Missouri hunting and fishing season calandar 2010

Fall Hunting and Fishing Calendar - State of Missouri Conservation Department.

FISHING                                                   OPEN    CLOSE
Black Bass (certain Ozark streams, see the Wildlife Code)   
5/22/10    2/28/11
impoundments and other streams year-round   
Bullfrogs and Green Frogs                              Sunset    Midnight
6/30/10    10/31/10
Nongame Fish Gigging                                  9/15/10    1/31/11
Trout Parks                                                3/01/10    10/31/10
HUNTING                                                OPEN    CLOSE
Coyotes                                                     5/10/10    3/31/n
Deer   
Firearms   
Urban                                      10/08/10    10/11/10
Early Youth                               10/30/10    10/31/10
November                              11/13/10    11/23/10
Antlerless                                 11/24/10    12/05/10
Muzzleloader                            12/18/10    12/28/10
Late Youth                                 1/01/11    1/02/11
Archery   
9/15A0    11/12/10
11/24/10    1/15/11
Doves                                                       9/01/10    11/09/10
Furbearers                                                11/15/10    1/31/11
Groundhog                                                5/10/10    12/15/10
Pheasant   
Youth (North Zone only)               10/30/10    10/31/10
North Zone                               11/01/10    1/15/11
Southern Zone                           12/01/10    12/12/10
Quail                                                       11/01/10    1/15/11
Youth                                      10/30/10    10/31/10
Rabbits                                                    10/01/10    2/15/11
Rails (Sora and Virginia)                                9/01/10    11/09/10
Squirrels                                                   5/22/10    2/15/11
Teal                                                          9/11/10    9/26/10
Turkey   
Fall Firearms                                        10/01/10    10/31/10
Archery                                               9/15/10    11/12/10
11/24/10    1/15/11
Waterfowl                           please see the Waterfowl Hunting Digest or
 www.MissouriConservation.org/7573

Wilson's (common) snipe                               9/01/10    12/16/10
Woodcock                                                 10/15/10    11/28/10
TRAPPING                                               OPEN    CLOSE
Beavers and Nutria                                      11/15/10    3/31/11
Furbearers                                                11/15/10    1/31/11
Otters and Muskrats                                     11/15/10    2/20/11
For complete information about seasons, limits, methods and restrictions, consult the Wildlife Code and the current summaries of Missouri Hunting and Trapping Regulations and Missouri Fishing Regulations, the Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information, the Waterfowl Hunting Digest and the Migratory Bird Hunting Digest. For more information visit www.MissouriConservation.org/8707 or permit vendors.
The Department of Conservation's computerized point-of-sale system allows you to purchase or replace your permits through local vendors or by phone. The toll-free number is 800-392-4115. Allow 10 days for delivery of telephone purchases. To purchase permits online go to www.wildlifelicense.com/mo/

Experience from other states indicates that considerable economic benefits can be generated from elk ecotourism and hunting.
potential economic impacts of an elk restoration will be available to local chambers of commerce and others.
FUNDING: The Department will seek outside funding to help pay for a restoration program. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has provided financial sup-port for restoration programs in other states and has recently expressed interest in contributing to elk restoration in Missouri.
HABITAT MANAGEMENT: The Department would work providing technical and financial assistance  with landowners wanting to improve habitat conditions for elk on their property. Conservation areas in the elk restoration zone are currently managed in ways (e.g., green browse production, timber harvest, wood¬land and glade restoration) that encourage the elk to remain on those lands.
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We value citizen input and welcome comments from all interested parties. Comments can be made online at www.MissouriConservatiotin.org/contact-us under Elk Restoration Comments" or mailed to: Missouri Department of Conservation, Director's Office, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180.A

Turkeys seem scarce this year in Missouri

Hunting on the Marais des Cygnes River today, with my Grandson Cody. We had a nice time listening to the birds sing and the frogs croak, but with all our calling and squawking we couldn't get an answer.

So we dropped on in on the other side of the river to check on some spoon bill fishers over where the old Haymaker Bridge fell in back in the 70's. Some spell it (Hay Maker Bridge).

We watched as they were snagging and working the old Aunt Mary (Marais des Cygnes River) for all she had. I'd never been snaggin' before, so we really enjoyed watching these old boys work the treble hooks.

I got some great pictures though, so I thought I'd share. Here's Cody collecting the decoys. I got some pictures of the decoys, I thought I might try to pass them off as turkey pictures, but I figured it would be easy to figure out.

We had a great time though, and We may even try to get his Dad to let him off school for a day so we can go back when the weather is is better. Just too windy today!

I came across a new real estate site, seems one of the things they specialize in is Hunting Property and Hunting Real Estate.

Good night and Good hunting!