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Upland Game Birds

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Upland Game Birds

Whether your quarry is dove, grouse, pheasant, quail or other upland game bird, you'll find info on permits, techniques and prime hunting spots here.

NOTICE:The 2010-11 ruffed grouse season is closed due to low population numbers.

Hunting for Game Birds

Find permit, season, techniques and other information for hunting dove, pheasant, grouse and quail. More

Quail Emphasis Areas

If you're looking for new places to pursue quail, check out the Department's 19 Quail Emphasis Areas. These are located throughout the state, and recently the Department has ramped-up quail habitat-improvement efforts on them. More

Related Information

  • Apprentice Hunter ProgramTo help introduce adults to hunting, the Apprentice Hunter Authorization allows hunters age 16 and older who are not hunter-ed certified to hunt with firearms--as long as they purchase a firearms hunting permit, and hunt in the immediate presence of a properly licensed, hunter-ed certified adult age 21 or older.
  • Effective Wingshooting Workshops

    Want to improve your shotgunning skills, deepen your commitment to conservation and reduce hunting expenses? Sign up to attend a free Effective Wingshooting workshop.

  • Migratory Bird Hunting DigestAnnually updated bird hunting digest.
  • Quail Management FAQsWhy are quail declining? Is it true that wild turkeys eat baby quail? Does weather really have that much of an impact on quail? Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions about the northern bobwhite quail and our efforts to restore them to Missouri's landscape.
  • Small Game Harvest Survey

    This semiannually updated survey reports hunter and harvest numbers for rabbit, squirrel, quail, dove, pheasant, woodcock, crow, groundhog, raccoon, gray fox, red fox, coyote, bobcat, opossum, ducks and Canada and snow geese. New reports appear in late summer of odd-numbered years.

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