Missouri’s 21-day regular spring turkey season closed with 41,830 checked. This was 3.7 percent fewer than 2008. (more…)

Waterfowl hunters spent $900 million on a variety of goods and services from food, transportation, guns and decoys to hunting dogs, clothing and other incidental expenses in 2006, according to a new report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (more…)

Turkey hunters in many parts of Missouri don’t need an expert to tell them the state’s turkey population is down.

  “I’m hoping that hunters will adopt a two-year strategy,” said Resource Scientist Tom Dailey. Dailey, who oversees the Missouri Department of Conservation’s wild turkey management program, said he expects a significantly smaller turkey harvest this year than in 2008. Hunters checked 46,000 turkeys in last year’s spring turkey season. He expects the number to be closer to 40,000 this year. Missouri has fewer gobblers this year than it has had in 20 years or so. (more…)

Non-lead shotshells are already the norm in Missouri migratory waterfowl areas. In this article, CNN examines the pros and cons towards green bullets as well.