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Event	Location
September
Mentored Small Game Hunt Squirrel Hunting Registration Open 6 of 15 seats remaining Saturday, 9/26 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM	Fountain Grove Conservation Area Meadville, MO 64659
Small Game Hunting Intro to Squirrel Hunting with an Air Rifle Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Wednesday, 9/30 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area Washington, MO 63090
Deer Hunting Scouting MDC Areas Using Online Mapping Registration Open 199 of 200 seats remaining Wednesday, 9/30 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
October
Game Utilization Beyond the Backstrap: Making the Most of Your Deer Registration Open 19 of 30 seats remaining Thursday, 10/1 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM	Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Blue Springs, MO 64015
Historic and Primitive Skills Making a Longbow Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Thursday, 10/1 to Saturday, 10/3 6:00 PM to 5:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Mentored Trapping Registration Open 37 of 50 seats remaining Saturday, 10/3 to Sunday, 10/4 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Robert E. Talbot Conservation Area La Russell, MO 64848
Deer Hunting On Ground Scouting & Stand Placement at MDC C.A. Registration Open 200 of 200 seats remaining Monday, 10/5 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Trapping Trapping 101: Trap Prep Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/6 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960
Deer Hunting Knot Tying for Deer Hunters Registration Open 18 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area Washington, MO 63090
Mentored Deer Hunt Southeast Mobility Impaired Hunter Deer Hunt Registration Closed -- Waiting List Available Friday, 10/9 to Sunday, 10/11 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Bradshaw Farm Burfordville, MO 63739
Deer Hunting Firearms Safety for Youth Hunters Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 20 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 10/10 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Deer Hunting: Field to Freezer Deer Processing Workshop - Rolla MDC Office Registration Open 44 of 50 seats remaining Saturday, 10/10 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM	MDC Rolla Office Rolla, MO 65401
Deer Hunting Pre Rut Deer Sign Registration Open 199 of 200 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/13 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Game Utilization Field to Freezer Deer Processing and B&C Scoring Registration Open 31 of 35 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/13 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM	Forsyth High School Agriculture Classroom Forsyth, MO 65653
Deer Hunting Reading the Deer Woods Webinar Registration Open 191 of 200 seats remaining Tuesday, 10/13 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Deer Hunting Field to Freezer: Deer harvesting the next step. Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/14 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM	Hartell Conservation Area Classroom Plattsburg, MO 64477
Deer Hunting Ready, Aim, Hunt! Rifle Sight-In Clinic Registration Open 12 of 12 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/14 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM	Ranacker Conservation Area Frankford, MO 63441
Turkey Hunting Talk Turkey to Me: Fall Hunting Essentials Registration Open 300 of 300 seats remaining Wednesday, 10/14 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Deer Hunting Hunting Series: After you Harvest-Deer Registration Open 60 of 100 seats remaining Thursday, 10/15 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Deer Hunting Deer Hunting Basics 101 and COE Mentored Deer Hunt Registration Open 48 of 50 seats remaining Friday, 10/16 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM	Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr Branson, MO 65616

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