Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Managed deer hunt applications open July 1
From July 1 to July 31, deer hunters can apply online for a shot at more than 100 managed deer hunts throughout Missouri this fall and winter.
Managed deer...
MDC, researchers ask citizens to mail in ticks for pathogen research
The Department of Conservation and A.T. Still University researchers are asking Missourians to save ticks they find and send them, by mail, to the University...
Final deer, turkey harvest numbers reported
The 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer.
Of the...
Missouri firearms deer harvest total increases
Preliminary data shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 189,938 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, Nov. 14-24. Of the deer...
Spring turkey hunters face production challenges
Missouri turkey hunters can expect a more challenging spring season; poor turkey production in recent years has affected turkey numbers.
The spring turkey...
10,543 deer harvested during antlerless portion
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,543 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, Dec. 6-8. Top...
MO Hunting app update needed to Telecheck turkeys
Turkey hunters who use the free MO Hunting app from the Department of Conservation will need to update the app to Telecheck their spring turkey harvest.
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Although more CWD found, it remains rare
The Department of Conservation has confirmed 24 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Missouri from nearly 27,000 tissue samples collected from...
Trapping more effective than hunting feral hogs
In Missouri, where feral hog eradication efforts have increased this year through trapping, citizens are being asked to report feral hog sightings or damage...
Missouri plans first black bear season Oct. 18-27
The Conservation Commission has given final approval for the state’s first black-bear hunting season this fall, Oct. 18–27.
The season framework, permit and...