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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…

The Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to allow Elk hunting starting in 2016.The Columbia Missourian reports the plan is contingent on the…

A statewide effort to share extra venison taken by deer hunters is bringing in record donations.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the program, called…

Northeast Missouri is popular this time of year for its deer hunting, but many local businesses worried the drought would have a negative effect on the…