Hunters will find the challenge of taking a turkey a little harder this fall, due to the second year in a row of very poor turkey nesting success. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo)
This year’s turkey production will be among the lowest on record.

JEFFERSON CITY—The numbers are still coming in, but the trend is clear. Missouri’s 2008 turkey production was among the worst on record.…[more]

Fall has begun, and many of you will spend more time outdoors enjoying the many hunting opportunities found at Clearwater Lake. With 16,000 acres of managed natural resources, you are sure to find the game you seek.

This is just the beginning of what we hope will be a very safe and bountiful fall hunting season on the Clearwater Lake Project. Dove season is in full swing. It…[more]

LITTLE ROCK – Biologists from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission again have proposed a conservative turkey season. The AGFC has tried to address declining turkey harvests through the regulations process starting in spring 2005.

AGFC turkey biologist Mike Widner told the Commission, that the shorter season of 30 days in 2005 and 2006 undoubtedly aided gobbler carryover somewhat. “However, the reduction in season length was not enough…[more]

Field and Stream has a list of “150 Best Fishing Spots” on their website this month, and five Ozarks locations are listed among them.

Lake Eufala in eastern Oklahoma made the list, while the Missouri River took honors its namesake state, and two spots in Arkansas were named: Lake Dardenelle near Russellville as well as Norfolk Lake near Mountain Home.

The outdoors publication said “now is…[more]

When shooting at game with your crossbow, you want to be able to make the perfect shot. To do this you need the correct equipment that is effective in bringing down the target silently so as not to frighten the animal away. There are several accessories to look for to help you make the perfect shot.

Choosing the Correct Sighting

For hunters there are 3 main…[more]

Most of the quail reports this year are encouraging, showing population increases of most species of North American quail. Bobwhites have much improved numbers in many states due to intensive efforts by state and federal agencies and QU chapters to implement new programs targeted primarily at bobwhites. State agency programs such as the North Carolina CURE project, the Georgia Bobwhite Quail Initiative, Arkansas Special Project Areas, the Illinois Bonus Program,…[more]

A two-part Missouri’s Outdoors Women event in October and December will offer an introductory course in waterfowl hunting. Space is limited, however, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The clinic consists of two events, a training session on Oct. 5 and a guided hunt Dec. 7 and 8. Both will take place at Duck Creek Conservation Area west of Cape Girardeau.

Up to 15…[more]

The lake at Big Oak Tree State Park near East Prairie is once again filling with water, now that the lake’s pump has been replaced, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today.

The pump, which is needed to pump groundwater into the lake, stopped working last year and could not be repaired. This caused the water level to drop below the level the department normally maintains in…[more]

(NewsUSA) - The same material that the U.S. military uses to build Predator drones and spy satellites has become available to the masses -; in a fishing rod. Unidirectional carbon fiber, a common carbon mesh, received a super-light lift in government labs, prompting its secret classification.

But government insiders have hobbies, too. One man, whose name cannot be released, decided to work with Orvis, an outdoors supplier, to…[more]

There are several huge behavioral differences between Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass. In a lake you generally find Smallmouth Bass in deep and rocky sections of the lake. Largemouth Bass on the other hand prefer weedy portions of the lake. Largemouth Bass also for much of the year can be found in much shallower water than Smallmouth Bass typically prefer. In rivers Smallmouth Bass are found more in the fast current,…[more]