Hunters may use dogs to take and retrieve game, but there are restrictions by species, times, and locations. Dogs are prohibited when hunting furbearers badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk during daylight hours from Nov. Dogs are prohibited when hunting squirrels and rabbits during daylight hours of the November portion of the firearms deer season in the following counties:.
Dogs are prohibited when hunting squirrels, rabbits, and furbearers badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk during daylight hours during the firearms portion of the elk hunting season in the following counties:. During training, dogs may chase but not take wildlife that can be hunted with dogs.
You will need a hunting permit appropriate for the wildlife or exception when training dogs that are chasing wildlife. Only a pistol with blank ammunition may be used during daylight hours to train dogs during closed seasons. All hunters should treat the outdoors with respect and follow ethical hunting practices.
These include:. In partnership with:. Allowed hunting methods vary by season Allowed hunting methods vary by season. Hunter-orange requirement Hunter orange is required during the firearms deer season. Baiting regulations Prohibited Use of bait — which includes grain or other feed placed or scattered so as to attract deer or turkeys — while hunting is illegal.
An area is considered baited for 10 days after complete removal of the bait. It is illegal to place bait in a way that causes others to be in violation of the baiting rule. Allowed Doe urine and other scents, such as apple, acorn, and persimmon, may be used to attract deer while hunting, as long as the scents are not used on or with grain and other food products.
Limits Check your permit and hunting season for information about limits. Antlered deer limits You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.
Archery hunters may take only one antlered deer before the November portion of firearms deer hunting season. Only one antlered deer may be taken during firearms deer hunting season all portions combined. If you are drawn to participate in a managed hunt, you may take as many antlered deer as allowed at that specific hunt. Deer taken at a managed hunt do not count toward your firearms or archery season limits.
Assisting other deer hunters During the youth portions of firearms deer season, adults who accompany youth hunters do not need a deer hunting permit. Tree stands placed on Conservation Department areas Portable tree stands may be placed or used only between September 1 and January 31 on Conservation Department areas. Retrieval of game If you kill or injure a deer, you must make a reasonable effort to retrieve and include the animal in your season limit.
Use of dogs to hunt and recover game Dogs may not be used to hunt deer. However, you may use leashed dogs to track and recover mortally wounded deer, provided you: Have exhausted other reasonable means of finding the animal, Contact a conservation agent, Do not possess firearms or bows during dog-tracking activities, and Maintain control of the leashed dog at all times.
Using dogs to recover game does not authorize trespass. Read regulations on hunting with dogs. Keep deer carcasses out of streams and lakes It is illegal to place a deer carcass or any of its parts into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, stream, pond, or lake. Read general regulations about giving away, possessing, storing and selling wildlife. Antlerless Permits Archery antlerless permits can be used during the archery deer season in open counties.
How many Archery Antlerless Permits can you fill? Missouri counties in orange where any number of archery antlerless deer permits can be used. Counties in white: During firearms season, antlerless deer may be taken only on an any-deer permit or a landowner antlerless deer hunting permit: Atchison, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, and Wayne. Counties in blue: You may fill two firearms antlerless deer hunting permits in these counties or county sections during firearms deer season all portions combined.
Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Antlerless Portion of the Firearms Season Firearms hunting is allowed only in counties shaded blue or orange in the map below. Antler Point Restrictions What are antler point restrictions? How to count antler points Each of the following counts as a point: The end of the main beam An antler point, if it is at least 1 inch long Any broken tine that is at least 1 inch long The brow tine, if it is at least 1 inch long Tines, main beams and brow tines all count as a point if they are at least 1-inch long.
Counties with a 4 antler point minimum These counties require that bucks you harvest have at least four antler points on one side of their rack. Protected Protected deer include all antlered deer defined as having at least one antler 3 inches or longer that do not have a minimum of at least four points on one side.
Hunters wishing to transport any part of the deer with the spinal column or brain present may only do so if within 48 hours of exiting the county if they deliver the carcass to a meat processor or the head to a taxidermist or an approved MDC CWD sampling site. The following parts may be transported out of CWD Management Zone counties without restriction: Meat that is cut and wrapped or that has been boned out Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached Hides from which all excess tissue has been removed Antlers or antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue Upper canine teeth Finished taxidermy products Prohibition on feeding Grain, salt products, minerals and other consumable products used to attract deer are prohibited year-round within CWD Management Zone counties.
The following exceptions are allowed: Feed placed within feet of any residence or occupied building Feed placed in a manner that excludes access by deer Feed and minerals used solely for normal agricultural, forest management, or wildlife food plot production practices Feed placed as part of a feral hog or CWD management effort authorized by the Conservation Department Other Special Regulations for the CWD Management Zone Antler-Point Restriction : MDC has removed the antler-point restriction for CWD-Management-Zone counties.
This was done so young bucks are no longer protected from harvest because young bucks can spread the disease to new areas as they search for territories and mates. Bringing Harvested Deer or Other Cervids into Missouri For deer, elk, moose, or caribou harvested out of state, only the following parts may be brought into Missouri: meat that is cut and wrapped or that has been boned out quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached hides from which all excess tissue has been removed antlers antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue upper canine teeth finished taxidermy products the head with the cape and not more than 6 inches of neck attached may be brought into Missouri only if taken to a licensed taxidermist within 48 hours of entry.
You can help by: Complying with CWD-related regulations. Properly disposing of deer carcasses in a permitted landfill or by burying carcasses on the property where they were harvested. Transporting deer carcasses from the property where they were harvested and leaving them lay on the land introduces the greatest risk for disease spread. Reporting sick deer to your local conservation agent or your regional Conservation Department office. Hunter-Orange Requirement For your safety, you are urged to wear hunter orange whenever you are hunting.
When Hunter Orange is Required You must wear hunter orange if: You are hunting any species of game during firearms deer season. Some exceptions are allowed.
See below. You are hunting elk or accompanying an elk hunter during the firearms portion of the elk season. You are hunting on an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt. You are serving as a mentor to another hunter during firearms deer season or on an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt.
You are archery hunting within municipal boundaries where the discharge of firearms is prohibited. You are hunting on federal or state land where deer hunting is restricted to archery methods. You are using an archery permit during the alternative methods portion. You are hunting in a county that is closed during the antlerless portions.
You are hunting small game or furbearers during the alternative methods portion. You are hunting small game or furbearers during the firearms portion of the elk season.
Limits vary by county. Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw wright; hand-held string-releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights are allowed. Atlatls, which are defined as a rod or narrow board-like device used to launch, through a throwing motion of the arm, a dart 5 to 8 feet in length.
Species Description. Topic Category. Biological Information. White-Tailed Deer. Season Not Open. Deer: Archery. September 15, to November 12, November 24, to January 15, Hours One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Notes An antler-point restriction applies in some counties. Limits Archer's Hunting Permit: two deer of either sex.
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight. Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game. Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, bait, dogs, or night vision equipment.
Deer: Firearms: Youth. October 30, to October 31, November 26, to November 28, Notes The antler-point restriction does not apply during the youth portions of the deer season. Limits Only one deer of either sex may be taken during the early youth portion.
If you have more than one permit, you must use them in another portion. Only one antlered deer may be taken during the entire firearms season all portions combined. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season.
There are at least some reports of HD most years, according to the Department of Conservation. This year, there were not very many. However, was a particularly severe outbreak with more than 10, suspected HD cases reported in Missouri.
Following the severe HD outbreak of , the Department of Conservation reduced the number of firearms antlerless permits in many counties and reduced the length of the antlerless portion of firearms deer season. As deer numbers have since rebounded, the Department of Conservation increased antlerless-deer-harvest opportunities, including increasing firearms antlerless permits. The antlerless portion of firearms deer season has also been extended from three to nine days this year.
Learn more at mdc. Mandatory sampling for Chronic Wasting Disease is back as the November portion of firearms season opens this weekend. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. More: Mandatory sampling back on for Chronic Wasting Disease as deer season begins. CWD eventually kills all deer it infects and can spread throughout the environment. MDC was still able to test more than 15, deer, thanks to partnerships with taxidermists and meat processors across the state.
Earlier this year, the department proposed adding four more counties to the CWD Management Zone while also reinstating mandatory sampling requirements. Any hunters who harvest deer in counties within the CWD management Zone during opening weekend are required to take their deer or the head on the day of the harvest to one of several mandatory sampling stations.
Sampling and test results are free.
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