Missouri is a great wade fishing state. We have so many beautiful warmwater rivers and enough cold-water fisheries to make our Midwest neighbors envious. Felt soled waders and wading boots are … more

Nash Buckingham is a name any serious waterfowl hunter should recognize. An early conservationist and acclaimed outdoor writer, Buckingham hailed from Memphis, Tennessee, but it was the cypress … more

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Bryant Rackers of Bonnots Mill for his impressive fishing after catching two more state-record fish. Rackers now holds … more

Branson is a year-round tourist destination made famous by music shows, but right now, the brown trout fishing maybe the city’s greatest draw. The Missouri state record for brown trout changed … more

By now, many hunters out there have already filled their freezer or tagged the big buck that was driving them from their warm bed into a frigid dawn. Some would still like the experience … more

When I killed my first deer back in 1993 you still had to take them to check stations. For years, friends and I had been going to Fetla’s Trading post in Valparaiso, Indiana to watch deer … more

In past years, the Missouri Department of Conservation has urged deer hunters across the state to take part in the “Share the Harvest” program, and this year is no different. … more

Fall firearms season opened this weekend for Missouri deer hunters, and according to preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation, it should be a good season. Perry County … more