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Event	Location
October
Citizen Science Monarch Butterfly Tagging Thursday, 10/8 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Hunter Education Skills Session Registration Open 33 of 45 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Bill Emerson Visitor's Center Wappapello, MO 63966
Shooting Sports Beginning Slingshot Shooting Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 16 of 16 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 2 How to Tie a Knot and Bait a Hook Registration Open 12 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Forest Park Hatchery Saint Louis, MO 63110
Hunter Education Skills Session Registration Open 42 of 45 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM	New Madrid Community Building New Madrid, MO 63869
Conservation Families Carve a Snack-O-Lantern Registration Open 2 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hunter Education Skills Session Registration Open 13 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM	Ruby's Combative Gym Hannibal, MO 63401
Hunter Education Skills Session Registration Open 23 of 30 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM	Lamine River Hunt Club Otterville, MO 65348
Conservation Adults Nature Inspired Yoga Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 14 of 14 seats remaining Thursday, 10/8 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Birds Plumology 101- The Study of Feathers Thursday, 10/8 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Sensory Exploration Lights Along the Autumn Trail Thursday, 10/8 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM	Runge Conservation Nature Center Jefferson City, MO 65109
Caves Caving at Hunter's Cave Registration Opens "10/1/2026" 10 of 10 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM	Three Creeks Conservation Area Columbia, MO 65201
Learn to Fish Introduction to Fishing 10/9 Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM	Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Cntr Branson, MO 65616
Mammals Skunks—Beyond the Spray (Virtual Program) Registration Open 265 of 300 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
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
Hunter Education Skills Session Hunter Education Skills Session Registration Open 35 of 45 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM	Grace Community Church Buffalo, MO 65622
Outdoor Preparedness Fire Starting 101 Registration Open 13 of 20 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Jay Henges Shooting Range Eureka, MO 63025
Conservation Families Bats of Missouri Registration Open 28 of 40 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Nature Art Conservation Lessons from a Life in Photography Registration Open 143 of 200 seats remaining Friday, 10/9 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Kirkwood, MO 63122
Birds Birds & Brew Registration Open 23 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 10/10 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM	Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Puxico, MO 63960

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