The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 22 for a closed executive session at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Puxico and on Oct. 23 for its regular open meeting at Cape Girardeau Nature Center in Cape Girardeau. Commissioners attending the open meeting were:
- Raymond T. (Ray) Wagner Jr., Chair
- Frank H.B. Kruse, Vice Chair
- Edward C. (Ed) Clausen, Secretary
- Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Member
PRESENTATIONS
The Commission received the following presentations or reports:
- Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
- Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation — Executive Director Tricia Burkhardt
- Southeast Region Update — Matt Bowyer, Regional Administrator
- Invasive Fish — Joe McMullen, Scientist, and Taylor Bookout, Fisheries Biologist
- Public comments by individuals who submitted written requests prior to the meeting
- Commercialization of Wildlife — Matt Spurgeon, Statewide Investigations Supervisor
- Financial Report — Andrew Bond, Deputy Director – Business & Operations
ADMINISTRATION
The Commission:
- Approved items on the Consent Calendar.
- Gave final approval to regulation changes related to a nonresident public land deer hunting permit, unstaffed shooting range permit requirement, and requiring a camping permit to camp on MDC managed areas.
- Approved the purchase of approximately 128.59 acres in Dade County as an addition to Stony Point Prairie Conservation Area to be named the Ida Lorene Higgins Tract of Stony Point Conservation Area.
- Approved the donation of approximately 2.82 acres from the Neosho District Headquarters to Newton County for the construction of an emergency communication tower and facility.
- Approved the advertisement and sale of an estimated 2,067,044 board feet of timber from 702 acres of compartment 12 of Logan Creek Conservation Area in Reynolds and Shannon counties.
- Approved the suspension or revocation of one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of 28 individuals for cause or court order:
- Victor Bishop, Park Hills, Hunting, 2 Years;
- Paul Black, Goodson, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Paul Brown, St. Joseph, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 3 Years;
- Travis Davis, California, Hunting, 2 Years
- William Dowling, Hillsboro, Hunting and Fishing, Add 6 Years to Current Revocation;
- Samatha Gianakis, Rosebud, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Terra Gibson, St. Joseph, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 3 Years;
- Robert Jenkins, Ozark, Hunting, 1 Year;
- Stephen King, Edwards, Hunting, 4 Years;
- Htoo Kpaw, Omaha (NE), Hunting, 2 Years;
- Jimmy Lee, Reeds, Hunting and Fishing, 5 Years;
- Ernest Lense, Cabool, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Aaron Lieurance, Palmyra, Hunting and Fishing, 1 Year;
- Pedro Lopez-Dominguez, Branson West, Fishing, 1 Year;
- Clell Maples, Monett, Hunting, 2 Years;
- Nathan Martin, Wheeling, Hunting, 3 Years;
- Joshua Oetterer, Gerald, Fishing, 1 Year
- David Ortiz, Lee’s Summit, Hunting and Fishing, 2 Years;
- Randall Perkins, Unionville, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 3 Years;
- Timothy Plopper, Sarcoxie, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Richard Prugh, Salem, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Isaac Ruble, Vulcan, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 1 Year;
- Christopher Sandefur, Hornersville, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 2 Years;
- Mike Sipes, Union Star, Hunting, 1 Year;
- Oleksandr Solohub, North Royalton (OH), Fishing, 2 Years;
- Andrew Webster, Lowry City, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 2 Years;
- Benjamin Wood, Clarence, Hunting/Fishing/Trapping, 6 Years; and
- Brian Worthington, Curryville, Hunting, 1 Year.
- Set the next open meeting for Dec. 11.