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Friday, April 19, 2013  Mid Missouri emergency responders rescued two stranded turkey hunters, one wheelchair bound, Thursday from rising flood waters in Texas County.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Turkey hunting season starts this coming Monday, and Mid-Missourians are getting ready.

Monday, April 08, 2013  In a country where at least a third of households have firearms, it's hard to impose stricter arms rules without support from gun owners.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal wildlife managers look to New Mexico pilot project in battle against feral pigs

Thursday, November 22, 2012  Missouri's Department of Conservation says hunters took nearly 205,000 deer during November's 11-day firearms season. That's the highest number in four years and 7.7 percent higher than last year.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Missouri turkey hunters reported taking nearly 8,500 birds last month, a 20 percent increase from October 2011.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  The site is popular with tourists and ghost hunters

Thursday, March 29, 2012  The Missouri Department of Conservation says a mild winter and early spring could help turkey hunters in the long run.

Friday, December 09, 2011 

Monday, December 05, 2011  Deer season is over for this year but hunters have been reporting some interesting finds.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  You may be seeing more and more deer lying on the side of the road in the next few weeks because deer are starting to be in rut.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Hunters heading out for Missouri's 11 day firearm deer season in November will now be able to buy permits online.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  Rumors are swirling in Osage County about a possible mountain lion eating cows.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  For the second year in a row the Missouri Department of Conservation is allowing hunters to buy hunting permits online. But this year there is a bit of a change.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  A big announcement was made at Sunday night’s Mystery Party at the Missouri State Penitentiary.