislative rather than constitutional matter. [...]

ShareTraveler isn’t up there with the Washington Post or even the Jefferson City News-Tribune in keeping up with the antics of legislative bodies and persons who aim to legislate the proper use, regulation, misuse or even permissive freedoms pertaining to natural resources. But even we couldn’t helput notice there are four…count them, four…bills in the [...]

ShareAt their last meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission banned the use of felt-soled waders in Missouri trout streams to help minimize the spread of didymo, an invasive, noxious cold water algae, believed to be spread from infected streams by bits of live alga trapped in the felt. Mark VanPatten of MDC gives these hints how [...]

ShareAt their August meeting, the Misssouri Conservation Commission approved the suspension of hunting and/or fishing privileges of 25 Missouri residents for Wildlife Code violations. Those whose privileges were suspended are:
Alan W. Allphin, Boonville, all sport privilege, 1 year
Daren K. Bewley, New Madrid, all sport privilege, 1.5 years
John D. Bishop, Lockwood, all sport privilege, 6 [...]

Share The Commission approved the following 2011 hunting-season dates:
– Youth Spring Turkey – April 9 and 10.
– Spring Turkey – April 18 through May 8.
– Fall Firearms Turkey – Oct. 1 through 31.
– Opening Day of November Portion of Firearms Deer Season – Nov. 12.

ShareThe report from this month’s Missouri Conservation Commission meeting is rather lengthy. The next few posts will break them up by topics. Normally, these items are featured in our print Traveler. With no print issue the end of December, we are passing along the information here.

ShareDuring their August meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commisson suspended the hunting and/or fishing privileges of 11 people for wildlife code violations and affirmed actions taken by Missouri courts suspending privileges of three Missouri residents. Those whose privileges were suspended are:

ShareThe Missouri Conservation Commission concluded its August meeting after addressing a few significant issues.
Missouri Department of Conservation director Robert Ziehmer announced late August 20, that the department would be appealing the ruling of Circuit Judge Robert Smith of Ripley County. Earlier in the month, Smith ruled three MDC regulations regarding the use of dogs [...]