Outdoors

The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding residents who live in counties with deer affected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) to not place out food attractants.

The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that Missouri hunters harvested elk during both the archery and firearms portion of the 2022 elk-hunting season

The city of Jonesboro is making sure all eyes are on Craighead Forest Park, starting with a special landmark.

There will soon be another spot to splash in Jonesboro.

Hikers and visitors to Jonesboro’s Craighead Forest Park should light up when they see the city’s latest upgrades.

The trail is a half-mile stretch that includes a modern wooden bridge, aiming to give families a type of oasis in town.

Family members released funeral arrangements for a Sikeston man found dead after he went missing while hunting.

North Dakota Game and Fish see people legally bringing in about 10 mountain lions a year.

Missouri is one of the leading lower 48 states for bald eagle viewing during winter, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Discover nature with MDC through Eagle Days events around the state or enjoy watching bald eagles on your own.

Firearms deer hunting season in Missouri and Arkansas began Saturday.

Many across Arkansas are getting excited as duck hunting season starts this Saturday, and businesses are taking notice.

AGFC Deer Program Coordinator Ralph Meeker said the first youth weekend typically results in a harvest of between 8,000 and 11,000 deer statewide.

With Daylight Saving Time ending and deer activity spiking, AAA urges motorists to keep an eye on the road or pay a high price.

As hunters make their way back into the woods, experts want you to be aware of the risks if proper safety is not practiced.

A boat ramp at Greers Ferry Lake will close for construction Tuesday.

Clinton “Preston” Smith, 67, of Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday did not return after hiking along the Hemmed-in-Hollow trail in Newton County.

Park rangers say fall colors and elk viewing make October one of the busiest times of the year.

The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory CWD sampling during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 12 and 13.

Novice hunters can get tips on firearm and ammunition selection for their upcoming fall hunts at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) virtual program.

His message comes after two people fell in southern Illinois last weekend, and one of them later died.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is urging people to be safe and courteous when visiting Tower Rock.

After being closed for almost two decades, Crystal Cave has been restored and is now open once again for adventurers to explore.

A group of anglers participating in an upcoming catfishing tournament in Helena-West Helena reeled in a whopper.

Applications for youth hunters ages 15 and under opened Monday for an upcoming competition.

One Arkansas agency is making sure an ongoing problem won’t affect the state’s wildlife population.

Our prolonged dry weather has resulted in low river levels.

Hunters took a big bite out of Arkansas’s alligator population, bagging more than 100 of the massive reptiles.

Some Heartland parks and historic sites will participate in Museum Day on Saturday, September 17.

These pesky mites leave itchy, bright red bites in mass quantities.

As visitors fill campgrounds and line the shores of table rock lake this holiday weekend, the army corps of engineers is reminding boaters about low lake levels.