MISSOURI VOLUME 82, ISSUE 2, FEBRUARY 2021 SERVING NATURE & YOU CONSERVATIONIST RENEW YOUR HUNTING FISHING and PERMITS TODAY Buy Missouri hunting and fishing permits from vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO Fishing. MISSOURI CONSERVATIONIST Contents FEBRUARY 2021 VOLUME 82, ISSUE 2 10 ON THE COVER A flying squirrel inside a tree cavity : NOPPADOL PAOTHONG 100mm macro lens, f/22 1/100 sec, ISO 500 GOVERNOR Michael L. Parson THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION CHAIR Don C. Bedell VICE CHAIR Wm. L. (Barry) Orscheln 16 SECRETARY Mark L. McHenry MEMBER Steven D. Harrison DIRECTOR Sara Parker Pauley DEPUTY DIRECTORS Mike Hubbard, Aaron Jeffries, Jennifer Battson Warren MAGAZINE STAFF MAGAZINE MANAGER Stephanie Thurber EDITOR Angie Daly Morfeld ASSOCIATE EDITOR Larry Archer STAFF WRITERS Bonnie Chasteen, Kristie Hilgedick, FEATURES Joe Jerek ART DIRECTOR 10 Cliff White 22 DESIGNERS Taking the Nightshift Shawn Carey, Marci Porter PHOTOGRAPHERS Southern flying squirrels patrol the Noppadol Paothong, David Stonner forests, keeping them healthy. CIRCULATION MANAGER by Angie Daly Morfeld Laura Scheuler mdc.mo.gov/conmag 16 Shed Antlers: DEPARTMENTS The Other Deer Season 2 Inbox Finding shed deer antlers 3 Up Front With Sara Parker Pauley in winter is fun. 4 Nature Lab by Bill Graham 5 In Brief 22 28 Get Outside Missouri Black Bears 30 Places To Go Download this A species returns and science leads 32 Wild Guide issue to your the way in managing its survival. phone or tablet at by Francis Skalicky 33 Outdoor Calendar mdc.mo.gov/mocon. Northern cardinal Download for Android Inbox Letters to the Editor MORE BIRD’S-EYE VIEW Submissions reflect My grandson Henry is intrigued with nature and readers’ opinions and looks forward to your magazine every month. He may be edited for length and his brother, Milo, are receiving online instruction and clarity. Email this school year. Thanks to your December issue, [email protected] they learned about Missouri birds, cut out and or write to us: stapled the field guide together, and made the MISSOURI wreath feeder. We incorporated reading, measuring CONSERVATIONIST ingredients, and cooking skills for a successful and PO BOX 180 JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65102 fun lesson. Thank you for your wonderful magazine. We Missourians are so lucky to have this publication! Ginny Pherigo St. James We loved Bird’s-Eye View and the cut-out bird guide CAVES in the December Conservationist. It seems you are January’s Conservationist contained an irresponsible Northern cardinal succeeding in providing ways for families to use their “invitation” to explore caves (Get Outside, Page American goldfinch Pfiunrcphle gAomldefirinccahne s COVID downtime at home and in nature. Thank you. 28). It is totally irresponsible to suggest visiting Bird’s-Eye Sue Allmart and Sammy Williams Mexico caves during the winter hibernation period for bats. Awakening dormant bats can be fatal to them. Also, View PERMITS entering caves any time of year can be a problem Blue jay But First, Make Thanks to your staff working to assist us to obtain due to white-nose syndrome (WNS), not to mention AT GHUE IFDOE OTOD TBHIREDYS L AONVDE This Field Guide cwcPThfsBeaahaaenngoitds ecrm s hgtti1mo .au5tmiweyh krih)pknood.deied leundme Oys aec tf l a peew.neeasvmr scra rcatiet saeteloir oh hltt n i ht.treieweh gnehuMomtrerhoteylsu lye i iv aprcssofll ro/ es ostefsoZy u ao msmaocfor2gutewkf ueeiof8re n.ea d ir ed ii,aIgyfg sn defotb ia rtaebnhsryrsse n eaae obwm rttatcvruot,oieiktoi afr nnts d wrdyiprfti gnet f oelaa yo armrirbcnbioncf’ tesia temeutifs n c ntondserakdeoro gtaerr rvsm m yoda e.fimc, u nos.M aoeo iindrttoYtltn aid’ dhorsoob wn e rtiundeiyn yshar aoa.b gtdceoaysucia wfyrsnfhgrn da t ard tth hntsotooa ho ecctu ltpmhmihedsneoo reoerds eo or .,hy v bvsv(aYyooi.sieen osoduewsrIiuudeerttf-. ❶❷❸❹❺ CFSSScaitnhottialutoaa en nltwdpcn umoksg lieemte u tiha tdehtteh cht detrbehhhei lc ciie e drsccau d ubounfilts -tteoeet.-o-totlxreoduwdtudu t eetgts tw lrs eduis.n ontoiodeo wppstegh.aan ewegg tt hheehpeessea rr g 8me a e alyisodno naddurgl ee9 .. htyoou unorbt istnaygisn tpe temhrem. mIi tc soo.nn Iltnian c2et0,e 1Id 9h a,a wdwh otermonua Inb f loewu hnnoad vw iogaualtkt iewndge mhaed tdshauafeet ttayol m tWeocNhstnS a.i qlAlu lcseaosv,. etsh eorne pisu bnloic m laenndtsio anr eo fn aonwy cclaovsee d 10 Missouri Conservationist | December 2020 through the system, and I printed out my deer Bill O’Donnell, Interpretive Manager BIRD’S-EYE VIEW tag. Last year, I had another problem, contacted Round Spring Cave, National Park Service, Retired I have a bird another nice lady, who not only obtained it, but feeder and was printed it out for me and mailed it since our printer MDC caves were closed in 2010 in response to so glad to see was broken. I was appreciative and thankful for the white-nose syndrome (WNS), and before that time, Bird’s-Eye View kindness, professionalism, and courtesy provided “cave open” signs were displayed with proper safety (December, Page by your staff. requirements for entering. Winter disturbance of 10). I now know David Thater Springfield hibernating bats and potential spread of WNS is of O what birds are serious concern. The closure of public land caves HERIG visiting my feeder. LONGTIME READER and necessary safety precautions should have been GINNY P NCaasnscvyi lSletockton Id aemca d8e7s yaegaor sI ofilrds ta rneda dc aannndo te nrejomyeemd btheer hMoiwss omuarin y csotrnikseid aenre adp bperofoprreia itnec bluadlainngce t hbies tawretiecnle .e Wnceo usrtraigvein tgo H FEEDER: Conservationist. It is better than ever, especially the responsible outdoor recreation and conservation WREAT photos, and I look forward to receiving it. messages. We apologize for missing the mark with WITH Harry W. Bratton Lee’s Summit this article. —the editors OYS B Conservation Headquarters Have a Connect With Us! 573-751-4115 | PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 Question for a Commissioner? /moconservation Regional Offices Send a note using @moconservation Southeast/Cape Girardeau: 573-290-5730 Southwest/Springfield: 417-895-6880 our online Central/Columbia: 573-815-7900 Northwest/St. Joseph: 816-271-3100 contact form at @MDC_online Kansas City: 816-622-0900 St. Louis: 636-441-4554 mdc.mo.gov/ Northeast/Kirksville: 660-785-2420 Ozark/West Plains: 417-256-7161 commissioners. 2 Missouri Conservationist | February 2021 Up Want to see your photos in the Missouri Conservationist? Front Share your photos on Flickr at flickr.com/groups/mdcreaderphotos-2021, email [email protected], or include the hashtag #mdcdiscovernature on your Instagram photos. with Sara Parker Pauley _ As the new year rolled in, a winter’s storm blanketed the surrounding landscape and left a winter wonderland in its wake. The nearby bluff was framed in white, revealing an underlying bone structure that showcased its raw beauty, highlighted with stalwart trees and their naked limbs lifting skyward. Looking out the window at the bluff and the birds fren- ziedly grabbing for seed at the feeders, I thought of how winter 1 lays us bare, forces us to slow down, shed off what is no lon- ger necessary, and rest awhile. Writer Katherine May opines, “Once we stop wishing it were summer, winter can be a glori- 2 ous season … a time for reflection and recuperation, for slow 1 | Rabbit in snow replenishment, for putting your house in order.” by Bill Ekey, You’ll read in this month’s issue how wildlife winters, from via email flying squirrels huddling together in tree cavities (Page 10) to 2 | LaBarque Creek bucks shedding antlers to conserve energy through Missouri’s Conservation Area colder months (Page 16). by castlewoodmo, via Instagram And there are myriad opportunities to find your own con- nection to nature in wintertime. From a walk in the fresh snow 3 | Peregrine falcon on a nearby conservation area or an eagle-viewing road trip to by Donnie Dryden, via Flickr perhaps a snow goose hunt or a trout fishing adventure at one of the many urban fishing venues — all are designed for us to breathe in the chilled air and get the blood pumping! So, let’s savor this wintering season, with eyes opened to the mysteries 3 that nature reveals during this special time of year. SARA PARKER PAULEY, DIRECTOR [email protected] The Missouri Conservationist (ISSN 0026-6515) is the official monthly publication of the Missouri Department of Conservation, 2901 West Truman Boulevard, Jefferson City, MO (Mailing address: PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102.) SUBSCRIPTIONS: Visit mdc.mo.gov/conmag, or call 573-522- MISSOURI CONSERVATION COMMISSIONERS 4115, ext. 3856 or 3249. Free to adult Missouri residents (one per household); out of state $7 per year; out of country $10 per year. Notification of address change must include both old and new address (send mailing label with the subscriber number on it) with 60-day notice. Preferred periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, Missouri, and at additional entry offices. POSTMASTER: Send correspondence to Circulation, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180. 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ELK RESTORATION Paternity Genetics _ Last October, less than 10 years after the first of Elk are a polygamous species, meaning one male usually three shipments of Kentucky elk arrived in Missouri’s mates with many females. When MDC researchers put collars Elk Restoration Zone, the state held its first-ever elk on these elk to collect survival and movement data, they also hunting season — a sign that restoration efforts have took a small genetic sample to help determine paternity. succeeded as planned. Even so, managers still had questions about the herd’s genetics. One was, “Who’s your daddy?” To study Missouri’s restored elk herd’s mating, “With translocated elk, we get concerned about a birth rates, and paternity patterns, MDC partnered bottleneck effect that can last a long time,” said MDC Study of with University of Montana researchers. Biometrician Leah Berkman. mating, birth Their goal was to compare the Missouri herd’s Bottleneck effect is a term geneticists use to rates, and genetic diversity with that of its parent herd in Ken- describe what happens when a small, isolated group paternity tucky. They also estimated effective population size loses diversity and is at risk of “the effects of bad patterns and projected future losses in genetic diversity if the genes coming together,” Berkman said. These effects Missouri herd receives no new elk. helps MDC can include low reproductive fitness, increased “We genotyped nearly every elk in the herd,” managers genetic diseases, and a reduced ability to cope with Berkman said, and she sees encouraging evidence keep environmental changes. that the herd will do well in the future without Missouri’s “However,” Berkman said, “while translocation can costly intervention. restored elk be stressful for elk, it can also shake up the group’s MDC Cervid Biologist Aaron Hildreth notes that herd strong breeding patterns.” More males may get more oppor- this work helped his team establish “a sort of base- tunity to breed, and more genetic mixing helps the line that will help us track changes through time herd avoid the bottleneck effect, she said. with future genetic work.” Elk Genetics Number of Calves Sired by Each Bull at a Glance Results Data suggest the elk translocation strategy Purpose may have given more bulls more Determine retention of chances to breed genetic diversity in Missouri’s restored elk herd Partners Methods Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, U.S. • Tracking with radio collars, Fish and Wildlife ear tags, and microchips Service Restoration • DNA sampling Grant, University of • Genotyping and genetic analyses Missouri, University NNER O • Identifying the most likely fathers of Montana DAVID ST 4 Missouri Conservationist | February 2021 In Brief News and updates from MDC MISSOURI’S Joe Benthall of Mount Vernon INAUGURAL ELK harvested the first elk in December’s SEASON COMES inaugural elk firearms season. TO A CLOSE MDC REPORTS SUCCESSFUL SEASON WITH FIVE ELK HARVESTED  Missouri’s first elk-hunting season ended Dec. 20, 2020, with all five of the hunters selected for permits harvesting bull elk during the firearms portion, which began Dec. 12. An archery portion ran Oct. 17–25 with no harvests. The five Missouri hunters were selected for elk-hunting permits through a random drawing of more than 19,215 permit applications, including 33 for one resident-landowner antlered-elk permit and 19,182 for four general permits. MDC congratulates the five Missouri hunters on their success! commission during MDC’s elk restoration efforts. “To the lucky individuals “What an exciting gift right that scored the hunt, I congratulate you … To my fellow commissioners, before the holidays to see all five past and present, to all the staff involved, to the citizens who love the sport hunters harvest elk in this first and the conservation of this beautiful state, congratulations!” inaugural elk season in Missouri,” Joe Benthall, Mount Vernon, drawn for an antlered-elk general permit, said MDC Director Sara Parker harvested a 5×5 bull elk Dec. 12 on National Park Service property near Log Pauley. “This success also Yard in Shannon County. He was the first of five Missouri hunters selected showcases the hard work and for elk permits to harvest an elk. Benthall has been deer hunting off and collaboration of our commission, on for 25 years and had not hunted elk before. He says he applied for the staff, partners, landowners, Missouri opportunity because he has wanted to hunt elk, but has not had and citizens. One of the hunters the time or money for a trip out west. He added that he only hunted during called me personally just a few the firearms portion. minutes after he harvested an elk Michael Buschjost, St. Thomas, drawn for an antlered-elk general permit, full of excitement and thanks, but took a 6×6 bull elk Dec. 15 outside of the refuge portion of the MDC Peck the real thanks goes to the bigger Ranch Conservation Area (CA). He has hunted elk in Montana, Colorado, team for making this happen.” and Wyoming, with two bulls and a cow elk harvested from those efforts. “The rewards of the (elk He said he was excited to hunt elk in Missouri and to take his three kids with restoration) efforts made over the him to scout the area before the season opened. past 10 years have made many Sam Schultz, Winfield, drawn for an antlered-elk general permit, avid hunters very happy and it is harvested a 5×6 bull elk Dec. 15 on private property in Shannon County. NNER my hope, pleased,” said former Schultz has been hunting for 30 years and he mostly hunts deer and DAVID STO CBeocnksye rPvlaattitonne rC, wohmom wisassi oonne trh e turkey. He successfully hunted elk in Colorado in the earlcyo n2t0in0u0eds .o n Page 6 » mdc.mo.gov 5 In Brief INAUGURAL ELK SEASON Ask MDC (continued from Page 5) “My elk was originally a 6×7 bull, but he had two broken antler tines, which left him to Got a Question for Ask MDC? be a 5×6,” said Schultz. “It was a tough hunt, Send it to [email protected] but I had a blast doing it. Best of all was one or call 573-522-4115, ext. 3848. of my boys was with me when I harvested this awesome animal. Thank you, MDC, for bringing them back to Missouri.” Gene Guilkey, Liberty, drawn for an antlered- Q: My community is planning elk general permit, harvested a 6×7 bull elk on to install a purple martin public land in Shannon County Dec. 16. house near a large pond. “I have never hunted elk before and this hunt Several flower gardens for was the dream trip of a lifetime,” Guilkey said. butterflies and bees are “I literally dreamed of taking a 6×6 bull, but nearby. With nesting martins didn’t think it was possible nor would I be up overhead, won’t this be to it, but the good Lord above had better plans the end of insects seeking than I did!” nectar, shelter, and food? He added, “When I harvested this bull, I It seems incompatible. was stressed, relieved, and overjoyed all at the  A purple martin house Purple martin and house same time. I screamed loud enough that quite may have some effect on the possibly all three counties involved could hear pollinators gathering at these Conservationists, however, hope me! What a thrill! Taking this trophy was the gardens. A colony of martins may to achieve several goals through hardest hunt I have encountered. It took a lot of catch and eat several hundred the planting of pollinator-friendly scouting before and during the archery season beetles, horseflies, grasshoppers, gardens. For instance, more than to get the terrain laid out. During the hunt, we dragonflies, and wasps daily. 150 crops in the United States were delighted to find this bull on day three and These acrobatic swallows hunt depend on pollinators, and foods focused on the area he was spotted in. He was winged insects, helping to check such as apples, strawberries, actually bugling, which was an experience we the population of less-than- tomatoes, and almonds wouldn’t did not expect so late after the rut. These are desirable insects. exist without them. Also, a plentiful amazing animals!” Bill Clark, Van Buren, drawn for the resident- landowner antlered-elk permit, harvested a bull elk on his property Dec. 19. Clark is a life-long hunter of deer, turkey, and small game. He has also pursued elk in Colorado and Wyoming in Clark added, “I’m really happy to represent the 1990s. He and his family own 80 acres east what I believe to be one of the most important NG of Peck Ranch CA where they conduct timber- hunts of my life. This program is an example HO OT stand improvements on the heavily forested of one of the best things to happen for the OL PA property and plant clover and native grasses people of Missouri in years, and I’m nearly OPPAD for elk and other wildlife. Clark says he applied 80 years old.” OX: N for the elk hunt because he supports MDC’s elk Elk are a native species in Missouri, but GRAY F restoration and management efforts, wildlife were hunted to extinction in the state through NNER; mthea nhaegrdem bye ntht iinnn ginegn ae rbaul,l la.nd wanted to help uMnirsesgouulrai’tse dfi rhsut netlikn hgu dnutr tinhgis tfhaell lcaatem 1e8 a0f0tesr. DAVID STO “ldtwihIme’imrtcohi“kt u Ien tasgdheneh aeidenr m tl seyhm.al e8kwHy 0 ot mear na e sog neotbrdosuoi plruuii nptlpsay ee .nto d hIadf ,w e c caa oaaylnswlna d tser he td taaelh knn wat daditimb ti anwhoe g cau,a”r sot u Csn1ttphlc0 amhie0rk kyes sy o hsbab aoaIrui’dctmd lksIl. Bprilol pCelarrtky ihna Vrvaens Bteudr ean b. uMllD eClk d oenv ehlios ped ycRplinaieooen aMcrsdrtk ebsoiys ryw osMs o Mnfi ounerDuerrcisnsCl u.att, od atLn reiisnuanah tmgEroino lrekl not mrF. ocmeoaoufuldrsf neoc cp od.ramatmabsrto toimono.ugfenu tort, n sehvai l/enitknZi de ncYr slmeJau .satdaitnvoinnderyga asst uptirohepenea-- DOROTHY CLARK; PURPLE MARTIN: had and the shot I took. We then broke down the tfoher ldorcaawl l asynsdtoewmn teor es ntos upraer otipcippoartteu inni ties Learn more about elk hunting in Missouri HARVEST: carcass and are processing it ourselves.” the elk hunt. online at short.mdc.mo.gov/Znd. ELK 6 Missouri Conservationist | February 2021 supply of pollinator insects not only helps plants and trees maintain their genetic diversity, but it also helps them reproduce an adequate amount of seeds for dispersal and propagation. Chris Doran We need plants to be pollinated. PERRY COUNTY But we also seek to provide food CONSERVATION AGENT Gray fox for many types of wildlife — offers this month’s including birds. Pollination is just AGENT one service bees and butterflies occurs, which might also cause this provide. Another niche they fill change. Breeding typically peaks is serving as nourishing food for in January through March, with kits ADVICE adult birds and their young. being born March to mid-May. Also, purple martins don’t eat all Throughout most of the year, pollinators. Monarch butterflies, for foxes have no special home but example, are toxic and birds leave sleep on the ground. However, Feb. 7 marks the beginning of them alone. during breeding season, dens are the Light Goose Conservation used for young. This is often a Q: There were four foxes modified groundhog or former fox Order in Missouri. This order, in a friend’s backyard last den, but it can be a den dug by the which runs through April winter, but they disappeared female fox. 30, is designed so hunters at the first snowfall. What Gray foxes — essentially an animal can reduce snow, blue, happened to them? of warmer climates — uses dens  The foxes may have retreated more than red foxes. and Ross’s goose numbers. to their den to escape inclement For more information on Hunters must possess a weather. But winter is also the time Missouri’s foxes, visit short.mdc. Conservation Order Permit of year when mating and breeding mo.gov/Zfp. to participate. This permit is required for all hunters over age 15, including landowners, unless they have a Resident Lifetime Small Game Hunting Permit or a Resident Lifetime Conservation Partner Permit. Methods for harvesting What light geese include shotguns IS it? capable of holding more than three shells and electronic Can you calls or electronically guess this activated calls. A daily bag or month’s possession limit for light geese natural wonder? will not be in effect during the Conservation Order. The answer is on Page 9. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT SHORT.MDC.MO.GOV/ZB9. mdc.mo.gov 7 In Brief CONSERVATION COMMISSION SETS DEER, TURKEY HUNTING DATES SMOKED TROUT CHOWDER 2021 Spring and Fall Turkey The star of this chowder — Missouri’s trout — will take you Hunting Dates from the coldest of winter days to the warmth of spring. That’s _ Spring Youth Portion: April 10 and 11 because Missouri is a great place to fish, and MDC provides _ Regular Spring Turkey anglers with ample opportunities year around. If you took Season: April 19–May 9 advantage of the winter trout season and visited a stocked _ Fall Firearms Turkey Season: Oct. 1–31 urban lake where you could keep your bounty, you are ready to try this hot, hearty meal right now. If not, trout season opens 2021–2022 Archery Deer and Turkey March 1 and this recipe will be just as tasty in the spring. Hunting Dates _ Sept. 15–Nov. 12 Serves 4 SAUTÉ vegetables except spinach in oil about 10 _ Nov. 24–Jan. 15, 2022 minutes, stirring often. Add chicken broth and INGREDIENTS: simmer, covered, until vegetables are very tender, 2021–2022 Firearms Deer Hunting Dates 2 tablespoons extra-virgin about 45 minutes. _ Firearms Deer Early Youth olive oil MASH vegetables, with a manual potato masher, Portion: Oct. 30–31 1 medium onion, finely diced in pot until chowder thickens to your satisfaction _ Firearms Deer November 3 carrots, finely diced (Alternatively, pour half of soup into a blender and Portion: Nov. 13–23 2 medium potatoes, process on low speed, taking care to press firmly on _ Firearms Deer Late Youth finely diced the lid with your hand during processing to prevent Portion: Nov. 26–28 2 stalks celery, finely diced hot liquid from flying out of the top. Blend until _ Firearms Deer Antlerless 1 quart chicken broth thickened, then return contents to the pot and stir Portion: Dec. 4–12 ¼ cup cream or milk until well combined.) _ Firearms Deer Alternative Methods ¼ pound smoked trout, broken into bite-sized ADD cream, trout, and spinach. Cook briefly until Portion: Dec. 25–Jan. 4, 2022 pieces fish is heated through, but spinach still bright green. Handful of fresh spinach, MDC recommended increasing the length SEASON with dill, paprika, salt, and pepper to taste. finely chopped of the antlerless portion from three days to nine A few fresh dill sprigs, finely SERVE immediately with good bread. days based on Missouri deer numbers, as well chopped (can be replaced as stable or increasing numbers in most coun- with a pinch of dried) ties that allow two firearms antlerless permits Smoked Spanish paprika, and two landowner firearms antlerless permits. a few pinches or to taste MDC harvest data shows that increasing the Salt and freshly firearms antlerless harvest limit past two does ground pepper not result in a significant increase in harvest. Details on hunting regulations, harvest limits, allowed methods, required permits, and other related information will be available in MDC’s 2021 Spring Turkey Hunting Regula- tions and Information and MDC’s 2021 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklets. Both will be available where permits are sold prior to the related seasons. Learn more about turkey hunting in Mis- souri at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZZy. Learn more about deer hunting in Missouri at short.mdc.mo.gov/Zki. This recipe is Buy Missouri hunting permits from vendors from Cooking around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buyper- Wild in Missouri by mits, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Bernadette Dryden, Hunting and MO Fishing, available for download available for $16 at through Google Play for Android devices or the mdcnatureshop.com. App Store for Apple devices. 8 Missouri Conservationist | February 2021