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Smithville, Missouri – Visitors will be invited to view wildlife indoors and outdoors on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4 and 5, at the 19th annual Eagle Days at Smithville Lake.
Educational talks with captive eagles will be given at the Paradise Pointe Golf Course Complex in Little Platte Park by experts from Operation Wildlife. Show times on Saturday will be 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 noon and 2 p.m. The shows on Sunday will begin at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Paradise Pointe is part of the Little Platte Park at 18212 Golf Course Road.
The Conservation Commission met Dec. 12 and 13 in St. Charles. Commissioners present were:
The Commission approved the following seasons:
Turkey
Season structure, bag limits, and shooting hours remain unchanged from 2013.
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – This year’s harvest during firearms deer season in the Missouri Ozarks decreased by 17% from last year, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Protection Regional Supervisor Gary Cravens said weather had a lot to do with the lower harvest numbers.
“The season began with unseasonable warm and windy conditions which affected deer movement and made hunting difficult,” Cravens said. “The second weekend of the season, wind and cold temperatures challenged hunters again with less than ideal hunting conditions.”
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), DNA testing will help determine if a canine shot in Wayne County in late November by a private landowner while hunting is a gray wolf, coyote, or other canine species. The landowner contacted MDC after he shot the animal and surrendered it to the Department so MDC could determine what species the animal is.
Coyotes may be taken by hunting throughout the year as permitted by the Wildlife Code of Missouri. Wolves are a protected species in Missouri.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. – The morning air is brisk as fish jump and the sun rises high into the sky. Salvador Mondragon, a Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Fisheries Biologist, is part of this unique scene.
"A day in this position is never the same. I could come into the office expecting to do one thing, and it could completely change if something comes up," stated Mondragon. "A general day could include fish population sampling, educational programs for adults or children, or working with plant life on lakes and ponds."
St. Peters, Mo. — St. Louis-area residents who view the lavishly-decorated Christmas tree in front of the Governor’s mansion in Jefferson City this season have something to be especially proud of. They’re viewing one of their own.
El Dorado Springs, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host an open house 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the El Dorado Springs office, 1109 S. Main St., just north of U.S. 54. Come celebrate nature and the outdoors with the staff that helps manage the prairies, woodlands and waters in a wildlife-rich area of west central Missouri.
