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Whisler's
Hunting & Fishing Report

by Josh Whisler

 

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MARCH 2005

 

Fishing

The Missouri River is now allowing some fishing but not much being caught. Local fishermen report a lot of action but not many being landed. This time of year the channel cats will peck at you bait while the big ones just ignore it. It can be aggravating but it is challenging to catch a few small channels for a taste of what’s to come. The river is really low which could be good and bad. The good part is that when you’re fishing off the bank, you’re down out of the wind. And boy has the wind been blowing! The bad part is that you can’t get a boat in when the wind has the water chopping like it has been. The bait of choice has been dough baits and night crawlers.

Area ponds are clear and are providing some action with the majority of the panfish caught being crappie and bluegills. But some bass are hitting also. They seem to be relatively hungry and action is steady. The bait of choice has been night crawler and small minnows.



Hunting

The warmer days have put some buds on the trees, which seem to bring the animals out of winter hiding. I have seen a lot of wild life out nosing around. A couple of times I’ve seen deer standing out where they haven’t been seen for months and some to my surprise with horns. During the late winter months the bucks loose their horns. It’s said that the more health bucks will retain them into the spring prior to dropping them. It always seems like during spring turkey season or mushroom season when you find the deer sheds on the forest floor. You would think you could find all kinds of them as many deer that there are around, but it’s been told that the mice, squirrels, and other critters devourer them for their mineral make up. I’ve found several half eaten shed racks.

Spring Turkey Seasons will soon be here. Our unit (East Missouri) has unlimited permits this year. This means: “If you want a Turkey Permit – Buy one.”  But there is an early and a late season so plan accordingly. Again, new for this year is the Youth Season. Youth Season shotgun season starts one week prior to the regular shotgun season and is statewide. Youth can also obtain a bow permit that is the same term as the regular bow season. Youth is considered 15 years old and younger. The Spring Turkey Seasons are as follows:

Note - When applying for permits in the East Missouri Unit, hunters must specify "Early" or "Late" on their application or it will be returned.

Units

Youth Shotgun Statewide                   April 9-May 22

East Missouri Early                            April 16-April 24

East Missouri Late                             April 25-May 22 

West                                                  April 16-May 22 

Archery Statewide                              March 25-May 22





This month’s pictures are of a lone hen turkey on the Missouri River Bottom and a flock of turkeys north of Auburn on the Nemaha River Bottom.




That does it for me this month.  Spring is here and all of the good hunting and fishing to go with it. So send in for a Spring Turkey Permit or stock up on your fishing tackle, because the spring fishing and hunting aren’t going to wait for you. The time is now so go get you some. Remember I’m not an expert but I have my share of luck. I wonder if the experts are having any luck today?  So until next time “Happy Hunting & Fishing.”
 

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