Missouri Woods & Water - Hunting and Fishing Podcast

In this episode, we have Aaron Hildreth with the Missouri Department of Conservation on to discuss elk in Missouri.  Aaron is a cervid biologist with MDC.  First, Aaron gives us a background about elk in our state from details that led to their extinction around 1886 to their big comeback starting about a decade ago.  He talks about everything that went in to the reintroduction process like getting buy in from citizens, disease testing, and the trials of moving the elk here.  There is also much more

It is here!  Elk in Missouri will get to be hunted for the first time in hundreds of years in 2020.  After years of restoration efforts, the Missouri Department of Conservation has recently released its 2020 elk season details, and 5 lucky residents will get the chance to hunt them this year.  We discuss what dates the seasons will be, the costs involved, and some other details that may be beneficial for people interested in putting in for a tag this year.  Andy even shows us how easy it is to use

Welcome to The Missouri Woods & Water Podcast.  We are excited to be a part of the Sportsmen’s Nation Network.  In this episode we will introduce you to our host Nate Thomas and cohosts Andrew Homfeld and Micah Winstead and talk about what this podcast will be all about.  We give you some detail about what we love about the Missouri outdoors and give you a chance to get to know each of us a little more.We get into things like talking about how each of us got into hunting and the outdoors, what some