A Hunter Education Skills Session will be held Friday, Oct. 23, at the Clarksburg C-II School cafeteria from 5:30-9:30 p.m. In order to attend the Skills Session, students must sign up online and have completed the Knowledge requirement. This requirement can be completed in one of two ways: online study completion or completing the review section in the study-guide. For more information about Missouri Hunter Education, or to sign up for the online course, please go to mdc.mo.gov or http://www.hunter-ed.com/missouri/. The study guide may be ordered online at the website above or picked up from any MDC office.
Students 11 years and older may participate in the Skills Session. After signing up online, please bring proof of age to the course in the form of birth certificate or photo ID. Likewise, students must bring proof of completing the Knowledge requirement, either a completed study guide or an online session certificate.
Hunters who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1967, and are 16 or older must successfully complete an approved hunter-education course to qualify to buy firearms hunting permits. Some hunters who otherwise would not need hunter education must be certified if they want to mentor novice hunters.
Public opinions are wanted regarding proposed new regulation changes for the 2016-2017 fall deer and turkey hunting seasons. Some significant changes are proposed, including allowing crossbows in the fall archery seasons and reducing the limit of antlered deer during the combined firearms and archery seasons from 3 to 2.
Missouri's rule-making process includes a 30-day public comment period. Comments related to the proposed regulation changes can be submitted online to the Conservation Department at mdc.mo.gov/node/24141. Full verbiage of the proposed amendments are posted on the webpage.
Your opinions are important! Please take the time to let your views known on these new regulation proposals. For questions, comments, or to report wildlife violations call me any time at 573-864-9814.