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News of the August 31, 1999 Conservation Commission meetings
Contact: Jo Radmacher, (573) 751-4115;
E-mail: Jo.Radmacher@mdc.mo.gov
The Conservation Commission, with all members present, met on August 31 at the Walter Woods Conservation Area, south of Joplin. Before opening the meeting, the Commission unanimously accepted the official notification that Governor Mel Carnahan had reappointed Anita B. Gorman as a member of the Conservation Commission.
Howard L. Wood, Bonne Terre
Ronald J. Stites, Plattsburg
Randy Herzog, St. Joseph
Anita B. Gorman, Kansas City
The next meeting of the Conservation Commission was set for September 29 at the Jim Tom Blair Regional Office (to be dedicated September 28) on August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in Saint Charles County.
The Commission presented Volunteer Service Awards to Luther C. Smith and Bob Leonard of Springfield for 2,000 hours of volunteer services at Springfield Conservation Nature Center.
PRESENTATIONS
Commission meetings are open to the public. Those wishing to be placed on the agenda for a presentation or other business must send a written request to Director, Department of Conservation, P. O. Box 180, Jefferson City MO 65102-0180, or FAX to (573) 751-4467, at least 10 working days before the meeting date. The Commission heard presentations by:
Albert A. Midoux and Hobart C. Bartley, Anderson, Missouri;
Riley Needham and Bill Berry, Grove, Oklahoma;, about the continuing
degradation of streams in Southwest Missouri, and how it impacts
fish, wildlife, recreational water activities and food fish consumption.
Fisheries Division staff summarizing ongoing activities in the
Elk River Basin.
Forestry Division staff about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
LAND ACQUISITION
The Commission acquires land only from willing sellers and makes
annual payments to compensate local governments and schools for
lost tax revenues at assessment levels current when acquired.
Public access to acquisitions is appropriate only after closing
of real estate transactions, at which time boundaries have been
marked and further information is available. The Commission approved
proceeding with:
exchanging three isolated tracts totaling around 477 acres
in Texas and Shannon counties for a 1,553-acre inholding of Angeline
Conservation Area, Shannon County.
exchanging a 280-acre portion of Sunklands Conservation Area,
Shannon County, for a 365-acre inholding of Sunklands Conservation
Area.
acquisition and exchanges to add 253 acres to John Alva Fuson MD Conservation Area, Wright County, for 240 acres of Gist Ranch Conservation Area, Texas County.
exchanging a 0.25-acre portion of Chalk Bluff Trail Access,
Dunklin County, for a 0.25-acre tract adjacent to Chalk Bluff
Trail Access.
selling a 5-acre portion of Capps Creek Conservation Area, Newton
County, and donating structures that will be moved from another
portion of the area, subject to execution of a cooperative management
agreement with the Jolly Mill Park Foundation.
REGULATIONS
The Commission accepted the Report of the Regulations Committee and approved the following waterfowl hunting seasons for 1999-2000:
DUCK SEASON : 60 days within each of the three zones, with an opening framework date of the Saturday nearest October 1 (October 2, 1999) and a closing framework date of the Sunday nearest January 20 (January 23, 1999).
| North Zone: | October 23December 21 |
| Middle Zone: | October 30December 28 |
| South Zone: | November 13January 11 |
| Youth Hunting Days: | October 16 North Zone October 23 Middle
Zone November 6 South Zone |
(Participants in Youth Hunting Days must be less than 16 years
of age and must be accompanied by a licensed adult at least 18
years of age who will not be permitted to hunt. Adults need not
be licensed if the youth possesses a valid hunter education certificate
card.) Bag limits for ducks and geese will be the same as during
the regular season.
| Shooting Hours: | One-half hour before sunrise to sunset |
| Bag Limit: | 6 ducks daily with species restrictions
of: - 4 mallards (no more than 2 females) - 3 scaup - 2 wood ducks - 1 pintail - 1 black duck - 2 redheads - 5 mergansers (no more than 1 hooded) - 1 canvasback |
| Possession Limit: | Twice the daily bag (in total 12; varies by species) |
COOT SEASON : Concurrent with duck season in the respective zones with a daily bag limit of 15 and possession limit of 30.
GOOSE SEASON
Blue, snow and Ross' geese : 107 days in the respective zones with framework closing date March 10 (106 days in the regular season are necessary to allow 1 day for the youth hunt day).
| North Zone (split season) | November 6 - January 16 February 5 - March 9 |
| Swan Lake Zone | November 20 - March 4 |
| Middle Zone (split season) | November 6 - January 16 February 5 - March 9 |
| Southeast Zone | November 25 - March 9 |
| South Zone | November 25 - March 9 |
White-fronted geese : 86 days (2-goose limit) or 107 days (1-goose limit) in the respective zones with framework closing date of the Sunday nearest February 15 (February 13, 2000).
| North Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 18 November 6 - November 28 December 18 - January 16 (70 days) |
| Swan Lake Zone (split season) | October 23October 31 November 20January 30 (81 days) |
| Middle Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 18 November 6 - November 28 December 18 - January 16 (70 days) |
| Southeast Zone | November 13 - January 30 (79 days) |
| South Zone | November 13 - January 30 (79 days) |
Canada geese and brant : 70 days statewide with no more than 30 days after November 30 in the North, Middle and Swan Lake zones; framework closing date January 31, 2000.
| North Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 18 November 6 - November 28 December 18 - January 16 (70 days) |
| Swan Lake Zone (split season) | October 23 - October 31 November 20 - December 30 (50 days) (No hunter shall fire more than ten shells at Canada geese daily.) |
| Middle Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 18 November 6 - November 28 December 18 - January 16 (70 days) |
| Southeast Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 11 November 13 - November 28 December 18 - January 30 (70 days) |
| South Zone (split season) | October 2 - October 11 November 13 - November 28 December 18 - January 30 (70 days) |
In the Swan Lake Zone, the limits for Canada geese are 2 daily
(4 in possession).
In the North Zone and Middle Zone, the limits for Canada geese
are 3 daily (6 in possession) from October 2 to October 18 and
2 daily (4 in possession) from November 6 to November 28 and from
December 18 to January 16.
In the Southeast Zone and South Zone, the limits for Canada geese are 3 daily (6 in possession) from October 2 to October 11 and 2 daily (4 in possession) from November 13 to November 28 and from December 18 to January 30.
FALCONRY SEASON FOR DUCKS, COOTS AND MERGANSERS 107 days
| Statewide (split season) | September 11 - September 26 October 13 - January 11 |
The daily bag limit and possession limit should not exceed 3 and 6 birds respectively, singly or in the aggregate during both regular duck hunting season and extended falconry seasons.
Several significant changes are included in the 1999-2000 waterfowl hunting seasons. For ducks, a weekend opening in each zone, a reduced bag limit to 3 for scaup; and including a limit of 5 mergansers in the overall duck bag limit. For geese, discontinuing the Schell-Osage Zone and establishing the Southeast Zone; an additional 10 days in the Canada goose season; an additional week in the early October segment in the North Zone and Middle Zone; a 3 Canada goose bag limit during the early October segment; additional days for Canada goose hunting in December and January; rescission of the extended blue, snow and Ross' geese season pending completion of an environmental impact statement by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but subject to Congressional action on proposed legislation.
Changes in the baiting regulations allow hunting in areas where natural vegetation (not including planted millet) has been manipulated, by use of natural or agricultural vegetation to conceal blinds, and despite inadvertent scattering of grain during the course of hunting. Instead of the strict liability standard in place previously, the law now prohibits the taking of migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, on or over any baited area, if the person knows or reasonably should know the area is a baited area.
ADMINISTRATION: The Commission also took the following action:
Authorized applying the Department's FY2000 contributions to DU's Prairie CARE program in Canada to the Brandon Key Program Area in southwestern Manitoba.
Authorized negotiating an agreement with Science City at Union Station for the Department to provide a grant toward a conservation-related exhibit.
Approved new policy, White-Tailed Deer Management on Urban Lands, in the Area and Resource Management Policies and Procedures Manual, and accepted an update on deer management efforts in the City of Town and Country.
Approved revised policy, Access to Department Meetings, Records and Commission Correspondence, in the Human Resources Policy Manual.
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