Duck Numbers Down

Missouri’s duck hunting seasons will start in a couple of months with the overall numbers of waterfowl down. Conservation officials, though, say the success of the hunt might be more dependent on whether the ducks have any place to land in the state. Duck...

Free Fishing Weekend Getting Underway

If you haven’t gone fishing for years, this might be the weekend for you to take up the sport again. Fishing in Missouri this weekend is free – no licenses or special permits needed at any of the public lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds in the state. Steve...

Turkey Hunting Season Nets Record Number Of Gobblers

A record 60,151 turkeys were taken this year during the youth and regular spring hunting season – better than last year’s record harvest of about 58,000turkeys. The Conservation Department’s Jim Low says the numbers are great, considering the hunting...

Conservation Officials Warn About Open Burning Dangers

State Conservation Department officials are warning of the dangers of open burning. The agency’s Bruce Palmer says much of the state remains too dry to burn off leaves and brushpiles. And he says efforts to reduce wildfire potential might be hampered by last...