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A Missouri turkey hunter Telechecks her adult gobbler using MDC's MO Hunting mobile app following a successful public land hunt. Preliminary data from MDC shows hunters harvested 36,251 turkeys over the 2022 regular spring season.

MDC reports spring turkey season ended with 36,251 birds harvested

MDC reports spring turkey season ended with 36,251 birds harvested. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows...

Interested in black bears in Missouri? How to Be Bear Aware? Hunting black bears in the state? Join the free, online MDC Wild Webcast, “Be Bear Aware: Missouri is Bear Country,” on May 11 from noon to 1 p.m. Register in advance at short.mdc.mo.gov/4Uc.

Join MDC for May 11 Wild Webcast on “Missouri is Bear Country”

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites people interested in black bears in Missouri, how to Be Bear Aware, and hunting black bears...

MDC cancels Conservation Carnival

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and partners have cancelled a Conservation Carnival that was scheduled for April 29 at the Looney Sports Complex in St....

MDC offers free guided birding hike May 2 near Trenton

Get outdoors and learn about birding at Crowder State Park Spring’s burst of greenery and wildflowers also includes migrations of colorful songbirds. Learn...

The three-toed box turtle is one species drivers may see crossing the roads this spring.

MDC encourages drivers to “Give Turtles a brake!”

Box turtles and other common Missouri turtles are emerging from their burrows and crossing roadways in search of food and a mate. The Missouri...

MDC encourages public to steer clear of invasive Callery pear trees

Spring is an opportune time to plant a new tree, but the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to steer clear of one...

MDC says spring migration offers good waterfowl viewing opportunities

Visit conservation area wetlands to see shorebirds, ducks, and geese The spring waterfowl migration is underway, and the Missouri Department...

MDC and CFM thank deer hunters, processors, and sponsors for ...

This season’s donations of 242,774 pounds take 30-year-total to nearly 5 million pounds. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation...

A peregrine falcon nest box is now on camera and online at American Century Investments in Kansas City, as spring nesting begins. This photo was taken at a nest at another site in earlier years.

Peregrine falcon nest in Kansas City is on camera and online for...

Watch nesting falcons at the Country Club Plaza tend eggs and raise young Peregrine falcons are tending a nest on a ledge at the American...

MDC will offer a free guided birding hike on March 14 at Wallace State Park near Cameron. Participants can see birds such as the northern mockingbird .

MDC offers free birding workshop March 14 near Cameron

Winter is a good time for birding, as the lack of foliage makes spotting them easier. A free workshop and birding hike will be offered by the...

MDC offers free Hunter Education skills classes in NW region in...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering free upcoming hunter education skills sessions in northwest Missouri. Participants will earn the safety...

MDC will offer a free virtual waterfowl hunting class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

MDC offers free virtual waterfowl hunting workshop Feb. 16

February 9, 2022

Learn about strategies and gear for hunting ducks & geese Missouri has numerous public waterfowl hunting opportunities at wetlands and...

MDC will present a free program about pellets that great horned owls and other owls produce and regurgitate from food matter they cannot digest. Dissecting the pellets gives a look at what the owls prey upon.

Learn about what owl pellets reveal at free MDC virtual program...

February 9, 2022

Dissecting owl pellets a key to seeing what they eat Find a nest or perch tree for owls and you may see some odd-looking pellets on the ground...

MDC offers free Prescribed Burning for Missouri Land Managers...

February 9, 2022

Workshop at Poosey Conservation Area will teach planning and operational skills The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free Prescribed Burning for...

Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership removes more than 9,800...

February 9, 2022

More than 54,000 feral hogs have been eliminated off private and public lands since 2016. The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership (the Partnership) removed...

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