At its March meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission suspended hunting and/or fishing privileges of 34 Missouri residents for Wildlife Code violations and affirmed actions taken by Missouri courts suspending privileges of eight Missouri residents. Those whose privileges were suspended are: Read the rest of this entry »

– from NPS News Release, Mar 25, 2009
Our next round of General Managment Plan meetings will occur the week of June 22, 2009. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 22, 2009 5:00 PM-8:00 PM
Van Buren Community Center, Intersection of D Hwy and Business 60, Van Buren, MO 63965;

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On Feb 21st, 35 horsemen and women met at Twin Pines Conservation Center in Winona to form the River Springs chapter of Show-Me Missouri Back Country Horsemen. Keith Temple was elected chapter leader. Read the rest of this entry »

Celebrate Earth Day with a trivia challenge.
On  Saturday, April 18, at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State
Park near Wildwood. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural
Resources, this event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and
open to the public. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

JEFFERSON CITY, MO., MARCH 20, 2009 — Two living history events that focus on the Civil War will be held March 28 and April 18 at Fort Davidson State Historic Site in Pilot Knob. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the 2nd Missouri Artillery and the Turner Brigade, the events will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Read the rest of this entry »

Wayne Carroll, St. Clair, MO, models the River Hills Traveler cap he won in our monthly Where’s Trav contest. That’s Zena, his squirrel-hunting yetti, perched on his shoulder. To play the game, find the hidden raccoon in the classified ad section of the next print edition of River Hills Traveler. Click here for a list of newsstands where Traveler is sold. Click here to order a paid one-year subscription or a free 3-month trial subscription.

The Monsanto Fund recently provided a $50,000 grant to be used towards two prominent Ducks Unlimited youth programs, Puddler magazine and Wetlands for Kids Day in St. Charles, MO. The Monsanto Fund is the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company. Read the rest of this entry »

Curt Dzuba and sons, Jesse and Mathew

stand on the deck of a finished fire/rescue

built at Miracle Marine.

By Emery Styron
In a long, rusty, metal chicken shed northeast of Potosi, a Canadian aeronautics engineer and crew build custom all-welded aluminum-hulled fire and rescue boats that save lives on the Ohio River and fishing boats that provide safe, pleasurable transportation on Ozarks lakes and rivers. Read the rest of this entry »

  The Twin Pines Conservation Education Center will host an anniversary event on April 18 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.  One year will have passed since the grand opening celebration in April 2008. The event will feature a fish fry, archery, fishing, music and traditional Ozarks skills demonstrations. Read the rest of this entry »