JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met Dec. 11 for a closed executive session and Dec. 12 for its regular open meeting, all at Commission Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City. Commissioners attending the open meeting were:
- Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair
- Raymond T. (Ray) Wagner Jr., Vice Chair and Secretary
- Edward C. (Ed) Clausen, Member
- Frank H.B. Kruse, Member
PRESENTATIONS
The Commission received the following presentations or reports:
- Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
- Turkey program update and recommendations to establish season dates and limits for the 2026 spring turkey season and associated conservation area and managed hunt regulations — Nicholas Oakley, Scientist
- Recommendations to set season dates for each portion of the 2026-2027 firearms deer hunting seasons and recommendations to modify CWD-related regulations — Jason Isabelle, Cervid Program Supervisor
- Financial Report and October 2025 Highlights — Andrew Bond, Deputy Director Business and Operations
- CEBP Updates: Quarterly Report — Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief and CEBP Chair
- Recognition of Dr. Daniel Dey as a Master Conservationist — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director
ADMINISTRATION
The Commission:
- Approved items on the Consent Calendar.
- Approved recommendations to establish season dates and limits for the 2026 spring turkey season and associated conservation area and managed hunt regulations.
- Approved recommendations of season dates for each portion of the 2026-2027 firearms deer hunting seasons and gave initial approval to recommendations to modify CWD-related regulations.
- Approved the construction bid for the Whetstone Creek Conservation Area Big Lake Dam Repair project located near Williamsburg, Missouri.
- Approved the construction bid for the Northeast Regional Office Windows and Skylight replacement project located in Kirksville, Missouri.
- Approved the donation to MDC of approximately 44.02 acres in Stone County from the estate of Georgia G. Rice.
- Approved the advertisement and sale of an estimated 1,924,998 board feet of timber from 925 acres of Angeline Conservation Area, Compartment 14 in Shannon County.
- Approved the suspension or revocation of one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of four individuals for cause or court order:
- Skipper R. Craigg, Madison, Hunting, 3 Years;
- Joseph P. Guthrie, Cuba, Hunting, 1 Year;
- Michael K. O’Neail, De Soto, Hunting, 1 Year; and
- Connor S. West, Golden City, Hunting, 1 Year.
- Approved the suspension of commercial fishing privileges for Terry Duty.
- Set the next open meeting for Feb. 6, 2026.
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Department of Conservation or Missouri Conservation Commission.
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