by admin | Jun 9, 2005 | News
There might be good reason our little, green, web-footed friends are croaking today. Today, the North American Bullfrog is honored as the official state amphibian. Governor Matt lunt signs legislation designating the giants of the frog world as such. The Missouri...
by admin | May 31, 2005 | News
A world record catfish becomes just a near-miss for Missouri. Alton, Illinois fisherman Tim Pruitt recently hauled a 124-pound blue catfish out of the Mississippi River near St. Louis. After a 45-minute fight, the monster Pruitt hauled out beat the world record by...
by admin | May 17, 2005 | News
A black bear has been shot to death near the southeast Missouri town of Marquand by a man who says he was afraid the bear would attack his dog. The bear weighed 400 pounds. A representative of the State Conservation Department says no charges will be filed, although...
by admin | Mar 22, 2005 | News
A massive, week-long, statewide cleanup effort was so successful last year that organizers have decided to expand it to a full month this year. Volunteers picked up 13,500 bags of trash and truckloads of tires and other items too big to bag up a year ago, and...
by admin | Dec 20, 2004 | News
The State Conservation Department has suspended the hunting and fishing licenses of 176 people who are delinquent in their child support payments. But the State Conservation Commission is refusing to make the names public, a change in previous policy. The comission...
