Collisions with deer aren’t entirely random.
JEFFERSON CITY—Deer running in front of vehicles seems random, but statistics from the Missouri Highway Patrol offer insights that can prevent property damage and save lives.
The Highway Patrol recorded 3,419 deer-vehicle accidents in 2007, or about 2.1 percent of all recorded traffic accidents in the state last year. Although deer-vehicle [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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CONSEP seminars offer a way to cut hunting expenses and take home more game.
JEFFERSON CITY—“Pull!” called 12-year-old Jared Rackers, and a 4-inch clay disk rocketed out of a clump of trees. The youngster from Jefferson City tracked the orange target with his shotgun and pulled the trigger. His 20 gauge barked, but the target sailed [...]
September 2, 2008 | Posted in
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This 15-minute short course could save your life.
JEFFERSON CITY-Deer hunters who use tree stands can reduce their chances of life-threatening falls by spending 15 minutes taking an online safety course offered by the Treestand Manufacturers Association.
Statistics on tree-stand accidents are hard to find. Missouri, like many states, only tracks firearms-related deer hunting accidents. However, Tony [...]
July 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Cool, wet, windy weather and below-average reproduction in recent years combined to produce the smallest spring turkey harvest since 1997.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters checked 43,416 turkeys during Missouri’s three-week spring turkey season, falling slightly short of predictions for the harvest.
Top counties in the 2008 spring turkey season were Franklin, with 838 turkeys checked, Texas County with 801 [...]
May 21, 2008 | Posted in
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With better weather, hunters checked 17 percent more turkeys on the first day of the spring hunting season than they did last year.
JEFFERSON CITY-Flawless weather permitted hunters to shoot 7,004 turkeys on the opening day of Missouri’s three-week spring turkey season, setting the stage for another strong turkey harvest.
The opening-day harvest was 17 percent larger [...]
This year’s first-week harvest was down just 2 percent from 2007.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters checked 22,308 turkeys during the first week of Missouri’s spring turkey season. The state’s top turkey biologist says that is very good, considering the circumstances.
The first-week harvest was virtually the same as last year, when hunters bagged 22,764 birds. Top harvest counties were: [...]
May 6, 2008 | Posted in
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