Kansas City, Mo. – A rainy and cool spring affected crops in fields managed on public wildlife areas for dove hunting. The doves will be flying as usual when the season opens on Sept. 1. But hunters who scout fields ahead of the season opener will boost their chances for success, biologists say.
Walker, Mo. – A 300 score by a youthful archer is perfect, and now the Northeast Vernon County Elementary School and High School have pushed the Missouri National Archery in Schools Program (MoNASP) past that mark.
The MoNASP target archery program began in Missouri in 2007 with 20 schools. Northeast Vernon County Elementary School recently became the 300th school in the program, and the district’s high school in the rural town of Walker became 301.
Kansas City, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) removes all known hazards such as old water wells before opening lands for public uses such as hunting or fishing. But sometimes old wells in isolated, overgrown areas are not on maps and not easily seen. Anyone who finds a hand-dug well or an abandoned drilled well on a conservation area managed by MDC is asked to contact their local MDC office.
Kansas City, Mo. – People interested in mourning doves and wildlife studies will have the chance to watch biologists conducting a bird banding program at the James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area in Lee’s Summit. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer the program Aug. 12 through Aug. 16. Participants can join hour-long shifts beginning at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Six people per shift can participate, advance registration is required by calling 816-622-0900.
Kansas City, Mo. – Peregrine falcons nesting high atop buildings and power plant smokestacks in the Kansas City area produced 13 offspring this spring. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and cooperating partners monitor five sites in the metro area where nest boxes are placed on structures.
