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Jigging Spring Walleyes Minnesota walleye guide Jonny Petrowski plies his trade in the Rainy River area. This includes Upper Red Lake and, during the spring spawning run, the Rainy River, which flows into Lake of the Woods.
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Late Ice Fishing Tips & Tactics It appears that my ice-fishing season is about over. I’ve got a trip scheduled for this week, and that’s to northern Minnesota. After that, I’m going to be fishing rivers and waiting
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Catching Huge South Dakota Walleyes Using Cross Current River Tactics Conventional wisdom regarding locating walleyes on river systems focuses primarily on current seams and breaks. The sweet spot is generally on the edge, where fast water meets quiet water. These current
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Selecting A Rod For Walleyes I got an e-mail from a man recently who was going on a fishing trip with some friends. They were going to be chasing walleyes, and he didn’t have a lot of walleye gear. He wanted to know what
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Missouri Hunting and Fishing News
Missouri Department of Conservation considing limited restoration of elk
Newspaper article written by Conservation Agent Todd Houf for The Fulton SunIs the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thinking about restoring elk into the state of Missouri? The answer is
Conservation Agents host Missouri Girls Exploring Nature camp
For the third straight year, all of the Conservation Agents from Northeast Region gathered together to help teach, set up, cook and tear down a three day, two night hunter education camp for young
Four Missouri men plead guilty to Federal Wildlife Violations
In early 2009, a northeast Missouri Conservation Agent began an investigation after recovery of two Bald Eagle carcasses. The Agent's investigation, along with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, soon
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Missouri Department of Conservation conducts sting netting 68 individuals
After receiving numerous outcries of illegal poaching, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) took the initiative and set up a taxidermy shop in southern Missouri to see if this was the case.
Missouri Department of Conservation offers two new field guides
Missouri is fortunate to have at least one Conservation Agent in each county to be a contact for the public. Along with providing resource enforcement, Agent’s duties also include being asked those
Over the Hump
I’ve already had enough of this summer’s heat and humidity and I know I’m not alone in that sentiment. There is some encouragement, however, in the average annual temperature data. A look at
Cicadas and Their Killers
The middle of July through August is the time that we should be hearing annual, or dog-day, cicadas whining in the treetops around sunset. Sometimes they are referred to as locusts, but that name
Conservation Agents close case on gross over limit of Canada Geese
Last winter, Conservation Agents in the Kansas City region received information on three individuals who killed 50 Canada Geese in a single day. The daily bag limit for Canada Geese during the late
New Shrooms and Herps Guidebooks
If you have done much exploration of Missouri’s outdoors, you have surely come across unfamiliar fungi, reptiles or amphibians. Two new guidebooks are now available to help you identify and appreciate
Missouri Department of Conservation taking applications for upcoming Conservation Agent Training Academy
Are you looking for an exciting career that most folks who already have the job say “this is what I always wanted to do” or “this is the best job ever”? Then get your application and resume’
Fall Permits Now For Sale
Today is the first day that you can purchase several permits for hunting in Missouri this coming fall and winter. I like to buy mine while I’m thinking about it and July 1 is a date that I can remember
Four-point rule lets bucks make the most of June growth spurt
A few days ago, I changed out the memory card in the trail camera my son gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago. When I downloaded the digital photos, I found images of a pair of young white-tailed
Orphaned Animals?
Conservation Agents take numerous calls of orphaned baby or young animals however the majority of the time this not the case. In nature, parental animals will leave their young alone in order to protect
Orphaned Animals????
Conservation Agents take numerous calls of orphaned baby or young animals however the majority of the time this not the case. In nature, parental animals will leave their young alone in order to protect
Bald Birds
While a bald eagle is a majestic bird, it really isn’t bald. That is, it has feathers on its head. It’s just that they are white, in the mature bird, and so they contrast with the blackish-brown
Conservation Agents participate in Special Olympic Torch Run
In Missouri, a Conservation Agent is assigned a county to patrol and live in after graduation from the Conservation Agent Academy. Very often an Agent will become involved in that county by attending
Please, please, don’t dig the daisies!
Someone e-mailed some photos to me recently, asking if the attractive orange blossoms belonged to a “flower” or a “weed.” The answer was “both.”
The plant was butterfly milkweed,
Conservation Agents particpate in Special Olympic Torch Run
In Missouri, a Conservation Agent is assigned a county to patrol and live in after graduation from the Conservation Agent Academy. Very often an Agent will become involved in that county by attending
No More Trash Contest
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri elementary, middle and home school students K-8 are invited to help in the fight against litter -- and to have creative and educational fun -- by participating in the 2010
