Halloween is the last day of Missouri’s black bear hunting season. Department of Conservation Director Jason Sumners provided the Conservation Commission with a progress report on Thursday. “Black bear season was increased by four days over the previous season, and a...
Three men from the Bonne Terre area in eastern Missouri have been arrested for killing a bull elk out of season and without a permit. The carcass was found near Klepzig Mill in southern Missouri’s Shannon County last November by a 14-year-old deer hunter. The three...
There’s been a spike in mountain lion sightings in Missouri. The most recent sighting happened last week in southern Missouri’s Shannon County, and conservation officials have confirmed that it killed an elk. Shannon County is known for outdoor recreation and is home...
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s elk restoration program will eventually lead to an elk hunting season in Missouri. The Conservation Department’s elk experts have been given the green light by the Conservation Commission to begin some initial...
The Conservation Department is investigating whether the drought is responsible for the deaths of some of the elk the state has imported over the last two years. Biologist Lonnie Hansen says several have died recently, and there is no doubt the drought is impacting...
