September 15, 2026 - November 13, 2026
November 25, 2026 - January 15, 2027
Hours
One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Limits
Missouri Residents
- You may take two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer seasons combined.
- Only one antlered deer may be taken during archery deer season before Nov. 14.
Nonresidents
- If you are using a Nonresident Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit and/or a Nonresident Archer’s Hunting Permit, you may take only one antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer seasons combined.
Nonresident Landowners
- If you are using a Nonresident Landowner’s Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit and/or a Nonresident Landowner’s Archer’s Hunting Permit, you may take two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer seasons combined.
- Only one antlered deer may be taken during archery deer season before Nov. 14.
- Nonresident landowner permits can be used only on your qualifying property. To hunt elsewhere, you must purchase regular nonresident permits, and you may take only one antlered deer with regular nonresident permits. Your total season limit across all permits combined (landowner and regular) is two antlered deer.
Note: Deer taken with a managed deer hunting permit do not count toward your antlered deer limits.
Valid Permits
Resident and nonresident youths ages 6-15 are eligible to purchase a half-priced Archer's Hunting Permits and Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits.
Allowed & Prohibited Methods
Deer: Archery Allowed
Methods
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight
Crossbows
Hand-held string-releasing devices
Illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights
Atlatls
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight
Crossbows
Hand-held string-releasing devices
Illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights
Atlatls
Deer: Archery Prohibited
Methods
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
You may not possess night vision or thermal imagery equipment while carrying a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, bait, dogs, or night vision equipment
Live decoys may not be used to take turkeys.
Motor driven conveyances may not be used to take, drive or molest wildlife. Deer may not be hunted from a boat with a motor attached; however, a motorboat may be used to hunt other wildlife if the motor is shut off and the boat’s forward progress has stopped.
Archers hunting deer or turkeys during the archery season may not be in possession of a firearm. Some exceptions apply. See 3 CSR 10-7.432 and 3 CSR 10-7.455 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
You may not possess night vision or thermal imagery equipment while carrying a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, bait, dogs, or night vision equipment
Live decoys may not be used to take turkeys.
Motor driven conveyances may not be used to take, drive or molest wildlife. Deer may not be hunted from a boat with a motor attached; however, a motorboat may be used to hunt other wildlife if the motor is shut off and the boat’s forward progress has stopped.
Archers hunting deer or turkeys during the archery season may not be in possession of a firearm. Some exceptions apply. See 3 CSR 10-7.432 and 3 CSR 10-7.455 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
