by admin | Apr 1, 2009 | News
Purple martins are returning to Missouri and they could use some extra help from people this year. Recent year’s late frosts were tough on purple martin populations. Department of Conservation Avian Ecologist Andy Forbes says the birds live almost entirely...
by admin | Mar 20, 2009 | News
It’s the time of year when wildfires start cropping up throughout the Missouri. March and April are dangerous months for wildfires. Bill Altman, forestry supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation, says nine homes in Missouri have already been lost...
by admin | Mar 6, 2009 | Politics / Govt
A lot of Missourians hunt deer, eat deer, even watch for deer while driving down the highway. But how many have dropped a cool 150 grand for an unborn fawn? You’d be surprised. Deer farming is big business in Missouri. The Missouri White Tail Breeders...
by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Hunters who accidentally kill someone could lose their hunting priveleges permanently. A bill in the Senate puts the power of revocation into the hands of the Conservation Department. If someone dies as a result of a hunter’s carelessness, the shooter loses his...
by admin | Feb 27, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Some Missourians have been known for years to go noodling, or and-fishing. You stick your hand under a log or into a hole underwater and see if you can’t get a catfish to grab on. The sport’s illegal in the state now … but a bill (SB 350) by...
