The Federation Report
July 15, 2016

In This Issue
Legislative Report
 
The following bills are threats to conservation.
 
  
Click here to visit our Legislative Action Center to learn more about these bills.
From Our Blog:
 
Smallmouth Bass Guru Touts Sugar Creek as Top Fishing Destination
 

If you don't recognize the name Tim Holschlag, he is a professional smallmouth bass fisherman. I know that may sound like an oxymoron, " professional smallmouth bass fisherman," but he makes his living fishing for and communicating about smallmouth bass. After fishing one of my favorite smallmouth waters with Holschlag, it was easy to see why he is considered one of the best in the business.

Holschlag is the author of the books "River Smallmouth Fishing" and "Smallmouth Fly Fishing." He's published hundreds of magazine articles on the subject, has produced a DVD titled "Stream Smallmouth Fishing," commercially ties smallmouth flies, hosts on-stream smallmouth fishing schools and guides smallmouth fishing trips. If that doesn't qualify someone as a professional smallmouth fisherman, I don't know what could...

Operation Clean Stream Events
The Open Space Council is excited to host our 49th Annual Operation Clean Stream. This is a premier event in which thousands of scrap tires, yards of debris, and other litter has been removed out of streams in order to improve the overall quality of Missouri's waterways.

August 14 (9am - 12pm):
Ozark Outdoors - 200 Ozark Outdoors Lane, Leasburg, MO
 
August 27:
(various times and locations)
 

CFM Store
 
CFM Logo Tumbler
~ $15.00 ~
   
Items are available for 
purchase on the
Pull for Conservation
July 30, 2016
 
Don't miss out on the Pull for Conservation Sporting Clays Classic Saturday, July 30 at River Hills Sporting Clays in Boonville. Registration will be onsite beginning at 8:00 a.m. 
 
Pull Schedule:
Registration: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Shooting: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Awards: 3:30 p.m.
 
Shoot as a Team or Individual:
Two Shooter Scramble - 75 targets, $50/team
Additional Rounds - $35/team
Individual Sporting Clays - 50 targets, $35/shooter
Additional Rounds - $20/shooter
 
Prizes are awarded for first, second and third places for both individuals and teams.
 
  Two Shooter Scramble:                 Individual Sporting Clays:
1st: 2 $50 Bass Pro Gift Cards          1st: $50 Bass Pro Gift Card
& 2 cases of shells                                & 1 case of shells
2nd: 2 $25 Bass Pro Gift Cards          2nd: $25 Bass Pro Gift Card
& 1 case of shells                            & 1/2 case of shells
3rd: 2 $25 Bass Pro Gift Cards          3rd: $25 Bass Pro Gift Card 
Explore the Outdoors: Columbia
July 29, 2016
 
Columbia is the second stop on the Conservation Federation of Missouri's (CFM) series of regional events in 2016. Join CFM the evening of July 29 at Logboat Brewing Co. Attendees will enjoy live music, food trucks, games, raffles and ice cold beer. 
MDC and Partners Provide Mentored Dove Hunts for First-time Hunters
Interested in dove hunting? MDC in partnership with NWTF, QF, QUWF, MPF, and private landowners will provide mentored dove hunts for first-time hunters on 12 fields primarily located on private land across the state.
 
Each participating new hunter will be assigned a mentor. Pre-hunt workshops will provide basic hunter safety. Participants are encouraged to attend a dove hunting workshop or hunter education prior to participating.
 
Three hunts will be offered on each field. Each field will be limited to two first-time hunters and their mentors per acre to maximize safety and provide a quality experience. Priority will be given to anyone 11 and older that is hunting for the first time.
 
Field assignments determined on a first-come-first-served basis. First time hunters can attend multiple hunts as registration space permits.

Register for the mentored dove hunts  HERE . Get info on MDC dove-hunting workshops  HERE . Get information on hunter education  HERE.
 
F or more information, contact John Burk at 573-676-5994 or [email protected], or Elsa Gallagher at 660-277-3647 or
[email protected].
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