Hunting

This session will focus on grilling fish. We will discuss different methods, techniques, and ingredients to grill or bake fish.

May is National Bear Aware Month! Join a Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Naturalist and a Conservation Educator to learn about Missouri’s bear population, management, hunting, and how to avoid bear encounters.

This is a hybrid presentation, this portion is for in-person at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Please register each individual attending.

May is National Bear Aware Month! Join a Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Naturalist and a Conservation Educator to learn about Missouri’s bear population, management, hunting, and how to avoid bear encounters.

This is the virtual portion. Please register each participant individually. You will receive a Webex link and instructions the night prior to the program and again by 5pm of the day of the program.

Registration required (all ages; ages 12 and under must be accompanied by a participating adult)

Archery and bow hunting continue to grow in popularity! During this beginner’s archery class, we will teach and practice the basics and help you perfect your stance to shoot more consistently and accurately. All equipment is provided.

This session will focus on other methods of cooking fish. We will discuss smoking, canning, pickling, and salting to name a few.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free clinic for women interested in learning about firearms for hunting, and target shooting on Sunday, June 12, at the Pigeon Hill Conservation Area south of St. Joseph.

Participants will meet at MDC’s shop building on the area from 9:30 to 11 a.m. for a classroom session. A one-hour lunch break will follow, participants are on their own for lunch. The clinic will resume from noon to 5 p.m. at the shooting range at the Pigeon Hill Conservation Area south of St. Joseph. Participants will get to target shoot with firearms with assistance from instructors.

This clinic will teach basic firearms handling and safety skills, said Cpl. Parker Rice, conservation agent in Buchanan County. A variety of firearms and their uses will be discussed and available for shooting at the range including rifles, pistols, and shotguns. MDC staff will provide firearms, ammunition. But participants are also encouraged to bring their own firearms and ammunition.

For questions, please contact the Northwest Regional Office, 816-271-3100.

Pigeon Hill Conservation Area is located at 9599 SE 50th Rd; St Joseph, MO

Deer hunting is challenging and rewarding at the same time. It’s not just about getting dressed up in camouflage and climbing in a deer stand or ground blind. It starts long before opening day in November. This class will start at the beginning. In this class, we will discuss rifle/ammo selection, dressing for the hunt, methods of hunting, scouting, animal identification, sighting in your rifle, and more. This is not a shooting class.

FREE SHOOTING! The Lake City Range is happy to open our doors to the public with a FREE day of shooting in celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day! Everyone is welcome! Come hone your skills on the trap or skeet fields, archery fields, or on the rifle or pistol ranges. All shooters must provide their own firearm and ammunition. We'll see you on the range!

Just in time for hunting season! In this seminar we will discuss how to select the right optic, options for mounting it and how to mount it. Then we’ll discuss how to bore sight and zero your new scope.