MDC is currently trying something new with the shotgun range at Deer Ridge. Coming in August, MDC staff including myself with open the trap range to the public for up to 15 people that sign up. Details are below. MDC Staff will open the Deer Ridge Trap house for anyone to practice their shotgun shooting…
2026 Turkey Harvest Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows turkey hunters checked 45,475 birds during Missouri’s 2026 regular spring turkey season, April 20-May 10. Young turkey hunters also harvested 5,255 birds over the youth weekend, April 11 and 12, bringing the overall 2026 spring turkey harvest to 50,730. The statewide total…
LEWIS COUNTY, MO- The dog days of summer welcomes one of Missouri’s most rewarding summertime events, frog season. Frog hunting can be an enjoyable way to spend a summer evening, not to mention an excellent reward at the dinner table. Missouri’s 2026 frog season runs from sunset on June 30 – October 31, 2026. …
Every year I get calls from people who have picked up, what they believe to be, abandoned baby animals. This is never the right answer. The best chance for the animal is to never take it home. In almost every case the animal is not truly abandoned. Just because a mother is not around does…
One of the most popular hunting seasons in Missouri is Spring Turkey Season. Manypeople take to the woods each spring in pursuit of what can be one of the most excitingand challenging animals to harvest in Missouri.This year the Spring Turkey season dates are as followed.Spring Youth Season: 4/11-4/12Spring Season: 4/20-5/10Changes of note for residents…
CLARK COUNTY MISSOURI – MDC, Mo Vets Outdoors, and the Kenneth Kirchman Foundation recently teamed up for the third year in a row to host a veterans upland bird hunt in Clark County. 8 veterans and their spouses participated in the event that included two days of hunting, shooting, education, and comradery by all involved….
EDINA, MO – On 3/10 Missouri Department of Conservation held a day and evening with wildlife event at Knox County High School. During the day Agents and other MDC staff did presentations on snakes, insects, raptors, Agent duties, and streams for every student in the Knox County School. Then that night the gym was opened…
This event is free for all ages to learn more about Missouri’s fish, forest, and wildlife. KIRKSVILLE, MO – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the publicto an Evening with Wildlife at the Knox County Highschool in Edina Tuesday, March 10.Doors will open at 5:30p.m., and the main speaker, MDC Damage Biologist DarylDamron, will…
While most of the hunting and outdoor activities have slowed orstopped until spring, there is still a fun way to get exercise and enjoythe outdoors. The search for antlers or “Shed Hunting” is a popularoutdoor activity for hunters, landowners, and hikers alike. Shedhunting gives you the chance to enjoy nature’s treasure hunt. It blendsconservation awareness,…
Exciting news for Lewis County as Share the Harvest is back after no program for several years. Liberty Locker of LaBelle with be a participating processor for STH this year having been approved for 50 deer by the Conservation Federation of Missouri. In addition to the CFM funds local donations from Labelle Christian Church, and…
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