Area Sports

  Top notch shooters from the Iron County 4-H Club in Arcadia Valley recently competed at the Southeast 4-H Regional Shooting Sports Invitational. The event was held on Saturday, June 18, at the Missouri Department of Conservation Apple Creek Shooting Range in Pocahontas, Mo., with 64 participating youth ranging in age from 8 to 18…

Missouri deer, turkey, waterfowl, and dove hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) new 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2022-2023. The 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet has…

Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia Aug. 11-21. Visit MDC’s Conservation building from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and the kid’s Xplor Zone from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. to see MDC’s mobile snake exhibit, a new macroinvertebrate exhibit, and more. Ask MDC staff conservation-related…

If you’re in search of a one-of-a-kind undisturbed destination to unwind, look no further than Funk Memorial State Forest and Wildlife Area in Iron County. Known as Riverside by some, the 180-acre plot of land is one of four compartments in adjoining counties stretching to the Ozarks, managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).…

Three Rivers College will host the seventh annual “Run 4 The Arts” four-mile run/walk at 8 a.m., Saturday, September 10 at its Poplar Bluff Campus. The event is being held to raise funds toward an endowed scholarship for fine arts (Music and Art) students at Three Rivers College. “Three Rivers is proud to provide fine…

Team members at Current River State Park invite women to participate in a “wild” spa night class from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. This class is one of the “Women Outdoors” series of classes for women taught by women being held at Echo Bluff State Park and Current River State Park from April to September.…

Have you ever wondered about some of the lotions and potions your great-grandparents or grandparents made that helped with insect bites, sunburns and more? While the cure for the common cold is not available in this class, you will learn how to make good-tasting, comforting herbal teas, lip balms and some sugar and salt scrubs.…

Are you interested in learning about nature journaling and how some aspects have stayed the same while others have changed over time? If so, this class is for you. Join park team members from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 15 at Current River State Park. This class will introduce you to the wonders of…

By Larry Dablemont A few weeks ago I wrote about setting deadfalls to control small predators from weasels to raccoons.  Deadfalls sets are illegal and in this time of over-populations of the   egg eaters that keep quail numbers low and impact wild turkey numbers, they should be put in use.  Many landowners don’t own steel…