Share MDC news update from Candice Davis.
ELLINGTON, Mo. – Landowners in the Missouri Ozarks have a variety of habitat types on their properties. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) employs a variety of methods to help landowners promote wildlife habitat, including workshops where landowners and biologists meet and discuss options such as cost shares [...]

ShareIf you are a Missouri angler, this is a quick reminder that fishing permit and small game permits will expire February 29th. Yes, you get a whole extra day to renew your permit, a process better explained at the MDC site. You may buy a new permit online or in person from one of the [...]

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JEFFERSON CITY Mo – Hunters age 6 through 15 checked 2,193 deer during the late youth hunt Jan. 7 and 8, bringing the total harvest for the 2011-2012 firearms deer season to 238,921 compared to last year’s total of 231,513
The harvest total for last year’s late youth weekend was 1,292. This year’s combined early and [...]

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Call it an accident, a quick stop in the road, or our messed up compass, but a few weeks back Ryan and I discovered Thompson Ford Access.

Just west of Fredericktown, Mo on County Road 503 sets another one of those hidden treasures in Missouri. I am absolutely disgusted with myself! I know I [...]

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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 [...]

Share At its meeting in Springfield July 7, the Missouri Conservation Commission uspended hunting and/or fishing privileges of five Missouri residents and one nonresident for Wildlife Code violations and affirmed actions taken by Missouri courts suspending privileges of one Missouri resident. Those whose privileges were suspended are:
• Dakota D. Davidson, Buffalo, hunting privileges, 1 year

SharePowder Valley to host St. Louis premier of Mother Nature’s Child June 24
By Dan Zarlenga, MDC
KIRKWOOD, Mo — The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center will host the St. Louis-area debut of a film selected to be part of the recent 2011 Environmental Film Festival in Washington D.C. The screening kicks [...]

Share(MDC news release by Jim Low. Reprinted in its entirety to let our readers reflect on 2010 conservation news events. – Jo.)
Following is a month-by-month roundup of some of the year’s significant conservation-related events.
JANUARY
Anglers made some of the Show-Me State’s biggest news last year. The action began Jan. 19, when 15-year-old Joshua Lee Vance of [...]

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 [...]

ShareEditor’s Note: Traveler is pleased to provide readers with the blog, Ozarks Law & Economy by Harry Styron, a Branson attorney of the firm, Styron & Shilling. Harry, who happens to be my brother, often writes on topics relating to the Missouri outdoors. I think you’ll find his comments educational and thought-provoking. Please feel free [...]