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Attend workshops in Columbia on landscaping with native plants

Image of Gray-Headed Coneflower.

News from the Central region

Posted by Joe Jerek on Feb 22, 2012

Registration deadline is Feb. 29. Seating is limited. More

Workshop series at Henges Shooting Range aims to improve turkey hunting skills

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News from the St. Louis region

Posted by Dan Zarlenga on Feb 22, 2012

Workshops will include state turkey biologist, turkey calling, hunting techniques and shotgun patterning. More

Roadkill Café

Roadkill cafe participants prepared and enjoyed a variety of wild game dishes

Posted by Melanie Carden-Jessen on Feb 21, 2012

Roast skunk? You bet! Nothing goes to waste at the Twin Pines Roadkill Café where participants learned to prepare tasty dishes from wild game. More
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Permit Renewal Time

Posted by Tim Smith on Feb 21, 2012

If you’re an avid Missouri hunter or angler, you probably have permits in your wallet that will expire in the next week. More
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Partnership Hires Additional Private Land Help

Posted by Bill White on Feb 20, 2012

Through a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever (QF), we aim to help restore quail numbers in Missouri. More

Jump-Starting Your Quail Population

bobwhite quail

Posted by Scott Sudkamp on Feb 19, 2012

In all controlled scientific studies, stocking birds for population increase has failed, often miserably. Read on to learn more about results from some of these studies. More
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Educational, humanitarian efforts earn MDC’s Mayer state honor

MDC Outdoor Skills Specialist Jean Mayer

News from the Southwest region

Posted by Francis Skalicky on Feb 17, 2012

A professional passion for teaching hunter education and humanitarian help with Joplin tornado recovery earned Jean Mayer statewide recognition. More

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Brings the Pain!

Posted by Jim Low on Feb 16, 2012

This poacher lost his hunting privileges until age 92! More
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Working with Water

meander shows sediment deposits

Posted by Frank Nelson on Feb 15, 2012

Last month I mentioned that I’d give an update on what things look like in Units A and B. Here is a video that illustrates what has happened with our stream restoration work over the winter. More
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March 1 is take-a-trout-to-lunch day in Missouri

photo of two anglers on the dam at Montauk State Park

Statewide

Posted by Jim Low on Feb 14, 2012

March 1 marks the start of the catch-and-keep fishing season at hatchery-stocked trout parks, and thousands of anglers have been making the pilgrimage to Missouri’s trout temples on that date for more than 70 years. More
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