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Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding waterfowl hunters to make reservations online for managed waterfowl hunts in the fall.

Starting this year, hunters will be asked to do mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease in deer, with the requirement cycling between counties every four years. This year, it'll happen on Nov. 14 and 15.

Missourians now have fewer places to hunt and fish.

An outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed by United States health agencies in mid-2024. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the public health risk is currently low - but states are still monitoring the progression.

Missouri’s falconry hunting season opened February 11 for ducks, coots and mergansers, and light goose season began on February 7. Conservation experts say waterfowl can carry avian flu, and it's important to take proper precautions around wild birds.

November firearms deer hunting season opens this weekend, and for the first time deer killed in Boone County must be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease.

Deer overpopulation can cause increased traffic incidents and damage ecosystems.

Close to 100 thousand deer were harvested in Missouri’s deer hunting’s opening weekend November 10 and 11. That’s up from last year’s opening weekend’s…

The Missouri House has voted overwhelmingly to raise poaching fines to protect the state's fledgling elk population.The bill approved Wednesday would…

COLUMBIA- The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that it will expand pheasant hunting statewide starting Nov. 1. Hunters in mid-Missouri will…