(Jefferson City, MO) — The Missouri Department of Conservation is hosting dozens and dozens of educational nature programs for children this summer. Margie Vandeven, Missouri’s former Commissioner of Education, is all for it. Vandeven is now the...
A black bear is making its way through mid-Missouri. It was seen in Boone County in the city limits of Centralia on Saturday, June 7. Daryl Damron, Wildlife Damage Biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation told Missourinet it is thought to be the same...
Bull elk and black bear hunting remain very popular in Missouri, based on the number of people applying for permits. The latest numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation show 5,249 bear applications and 8,409 bull elk applications were received last month...
Missouri is now offering applications to residents who want to go black bear and elk hunting this fall. Applications will be entered into a random drawing for a permit. The state Department of Conservation will dole out five permits to hunt bull elk and 600 permits...
Missouri anglers are seeing lake sturgeon more often. The endangered prehistoric fish species is native to the Show-Me State. Travis Moore, fisheries biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, said the lake sturgeon has been getting around lately. “One of...
