FINS, FUR AND FEATHERS

JEFFERSON CITY -- "Free Fishing Days" will be held in Missouri June 6-7.

Anyone can fish Missouri waters on those days without a fishing license.

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PATTON An Outdoor 3D Series Archery Shoot will be held at Patton this weekend.

Entries for the two-day activity, sponsored by Boyd's Pro Shop, will be taken from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Entry fees will be $9 for adults and $5 for youths.

Additional information is available by calling (314)-783-3153.

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WAPPAPELLO The 4th annual Silver Bullet Amateur Drag Boat Nationals will be held Saturday and Sunday in the Redman Creek Recreation Area of Lake Wappapello.

"The area will be closed to boat launching, swimming and vehicle traffic both days," said Michael McClendon, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which issued a special event permit to the Poplar Bluff Power Boat Association, which sponsored the event.

A portion of the Redman Creek Cove will also be closed to boat traffic.

Various types of recreational equipment recreational vehicles, camping equipment, and water vessels will be displayed in the area.

Additional information is available by calling (314)-785-1403.

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PIEDMONT The Watersafe Festival will be held at River Road Left Park at Clearwater Lake June 12-13.

Tommy Overstreet and the Nashville Express band will headline the list of free attractions. Other entertainment will include gospel music, bluegrass music and western music.

Competitions will stress the water safety scene. contests include canoe races and a cushion toss for youngsters.

The Pidemont Boy Scouts, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will display safety exhibitions.

Additional information is available by calling (314)-223-7777.

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WAPPAPELLO Dates have been established for three Wappapello Lake Circuit Bass Fishing tournaments.

Tournaments will be conducted June 7, July 12 and Aug. 16.

Additional information is available by calling Sundowner Marine, (314)-222-8622.

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JEFFERSON CITY Missouri turkey hunters bagged 32,945 gobblers during the two-week spring turkey season, in spite of difficult weather conditions and a dearth of mature gobblers.

Rain and cold weather made hunting difficult during much of the season April 20 through May 3, but hunters bettered the 1991 harvest figure by 775 birds. This year's kill also compares favorably with Missouri's all-time record of 35,951 gobblers, set in 1987.

Counties posting the highest harvest totals this year were the same as in the 1991 spring turkey season. Hunters killed 1,019 gobblers in Franklin County (compared to 961 last year), 944 in Texas County (compared to 829 last year) and 849 in Laclede County (compared to 795 last year).

East-central Missouri and central Missouri led the state's nine regions, with 5,188 and 5,043 birds checked, respectively. A total of 2,272 turkeys were bagged in the Southeast Missouri region.

Ten turkey hunting accidents were reported, down from the 16 last year. None of the accidents either year was fatal.

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JEFFERSON CITY The Conservation Commission will hold its May meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday the Tower Inn, Highway 19, Salem.

Commission meetings are open to the public.

Commissioners are Andy Dalton, Springfield, chairman; Jay Henges, St. Louis, vice-chairman; Jerry P. Combs, Kennett, secretary; and John Powell, Rolla, member.

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JEFFERSON CITY Phil Schroeder, Jefferson City, is winner of the 1993 Trout Stamp Competition.

The 34-year-old Schroeder said he started working on his winning trout in January. This was his second time entering the competition, and the winning trout was only the second fish he'd ever done.

The trout stamp competition gives artists statewide the opportunity to display their work and possibly receive recognition from MDC.