Those are good points ODH, but believe it or not, my best friend lost family friends over hunting " owned" or " unowned" game on their own property. They had family friends that were great friends, but the only nitch was that these friends insisted on tresspassing on everybody. Their reasoning was just that, that the game and fish on any given property was not the property of the landowner, an arguement started one day, and the friendship was no more. All people do need to enjoy the outdoors, wth the experienced paving the way to educate the others.

Bigs,

I say they have the power, but I cannot remember hearing anything about them forcing their hand like this. It is no worry owning land in Missouri. The MDC is a great conservation group. I wouldn' t be suprised if most people from other states would look thru their own rule books on this subject, and find out the same thing. But I also bet it hardly ever happens.