Geese Banded at the Dexter City Pond

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July 06th 2017 by Dee Loflin

Dexter, Missouri - More than 60 geese were captured at the Dexter Pond on One Mile Road last week. About half were new geese that were banded the others were banded from years past. This is a great opportunity to study the birds and to monitor their survival and harvest rates in our area. The geese were not harmed and were released back to the pond within less than one hour.

Canada geese in Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Dunklin, Mississippi, and St. Francois counties were rounded up and banded this week as part of the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) efforts to track them. MDC biologists check the numbers on geese that already have leg bands and put new leg bands on birds that are without. The purpose is to monitor survival and harvest rates of Canada geese and collect information that influences hunting season lengths and limits.

"We can also learn interesting things about where geese go after they get banded or how long they may live in the wild," said MDC Wildlife Management Biologist Kevin Brunke. "We get data back from birds when hunters harvest a banded goose and report its band number."

When a banded bird is harvested, hunters report band numbers to www.reportband.gov or by calling 1-800-327-BAND. This cooperation between conservation organizations and hunters helps biologists learn about and manage the species.

"The Canada goose population seems to be stable in Southeast Missouri," Brunke said. "The numbers of birds we catch at individual locations varies from year to year, but overall, the population levels do not seem to be increasing or decreasing."

Brunke and other MDC biologists submit their locally collected data to MDC resource scientists who enter the data into the U.S. Geological Survey's Bird Banding Laboratory's database. Every bird that is banded goes through the Bird Banding Laboratory's system. From that system, researchers and biologists can use data from across the nation or local data to answer specific questions they may have in managing the bird populations. Managing the species benefits the birds and the people who enjoy watching and hunting them.

"Canada geese offer many Missourians the chance to view wildlife in their own back yard this time of year," Brunke said. "Many parks or residential areas with manicured grass and small lakes attract geese to raise their broods and molt their wing feathers. In the fall, many hunters enjoy hunting geese."

Brunke said sometimes conflicts arise when one neighbor may enjoy watching the geese through the summer, but another neighbor doesn't appreciate the mess they leave behind on their lawn, docks, or driveways.

Canada geese live most often on farm ponds, lakes, and marshes. Once close to extinction, this species has made an amazing recovery. They can be so numerous they cause problems from overgrazing, abundant droppings, collisions with aircraft, destruction of newly sprouted crops, and more. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects these geese, their nests, and eggs, but the Missouri Department of Conservation can issue permits to help control nuisance geese.

Canada geese play an important role in nature, as many predators feed on the eggs and young. In addition to their grazing in wetlands throughout the state, Canada geese and other waterfowl have an important impact when they gather in wetland staging areas along migration routes.

More information about Canada geese can be found at https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/canada-goose.

Last Updated on July 06th 2017 by Dee Loflin

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Jones Earns Two Rings in Mosquitoland Classic

July 05th 2017 by Dee Loflin

Dexter, Missouri - ChiTown Assault, a USA Senior Softball Team out of Chicago, Illinois competed in the Steve Simmons Mosquitoland Classic and finished as the top team.

Local softball athlete, Richard Phillip Jones, from Dexter, Missouri is a member of ChiTown Assault and not only earned a TOC ring, but an All-Tournament ring as well.

ChiTown Assault had the #1 seed going into the Ring Award Tournament. A minimum of five games were schedule with Round Robin into Double Elimination or Three-Game Guarantee brackets. They went 5 - 0 to earn championship rings.

The Steve Simmons Mosquiotland Classic Tournament was held June 7th - June 11th, a TOC Qualifier, in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota and is for men 50 - 55 years of age.

Last Updated on July 05th 2017 by Dee Loflin

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Missouri Outlaws Place 2nd at 10U AAA State Tournament

June 29th 2017 by Dee Loflin

Dexter, Missouri - Missouri Outlaws placed 2nd in the 10U AAA State Tournament at Champion Diamonds in Nevada, Missouri held on June 22nd - 25th.

They went 4 and 1 this weekend and 24 - 6 - 3 in 8 tournaments for the season with a total of four 1st place wins.

Front Row: Beau Carrier, Dylan Hall, Jay Edmundson, and Malcolm Rains

Middle Row: Tanner Smart, Cooper Rhodes, Dylan Bratcher, Jackson Howard, Kade Huffman, and Rylan Mills

Back Row: Coaches: Chris Mills, Denny Bratcher and Brett Carrier

They would also like to thank their sponsors and hope they continue to support them next season in 2018!

Congratulations Missouri Outlaws!

Last Updated on June 29th 2017 by Dee Loflin

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Coach Goltra Prepares 'Cats for 7 on 7 and Lineman Challenge

June 27th 2017 by Dee Loflin

Sikeston, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats football team will have an opportunity to show their skill on the field this Thursday when they travel to Bulldog country to compete in a 7 on 7 and Lineman Challenge. It all begins at 9:00 a.m. in Sikeston on June 29, 2017.

Dexter athletes have already been working hard in the weight room this summer. Here is their change to compete against the Scott City Rams, Charleston Bluejays, and the Sikeston Bulldogs.

The 7 on 7 will be a passing only scrimmage. Each team will get 4 downs to get 20 yards and if they complete that task another 4 downs to score.

"We are returning 8 or 9 key players and I look forward to the upcoming season," commented head football coach Kevin Goltra. "We are making great strides in the weight room as well. Our chemistry is good and we should have a very productive season."

The Lineman Challenge will consist of the Medicine Ball Punch, Obstacle Course, Relay Race, and Don't Tap. A fifth event or bonus round will be the Tug of War and the last event of the morning for linemen.

"Our 2017 Football Jamboree will be held in Kennett this year," continued Goltra. The date is August 11th and should begin at 6:00 p.m.

"We are also participating in another 7 on 7 on July 10th in Obion County, Tennessee," stated Goltra. "That's a couple of hours away, but it will good for them to participate in and get another opportunity to compete against other teams.

The game of football literally challenges an athlete's physical courage and what it means to sacrifice, much like life. Coach Goltra is not only preparing them to win under the Friday night lights, he's teaching them to prepare for life after high school.

On or off the field our Bearcats are learning, learning to put others first, learning to be a part of something bigger than themselves, and learning to lift their teammate together. Please join them Thursday in Sikeston for their first tuneup of the season.

Last Updated on June 27th 2017 by Dee Loflin

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Frogging Begins June 30th at Sunset

June 27th 2017 by Dee Loflin

Missouri - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages Missourians to discover nature this summer. One fun and exciting way is through frogging. Frogging season begins June 30 at sunset and ends Oct. 31. Missouri has two frog species that are legal game ᾢ bullfrog and green frog. Bullfrogs are larger and therefore more sought-after.

The daily limit is eight frogs of both species combined and the possession limit is 16 frogs of both species combined. Only the daily limit may be possessed on waters and banks of waters where hunting.

Daily limits end at midnight so froggers who catch their daily limits before midnight and then want to return for more frogging after midnight must remove the daily limit of previously caught frogs from the waters or banks before returning for more.

Frogging can be done with either a fishing permit or a small-game hunting permit. Children under the age of 16 and Missouri residents 65 years of age or older are not required to have a permit.

Those with a fishing permit may take frogs by hand, hand net, atlatl, gig, bow, trotline, throw line, limb line, bank line, jug line, snagging, snaring, grabbing or pole and line.

With a small game hunting permit, frogs may be harvested using a .22-caliber or smaller rimfire rifle or pistol, pellet gun, atlatl, bow, crossbow, or by hand or hand net. The use of artificial light is permitted when frogging.

Last Updated on June 27th 2017 by Dee Loflin

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