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Event Location
   January
Aquatics
2026 Swamp Needlers
  Registration Open    13 of 15 seats remaining
Monday, 1/12   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Puxico, MO 63960
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    13 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Deer Hunting
Hunting Series: Where to Go
  Registration Open    100 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 7 - Synthetics
  Registration Open    12 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Bud's Baits
Joplin, MO 64801
Nature Art
2026 Nature Needlers: Missouri Streams
  Registration Open    18 of 25 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Birds
Owl Prowl
  Registration Opens "11/15/2025"    25 of 25 seats remaining
Friday, 1/16   6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
St. Louis Regional Office/Busch Memorial CA
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Learn to Fish
Fly-tying with Pat Rigby
  Registration Open    18 of 18 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/17   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Handgun
V- Learning to Shoot: New Gun Owner
  Registration Open    174 of 200 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/24   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Game Utilization
Raccoon hides: first steps in hair on tanning
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Sunday, 1/25   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Waynesville Rural Fire District Training Center
Waynesville, MO 65583
Game Utilization
Raccoon hides: first steps in hair on tanning
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Monday, 1/26   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Charles A Green Conservation Area
Ashland, MO 65010
Trees
Homeschool Maple Sugaring
  Registration Opens "12/15/2025"    60 of 60 seats remaining
Tuesday, 1/27   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Trees
Homeschool Maple Sugaring
  Registration Opens "12/15/2025"    55 of 60 seats remaining
Tuesday, 1/27   12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Rockwoods Reservation
Wildwood, MO 63038
Game Utilization
Raccoon hides: first steps in hair on tanning
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Tuesday, 1/27   1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Lost Valley Hatchery
Warsaw, MO 65355
Birds
Eagle Days - Public Day
Saturday, 1/31   8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Puxico Activity Center (FEMA Building)
Puxico, MO 63960
   February
Deer Hunting
Hunting Series: Methods/Equipment
  Registration Open    99 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/5   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 8 - Hackle
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/5   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Predator Hunting
Learning to Hunt: Furbearer Hunting
  Registration Open    39 of 45 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/7   8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Andy Dalton Shooting Range
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Birds
St. Louis Eagle Days
Saturday, 2/7   9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Audubon Center at Riverlands
West Alton, MO 63386
Learn to Fish
Fly-tying with Pat Rigby
  Registration Open    18 of 18 seats remaining
Saturday, 2/7   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Mark Twain Lake - M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor
Perry, MO 63462
Deer Hunting
Hunting Series: Blinds and Tree Stands
  Registration Open    100 of 100 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/19   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center

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