Doug Wallace - Base Camp Country Real Estate Missouri

03/10/2026

Headed to Shannon County eminence Missouri to show a property this morning

02/20/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zUqje08Gg

For fifty years, Primos Hunting has stood for something simple and increasingly rare: truth.This film is not about trends, shortcuts, or chasing attention. I...

12/24/2025

www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/cwd-management-is-changing-fast-in-the-midwest-and-hunters-will-feel-it-first/ar-AA1SXO5H?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=694bee19becd48e4b30110177b2b2f49&ei=51

Across the Midwest, chronic wasting disease is no longer a distant wildlife problem that you hear about once a... The post CWD management is changing fast in the Midwest, and hunters will feel it first appeared first on The Avid Outdoorsman.

12/18/2025

here are the dates for Missouri 2026-27 Deer season: no CWD season it appears

mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-sets-deer-turkey-hunting-dates-2026-2027-seasons

as well mandatory CWD testing will continue in certain Missouri counties in 2026, but the system is changing: the broad CWD Management Zone is being eliminated, replaced by targeted mandatory sampling in specific counties identified annually by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for confirmed cases, simplifying rules while still focusing monitoring efforts. Hunters in these designated areas must take harvested deer (or head) to a mandatory sampling station, while voluntary testing remains available statewide, according to proposals under public review in late 2025 for a June 2026 effective date.

Commission also approved regulations regarding nonresident spring turkey harvest limits.

12/18/2025

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12/18/2025

12/07/2025

a FB post that was brought to my attention earlier this week got me to thinking about MDC (perceived) status, their Whitetail management, QDM and how lethal the modern-day Whitetail hunter is compared to when I started in the 1970's.

to understand the state of MDC and its perceived status as a premier Wildlife agency, you (we) really need to look at the historical events of that organization and the whitetail itself.

in 1925 Missouri's whitetail population was estimated at just 400 Deer! 100 years ago, guys! - The FIRST conservation commission was formed in 1937 - hunting of whitetail was closed from 1938 -1943. Missouri then held a 2-day Buck ONLY season in 1944 where 7,557 hunters took to the timber in 20-southern counties harvesting 583 bucks. the Whitetail herd had grown to an estimated 15,000 when this first season was held in 1944.

I got these statistics from an article that was published in 2008 where they claimed the ANNUAL harvest had climber to 300,000!

what's the annual harvest here in 2025 - do we really have an exploding population as MDC claims? not in pockets but as a whole.

a google search today (December 7, 2025) say's Missouri's Whitetail population is estimated at 1.4 to 1.7 Million! quite the success story if these numbers are correct. Here in 2025 MDC stated goal for the state's whitetail herd is fewer & younger deer on the landscape, mainly in response to CWD. Today our whitetail season here in Missouri runs from September 15th through January 15th the following year. WE HAVE 16-DAYS for rifle hunting during the peak of the rut (5 of those are for CWD counties)

Personally, I believe the numbers are way lower than this google search indicates - who? can name a species today that is better off than it was 20-years ago under MDC? maybe the furbearers?

I attended an MDC meeting in Harrisburg, Missouri in the mid to late 1990's that then Whitetail Biologist Lonnie Hansen was giving, this was in responds to MDC making UNLIMITED doe tags available in many central & eastern counties as I remember. Lonnie shared information that evening that have stuck with me ever since.

Key take aways were:

just because MDC has a season & method didn't mean we as the hunter (their management tool) needed to partake in it!

MDC at this time (nearly 30-years ago) did NOT believe the MODERN-DAY DEER HUNTER would or could curb the whitetail population as quickly and proficiently as they had!!

MDC like ALL government agencies is very slow to react! they want studies and questionnaires to give to the committees to consider regulation changes - but we as hunters can do this in real time by not participating in a season or methods - point taken.

to maintain 25-deer per sq mile (640-acres is a sq mile) which at this meeting was MDC goal for the state - the deer herd can ONLY loose 4-Does by ANY MEANS - to Maintain the 25-Deer per sq mile year over year. that means, Deer-vehicle collisions, predation, disease and a hunter - again - to maintain 25-Deer per sq mile you can ONLY lose 4- DOES!

Yet, everyone these day's preach shoot more does! how many do you shoot? do you know how many your neighbors are shooting? - do you know what the population estimate is for your area? in Randolph County, Mo every deeded landowner can shoot 4 does per year TOTAL - if your land meets the minimum requirements.

how many landowners does it take to make up 640-acres or a sq mile where you hunt? for the most part we all are hunting the same deer our neighbors are also hunting.

Additionally, only 4 out of 10 fawns will see 18 - months of age! that's ONLY 40% - now consensus is they're born at a 1-1 ratio? if they died the same way, that would mean only 2-bucks fawns out of every 10 (20%) make it to 18-months of age! pretty sobering number.

I attended an CWD meeting in Higbee, Missouri in February 2023 - I asked Jason Sumners what the estimated population was for Randolph County, Mo - his answer was 30! - so in nearly 30 years we've only added 5 Deer per sq-mile if we had 25 back then? but were told we have an exploding population

reminder Lonnie said in the 1990's that MDC did NOT think the modern-day hunter could or would reduce the whitetail herd as quickly & proficiently as they had!

PRIOR TO MANY OF THE THINGS BELOW:

Cuddyback game cameras were introduced in 1989 -

Multri introduced the first cell camera in 2007

Redneck blinds were introduced approx. 2010?

Buddy heaters in year 2000

Wilbur Allen invented the first Modern compound bow and was granted his patent in 1969! how do they compare to what's available today?

crossbows finally made it into Archery season in 2016 - prior to that season they were legal with a Dr's slip. (not putting anyone down)

we now have muzzle-loaders capable of 500-plus yards with scopes attached - basically making them a single shot rifle? my OP

we also have scent altering technology today to go along with our heated socks, jackets & hand warmers to go along with our buddy heaters & box blinds that allow us to never miss a sit regardless of weather or wind conditions!

google says whitetail food plots gained momentum in the late 1980's into the 90's and exploded by year 2000!

the data I could find say's the average age of a Whitetail hunter in Missouri is 35-44 (2023) down from 45-54 in 2017- this quite significant as most hunters have never known anything other than a prosperous whitetail herd as compared to when I was kid and could go a whole week or season and only see tracks of a whitetail.

This would also mean that here in 2025 the average Whitetail hunter has access to modern technologies that weren't available just 30 years ago.

I firmly believe that in year 2025 75% of Whitetail Deer hunter are more interested in QDM or trophy class animals/age structure than those just looking to harvest ANY deer.

If MDC's stated goals are fewer Deer & a younger herd on the landscape - they can only do this through longer seasons with expanded methods, or can they?

BUT IF Lonnie was right in the 1990's that the Modern-day Deer hunter was way more proficient than MDC had thought? what are we today in 2025? do we really need the seasons & methods currently allowed to effectively control the population? or does it lean towards an over harvest of a population? I know where I stand, I'll let you decide for yourself! remember government agencies are always slow to react to actual events on the ground.

In closing I think we hunters as a group have proven time & time again, we will not regulate ourselves - times and winds I believe have changed from an opportunity group (as a whole) to a QDM group, yet our agency in-charge of the seasons & methods are stuck in the past! change is never easy, it's inevitable - but if we continue doing the same thing over & over and expecting a different result, we will only get the same insanity we've gotten in the past! my 2-cents.

ask yourself what has our favorite game animal gotten in the last 30-years? Longer seasons. expanded methods, the most proficient hunter man has known and a wildlife agency that baits them & uses thermal scopes after we've chased them for months on end!

Thanks, if you made it this far!

12/06/2025

This article (post) proofs that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over and expecting a different result - 60-years of CWD

The first actual solution to CWD is being tried in Oklahoma. With billions of wasted dollars poured into “management strategies” and more than 60 years of trying to slow the spread with absolutely nothing to show for it, it’s finally time for a real solution. Oklahoma just passed a law allowing the release of CWD-resistant deer into the wild starting in 2026, and for once, we’re moving toward something that could actually work. The science is clear: certain deer carry a specific genetic code that makes them naturally resistant, maybe even completely immune, to Chronic Wasting Disease. Instead of pretending we can out-test or out-regulate CWD, Oklahoma is choosing biology over bureaucracy.

Of course, the usual critics are already complaining. Their arguments make no sense: “It won’t make a big enough difference,” or “Those resistant deer could still die.” Okay—so the plan is to do nothing because this solution might take time? The current strategy of mass killing and fear campaigns has had six decades to prove itself, and the only thing it has accomplished is showing us that it doesn’t work. Introducing resistant genetics into wild herds is actually a long-term, science-backed approach. Even if progress is slow, at least it moves us toward a future where deer begin inheriting immunity instead of inheriting a death sentence.

Then there’s the claim that deer farmers or breeders might make money off this. Maybe they will, so what? The DNRs and game agencies have already swallowed billions over the years with nothing to show but more CWD-positive counties and more regulations. If money changing hands is suddenly a problem, maybe people should start by looking at the agencies that have been cashing checks for decades while offering zero real solutions. The truth is simple: the loudest complainers aren’t presenting any alternative. Their entire plan is to keep killing more deer “to save them,” even though it’s failed for 60 years. Trying something new, something backed by genetics and actual data, isn’t just smart, it’s overdue.

11/29/2025

anyone that would like to get me a Christmas gift - Here's an idea. JS - hard to believe in 1999 I had the opportunity to hunt Stone for the meager price tag of $13,500 - and thought I couldn't afford it then because I had just built a new house - should have borrowed the money - life only happens once - take the trip! $85,000 today

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11/25/2025

5 + for CWD out of nearly 8,000 test less than 50% of those submitted the graph shows as of to date. serious stuff I guess

11/25/2025

https://youtu.be/LabIGCe93Sc?si=IUiVWBYFzfvtGTdo

Hunting rights activist Dusty Backer and Dan Schmidt discuss why the narrative about CWD doesn’t make sense given the actual research about the disease and w...