Issue #1 Keep or expand the 4-Point Antler Restriction.

They are talking about using the 4-Point Antler Restriction on a County to County basis.Based on Hunter response and biological results from the pilot study,they will decide whether to expand the antler restrictions regulations to other counties or abandon it for the 2008 deer season.

*This may start in the 2008 Deer Season?

Issue #2 Season Timing

Move the anterless portion of the firearms deer season into October,so anterless deer could be taken before the November portion. (This may only be for Northern Mo., since we don't have that season here is southeast Mo.?)

Set the opening of the November portion of Firearm Season on the weekend before Thanksgiving. (Several guys weren't very happy with that decision)

Move the muzzleloader portion to late December.

*Note:If implemented,these changes would not go into effect until the 2009 Season to give Hunters enoughadvanced notice to set vacations.

Several otherquestions were askedby the Audience like extending the Youth Season,Baiting issues,needing more Conservation Agents in the field to inforce the laws,high prices of hunting other states like Illinois,Iowa and Kansasand why Missouri's out of state tags were so cheap and need to be raised in price!There were Pro's and Con's of having the Antler Restrictions in our County.Some people complained of having low numbers of Deer while others had too many deers (Does) in their area's.After the meeting I talked to a Conservation Agent and suggested that they have a Web Site where Land Owners can ask Hunters to help in shooting Doe's off their properties....the idea of it sounds great but the legality of having someone go and hunt on someone else's property and following their rules and guide lines may not work?


List of the next MDC meetings:

Jan 28,Waynesville Middle School,Parker Fine Arts Building,1001 Historic 66 West,Waynesville.

Feb. 4,Marshall High School Little Theater,805 S Miami Ave.,Marshall

Feb.5, Burr Oak Woods Nature Center,1401 N.W. Park Road,Blue Springs

Feb.6, State Fair Community College,2503 W. 16th St., Sedalia

Feb.7, St. George Catholic Church Basement,611 E. Main,Linn

Feb. 11, West Plains Civic Center,110 St. Louis St.,West Plains