2009 Season
| Season | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Urban |
Fri, Oct 8, 2010 | TBA |
| Deer Youth |
Sat, Oct 30, 2010 Sat, Jan 2, 2010 |
Sun, Oct 31, 2010 Sun, Jan 3, 2010 |
| Deer Firearms |
Sat, Nov 13, 2010 | TBA |
| Deer Antlerless |
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 | TBA |
| Deer Muzzleloader |
Sat, Dec 18, 2010 | TBA |
A Missouri Heritage
Missouri has two deer hunting seasons: firearms and archery. The archery season is in two segments, and the firearms season consists of five portions: urban, youth only, November, muzzleloader and antlerless only.
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Hunters took 238,819 deer in the 2008 firearms season. The future remains bright for Missouri deer hunters.
Deer regulations are set the summer before the season. For details, see the Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Information booklet, which is available from permit vendors and Conservation Department offices.
What’s New for 2009
- To provide better management and quality hunts, methods and seasons may be restricted on some conservation areas and some area regulations may have changed from last year. Also, new areas have been added.
- The Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permit and the Youth Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit are no longer available; however, resident and nonresident youth may purchase deer and turkey hunting permits at reduced costs. Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permits purchased during the 2009 spring turkey season remain valid for the 2009 fall firearms deer and turkey hunting seasons.
- Youth must be at least 6 years old to receive landowner permits.
- Reduced-cost nonresident landowner permits are no longer available.
- The antlerless portion of the firearms deer season is immediately after the November portion. The order of the muzzleloader and antlerless portions have been reversed.
- When mentoring a firearms hunter who is not hunter-education certified and not hunting on a landowner permit, all mentors, including landowners on their own land, must be at least 18 years old and hunter-education certified unless they were born before Jan. 1, 1967.
- Qualifying nonresident students may purchase resident permits, except lifetime permits.
- Areas included in the urban zone portion of the firearms deer season no longer follow county lines.
- New areas with an antler-point restriction include Ste. Genevieve County and the portions of Cass and Jefferson not included in the new urban deer zones.
- The portion of Franklin County in the St. Louis urban deer zone is no longer under an antler restriction.
- Archery antlerless deer permits may be used in Cape Girardeau County.
- Air-powered guns may be used during firearms managed deer hunts.
Share
the Harvest
The Share the Harvest program provides a way for hunters to donate much needed meat protein to needy Missourians. The program is administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation in conjunction with the Conservation Federation of Missouri.
Click here for a list of participating processors in your area.
To minimize lead risk, follow these guidelines for commercial or home processing.
Lead information for hunters
View results from a first-of-its-kind bullet fragmentation study.
Managed Deer Hunts - Drawing Odds
The managed deer hunt drawing odds have been updated for the 2007-2008 season and are now available.
New Selection Process Began in 2007
The new weighted random drawing procedure will help increase the chances of hunters who apply but are not drawn for a hunt in a given year. Unsuccessful applicants will earn points to increase their odds for future hunts.
Are you a new hunter? These pages will help you enjoy the sport and improve your chances of getting a deer.
Missouri Big Bucks Club Ready for New Entries
Apply now to add your trophy deer or shed antlers to a database with more than 8,000 records.
Summaries of Deer harvests by region with information on top counties
Commission Ends Advancement of Several Recommendations for 2009
