Deer

The 6th annual Kix 105 and Huntin & Fishin with Harry Big Buck contest is underway.  Get pre-entered before you hunt with a $10 registration benefitting the wounded warrior project.  Prizes include a new Remington 700 Bolt from Vinson’s Pawn & Gun, a shoulder mount from Cummings Wildlife Studio in Montrose, a Mathews Bow from Whitetails Unlimited, a Treestand from The Treestand Archery Pro

Over 100,00 less deer were killed in 2013 firearm seasons compared to 2012. In 2012, a grand total of 311,304 were killed in Missouri. In 2013, the total plummeted to just 200,279. These totals are a combination of all the Missouri firearm season.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. – If you were to pick the Missouri city where you are most likely to strike a deer with your car, would you pick Kansas City?  Maybe Lee’s Summit? They ranked first and second in 2011 for deer-vehicle collisions in Missouri.

Our Trail Cam Photo Contest is back! We know you’ve been looking for that big buck, and if you’ve found one, we want to see it. Send us your 2013 trail cam photos for your chance to win a brand new trail cam and other great prizes!

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Conservation will host several public meetings to discuss the impact of chronic wasting disease on the state's white-tailed deer population.

Authorities in Wisconsin have a lot of questions to answer after killing a baby deer that was set to be moved to wildlife reserve.

This week has been great, a little hot, but what the heck. We need some rain, it's getting dry and with no rain in sight for another week, the sprinklers are in full operation and the farmers are praying for rain.

See? Deer really do come out of nowhere!

Reports of one particular deer's death were greatly exaggerated.

Winter finally made a big encore performance and it was a blessing.  It may be a pain and we may complain about it, but the farmers and lakes really need the water.  I think this added about three inches of moisture to the ground with both storms combined.  We are still well below the norm, but every little bit helps.  The storm brought a lot of trees down and left a lot of people without power.