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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), 4,487 deer hunters donated 227,358 pounds of venison from the 2013 Missouri deer harvest to the state’s Share the Harvest program.
St. Louis, Mo. — Now that you finally managed to bag that prize rack, how does it compare? Many hunters would love to know the answer as they admire the antlers from a proudly- harvested buck.
The Deer Antler Scoring event at the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Jay Henges Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center on Saturday, Feb. 22, will give hunters a chance to have their racks officially scored.
Sedalia, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a workshop on how to safely conduct a prescribed burn 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the Pettis County USDA Service Center, 1407 W. 32nd St. in Sedalia. The workshop is free. Advance registration is requested.
St. Joseph, Mo. – The cold winter weather offers a benefit to anglers with cabin fever – the chance to go ice fishing. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists will offer an ice fishing workshop 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Mozingo Lake east of Maryville. The workshop is free.
When prolonged cold creates safe ice, anglers can catch bluegill, crappie and largemouth bass, said Tory Mason, an MDC fisheries management biologist. Holes are drilled in the ice and anglers entice fish with small jigs or natural bait such as wax worms.
