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LINN CREEK, Mo. -- More than 85,000 shots rang out from the Missouri Trapshooters Association home grounds in Linn Creek on April 27 for the 26th Annual Missouri FFA and High School Trap Championship. More than 850 students from all over the state participated.
High Ridge, Mo. — Team Henges Trapshooting Club, comprised of youth from all over the St. Louis-area and representing the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Jay Henges Shooting Range, took multiple top honors at three recent trapshooting competitions.
Most recently, the team competed with 878 other shooters at the Paul Larsen Memorial High School Shoot in Linn Creek. Despite difficult weather conditions – rain and cold – the team left with multiple awards, including:
Warsaw, Mo. – Young anglers paid little heed to damp weather at the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Kids Fishing Day on April 27 because hybrid bluegill and channel catfish were biting. The event at Lost Valley Fish Hatchery drew more than 350 youths and a total crowd of almost 700 people.
“We had a really nice turnout and everyone had a great time,” said MDC Aquaculture Biologist Lesly Conaway. “They caught fish, and there were some nice channel catfish in the pond for them.”
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will hold a public auction for various used vehicles and equipment on Saturday, June 1, starting at 10 a.m. at its Salem Maintenance Center, 1715 Hwy 32 West. The auction will include several dozen vehicles, along with ATVs, trailers, boats, outboard motors and other equipment.
