Celebrate National Hunting/Fishing Day with Missouri Department of Conservation – September 27, 2014
Photo Courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation
ASH GROVE, Mo. – On Sept. 27, area residents of all ages will be able to find out what’s great about the Ozarks outdoors.
People can get information on a variety of outdoor activities at the 20th annual Great Outdoors Day. This day-long event, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bois D’Arc Conservation Area northwest of Springfield near Ash Grove. It is the local celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, a federally designated day which is the fourth Saturday of each September.
The event will include shooting (rifle, trap and skeet) and archery demonstrations at MDC’s Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoors Education Center, which is on the Bois D’Arc Conservation Area. Fishing programs, including two free public fishing sessions (8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m.), will be at the Bois D’Arc Conservation Area’s urban fishing pond. Anglers who to take part in the free fishing sessions need to bring their own fishing equipment and bait. At the shooting range, all firearms will be provided by Dalton Range staff. No personal firearms will be allowed. There will also be chances to learn more about forestry programs, camping, fly-tying and hiking.
For more information about Great Outdoors Day, call MDC’s Southwest Regional Office in Springfield at 417-895-6880 or the Andy Dalton Range and Outdoors Education Center, 417-742-4361.
Information about this event and others at the Dalton Range can also be found at mdc.mo.gov/node/288.
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