missouri turkey hunting News
- Corn, acorn crops could affect deer harvest Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:26AMJEFFERSON CITY-Autumn is all about food and love for white-tailed deer. Love is constant, but Missouri deer hunters would do well to think about deer food when planning strategy for the upcoming firearms deer season.
- Firearms hunters expected to harvest 213,000 deer Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:00PMCOLUMBIA — The state’s top deer biologist on Thursday said firearms hunters are on pace to match 2007 numbers before the season ends next week. A year ago, firearms deer season harvested 213,386 deer out of the year's total of 300,915. “Given the first weekend, we’re down a couple thousand,” Lonnie Hansen of the Missouri Department of Conservation said. “but basically, I think we’ll take ...
- Fall turkey harvest down 32 percent Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:27AMJEFFERSON CITY-A long-term decline in hunter interest may have contributed to a decline in the number of wild turkeys killed during Missouri's fall firearms hunting season, but state officials say weather certainly played a role.
- African adventure: Travel agent finds natural wonderland, big game Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 5:18AMIndiana Jones and Hal Graff share two things in common: a love of adventure and a fear of snakes. Never mind lions and tigers. Graff, of Bloomington, was clear when he e-mailed outfitters in South Africa the timing of his safari had to be when the odds of encountering snakes were low.
- Economy may alter, but not end, the hunt Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 4:55AMPIERRE, S.D. -- Have gun, will travel -- even if the economy's shot.
- Sports Briefs Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:02PMCreston High School’s volleyball awards banquet will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 in the high school commons. Each player’s family is asked to bring a covered dish, dessert and place settings. Beverages are furnished.
- Corn, Acorn Crops Could Affect Deer Harvest Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:27AMBy Jim Low - A dearth of acorns could favor hunters in southern Missouri, but standing corn could make hunting tough in the northern half of the state.
- Deer kill down across the state Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:58AMBad weather and more antler restrictions may have played roles in the decrease in number of deer killed this rifle season according to a Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) spokesman.
- Owners of small farms object to proposed hunting tag fee Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 6:21PMAs it now stands, landowners with five or more acres don't have to pay for deer and turkey tags for hunting on their own property.
- Some landowners oppose state change in hunting rules w/ links to learn more about area hunting laws Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:33PMMILLER, Mo. — Tammy Alger likens a new policy proposed by the Missouri Department of Conservation to a time when peasants couldn’t hunt the “king’s deer.”
