Missouri Department of Conservation

I've been fishing many times. I've seen a lot of snakes. But until today I had never seen a snake eating a flathead!

More than 4,600 anglers visited Missouri State Parks’ three trout parks on opening day of trout season March 1.

The Missouri House has voted overwhelmingly to raise poaching fines to protect the state's fledgling elk population.

Beginning next month, area deer hunters can apply online through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s website, for a chance at more than 100 managed deer hunts throughout the state.

The City of Sedalia, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Citizens Committee for Smart Growth and the Tree Board invites citizens to celebrate Arbor Day at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site

The Missouri Department of Conservation says that it has confirmed that a mountain lion was recently in Shannon County. This is the first confirmed female mountain lion in the state since 1994, according to the Department of Conservation.

The Missouri Department of Conservation posted a video on Facebook that just might make you squirm!

Rainbow trout are once again swimming in Liberty Park Pond in Sedalia. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently stocked 1,300 trout in the three-acre pond at Third and Park streets. Included in the stocking were 12 large, trophy-sized trout that formerly served as brood stock at the MDC Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual wild-turkey brood-survey shows mixed results for fall turkey hunting prospects. According to MDC Turkey Biologist Jason Isabelle, statewide turkey production in 2015 was lower than last year, but similar to the five-year average...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— As the heat of summer fades into the cool weather of fall, trees and shrubs around the Show-Me State transform from leaves of green to a fall-foliage color palette of golds, reds, oranges, and purples. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people to discover nature through fall-color excursions.