‘Twas the Night Before Hunting Season continued...

This year the Missouri Department of Conservation is celebrating 50 years of Hunter Education. Since 1957 the number of hunters has increased while the number of accidents has decreased. For this improved safety record, we can thank the thousands of volunteer instructors who have donated millions of hours over the last half-century to the sport they care so deeply about. They’ve made hunting safer for all of us.

If we treat hunting as a year-round privilege and responsibility rather than just a fun way to fill up a couple of weekends, we will help to ensure that future generations of hunters will have the chance to experience pre-opening daydreams that include big bucks and strutting toms. end of article

Purple Paint Law

The purple paint law allows landowners to mark their property against trespass by placing readily visible purple paint marks on trees or posts around their property boundaries.

Vertical marks are to be placed no more than 100 feet apart, and each mark must be at least 8 inches long. The bottom of the mark should be no less than 3 feet, but not more than 5 feet above the ground.

“Property so posted,” the law reads, “is to be considered posted for all purposes, and any unauthorized entry upon the property is trespass in the first degree, and a class B misdemeanor.”

Trespassing on any private property, whether posted or not, is illegal, but trespassing on posted property is a more serious offense.

Hunters, anglers and hikers should be on the alert for purple paint markings and should always ask permission of landowners before venturing onto private property.

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author WARREN ROSE is the Outreach and Education regional supervisor in SW Missouri. He lives in Springfield with his wife, Sherri, and their son, Nicholas. Warren has worked for the Department for five years and is a life long avid outdoorsman. He enjoys hunting and sharing outdoor traditions with family and friends.

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