Antlerless Permits
Archery antlerless permits can be used during the archery deer season in any county. Firearms antlerless permits can be used during all portions of firearms deer season. However, some areas are closed to firearms hunting during the antlerless portions.
How Many Archery Antlerless Permits Can You Fill?
Hunters may purchase and fill any number of Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits during the archery deer season in all counties.
What Counties are Open During the Firearm Antlerless Portions of the Season?
Counties in orange are open to firearms hunting during the antlerless portions of the season.
Counties in white are closed to firearms hunting during the antlerless portions of the season.
How Many Firearms Antlerless Permits Can You Fill?
Each county has a limit on the number of firearms antlerless permits you may fill (all portions combined).
Firearms Antlerless Permits Map
Counties in white: During the 2025-26 deer season, hunters may not fill firearms antlerless permits in Atchison, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Pemiscot counties.
Counties in brown: During the 2025-26 deer season, hunters may fill one firearms antlerless permit in Andrew, Butler, Carter, Holt, Iron, Nodaway, Reynolds, Scott, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.
Counties in tan: During the 2025-26 deer season, hunters may fill two firearms antlerless permits in Bollinger, Madison, and Shannon, counties.
Counties in blue: During the 2025-26 deer season, hunters may fill four firearms antlerless permits in Adair, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Howard, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Maries, Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Webster, Worth, and Wright counties
How Many Resident Landowner Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits Can You Fill?
Resident landowners with at least 75 acres located in a single county or at least 75 continuous acres bisected by a county boundary, and all members of their immediate household age 6 or older, may receive two Resident Landowner Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits.