Missouri Department of Conservation employees gather behind a bear caught Oct. 3 at the Gist Ranch Conservation Area in Texas County. Front row, from left, James Harlan, Gary Oakley, Lynn Shepherd; back row, Travis Mills, Bryant Chilton and Jeff Crites.

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