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Annual duck blind registration at Wappapello Lake announced

Annual duck blind registration at Wappapello Lake announced

BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will hold the annual duck blind registration on August 18 at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center.

Anyone wishing to place a floating blind on the lake needs to be signed up before 1 p.m.  If you are not signed up by this time, the Corps says you will be required to wait until the drawing/placement process is finished to register and choose a location for your blind.

According to the Corps of Engineers, blinds must be provided by the applicant and meet the “Minimum Standards for Floating Duck Blinds” (copies will be available the day of the drawing). The registration fee for a duck blind is $15 and applicants must bring cash, in the exact amount, or a personal check or money order made payable to “FAO, USACE, St. Louis District.”

 

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

PUXICO, MO (KFVS) - This bird is called a Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher and is the Oklahoma State Bird. 

It is not normally seen this far east but this one was spotted Sunday at Duck Creek State Wildlife Management Area near Puxico in Stoddard County. 

He has an unmistakable long forked tail. 

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Community photo: Grosbeaks in Dexter

Community photo: Grosbeaks in Dexter

DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - Viewer Dee Boesen of Dexter sent us this picture Friday of grosbeaks.

Boesen says she gets to watch these birds on her back porch and enjoys how beautiful they are.

You can e-mail us pictures from your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief description of the picture.

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2012 Spring Turkey Season harvest numbers available

2012 Spring Turkey Season harvest numbers available

STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is reporting their 2012 spring turkey season numbers.

The regular season runs April 16 through May 6.

According to the MDC, recently 2012 spring harvest numbers for Stoddard County include:

  • 218 - Turkey total
  • 160 - Adult gobbler
  • 0 - Adult hen
  • 55 - Juvenile gobbler
  • 0 - Juvenile hen
  • 3 - Bearded hen

You can click here to see the entire harvest map.

For more information on spring tagging and checking procedures, you can click here.

Community photo: Watch out for turtles

Community photo: Watch out for turtles

DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - I stopped and took this picture Sunday of a turtle slowly crossing the road in Dexter.

You can e-mail us pictures from your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief description of the picture.

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Puxico schools' Art Dept. to host reception for wildlife artist

Puxico schools' Art Dept. to host reception for wildlife artist

PUXICO, MO (KFVS) - The Puxico R-8 Schools art department will be hosting a reception for wildlife artist Kathy Dickson on Monday, March 5 in the high school art room and lobby from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

You can come visit with the artist, view her work, and participate in a few art projects. Activities for the night include an exhibit of animal pelts plus a variety of information from the Missouri Department of Conservation, mural painting, fly tieing, stamping projects, plaster casting of animal tracks and t-shirt designs. Please bring a medium or dark colored t-shirt if you want to participate in that project.

Kathy Dickson has won numerous regional and national awards for her wildlife paintings. She was the artist-in-residence at Puxico in February as part of a nature art grant funded by the Missouri Arts Council.

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