by Anthony Morabith | Jan 10, 2023 | Agriculture, News, Outdoors
Click player below to listen to the interview (note – the interview was conducted in late 2022) – The Missouri Department of Conservation is instituting changes for the 2023-24 Deer Season, which includes the addition of more hunting dates and regulation...
by Bill Wise | Sep 22, 2021 | News
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reporting that white-tailed deer can catch Covid-19. Now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating to see if the SARS-CoV-2 has affected our state’s deer. Wildlife Biologist Jasmine Batten...
by Mike Lear | Jul 8, 2014 | Agriculture, News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has vetoed two agriculture bills that, among other provisions, would have added captive deer to the definition of “livestock” in state statute, thereby putting them under the control of the Missouri Department of Agriculture rather...
by Bill Pollock | Jul 3, 2014 | Sports Features
Kelly Straka, state wildlife veterinarian for the Missouri Department of Conservation, joins me on this final installment of our Google Hangout chats during the month of June.  For the past four weeks, we’ve focused on deer management and deer health.  In this...
by Bill Pollock | Jun 30, 2014 | Sports Features
In our third of four installments of Google Hangouts with the Missouri Department of Conservation, we visit with Deer Biologist Jason Sumners. We continue our discussion on wildlife management and health, and what the responsibilities of the department are to manage...