One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Daily limit: 3
Possession limit: 9
Any ducks, coots, or mergansers taken by falconers must be included in these limits.
One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Daily limit: 15
Possession limit: 45
Combined total of all dove species
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Special Provision for Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion and Antlerless portion in open counties, shot must be no larger than No. 4.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Lead shot is prohibited at some conservation areas.
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle.
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Daily limit: 8
Possession limit: 24
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Special Provision for Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion and Antlerless portion in open counties, shot must be no larger than No. 4.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Lead shot is prohibited at some conservation areas.
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle.
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
One half-hour before sunrise to sunset
Daily limit: 25
Possession limit: 75
Combine total of all rail species
Required:
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Special Provision for Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion and Antlerless portion in open counties, shot must be no larger than No. 4.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Lead shot is prohibited at some conservation areas.
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle.
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
Sunrise to sunset
You may hunt blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, and cinnamon teal.
Northern shoveler, northern pintail, and wood ducks have similarly colored plumage but are illegal to hunt during this season.
Daily bag limit: 6
Possession limit: 18
Limits are a combined total of all teal species.
Three permits are required.
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Use nontoxic shot only.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Lead shot or other shot that has not been listed as nontoxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Two turkeys of either sex, both may be taken on the same day
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight
Crossbows
Hand-held string-releasing devices
Illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights
Atlatls
Crossbows
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
Live decoys may not be used to take turkeys.
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.
One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight
Crossbows
Hand-held string-releasing devices
Illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights
Atlatls
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.
Sunrise to sunset
Only cottontail and swamp rabbits may be hunted. Jackrabbits are protected at all times and may not be hunted or trapped.
Methods depend on the type of permit (archery or small game hunting).
Daily limit: 6, only 2 may be swamp rabbits
Possession limit: 12, only 4 may be swamp rabbits
Longbow, compound bow, or recurve bow of any draw weight
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 long
Hand-held string releasing devices
Illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights
Crossbow
Arrows containing any drug, poison, chemical or explosive.
Motor driven conveyances may not be used to take, drive or molest wildlife.
Artificial lights may be used only to hunt bullfrogs and green frogs, or to hunt raccoons and other furbearing animals when treed with the aid of dogs. Using lights to search for, spot, illuminate, harass, or disturb other wildlife is a violation of the Wildlife Code of Missouri. Landowners and lessees may use artificial lights on their property, but while doing so may not be in possession of — or be in the company of someone who possesses — a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
You may not possess night vision or thermal imagery equipment while carrying a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
Special Provision During the Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion statewide and antlerless portion in open counties, other wildlife may be hunted only with a shotgun and shot not larger than No. 4 or a .22 or smaller caliber rimfire rifle. This does not apply to waterfowl hunters, trappers, or to landowners on their land.
Pistols, revolvers, and rifles propelling a single projectile at one discharge
Guns powered by spring, air, or compressed gas
Shotguns not larger than 10 gauge
Crossbows, which are classified as a firearm method
Shotguns with the magazine cut off or plugged to reduce the capacity to not more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. This restriction does not apply during the Conservation Order for light geese.
Shotguns are the only firearm allowed for hunting game birds (except crow). Pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns may be used to hunt crow.
Bows, which include longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows, illuminated sights, scopes, quickpoint sights and hand-held string releasing mechanisms may be used
Atlatls
Slingshots
In addition to the hunting methods listed above, with a small game hunting permit you may take groundhogs, squirrels, and rabbits with a cage-type trap during that species' open hunting season.
Traps must:
Special Provision During the Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion statewide and antlerless portion in open counties, only pistols, revolvers, rifles, or shotguns may be used to take rabbits and squirrels. These firearms must fire .22 caliber or smaller rimfire cartridges or shot no larger than No. 4. This restriction does not apply to landowners hunting on land they own.
Arrows containing any drug, poison, chemical, or explosive.
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.
Artificial lights may be used only to hunt bullfrogs and green frogs, or to hunt raccoons and other furbearing animals when treed with the aid of dogs. Using lights to search for, spot, illuminate, harass, or disturb other wildlife is a violation of the Wildlife Code of Missouri. Landowners and lessees may use artificial lights on their property, but while doing so may not be in possession of — or be in the company of someone who possesses — a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
You may not possess night vision or thermal imagery equipment while carrying a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
Special Provision During the Firearms Deer Season: During the November portion, dogs may not be used during daylight hours in Butler, Carter, Dent, Iron, Madison, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, and Wayne counties.
One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Fall firearms turkey hunting is not permitted in Dunklin, McDonald, Mississippi, New Madrid, Newton, Pemiscot, and Scott counties.
Two turkeys of either sex, both may be taken on the same day
Shotguns (including .410) with shot not larger than No. 4
Longbows, compound bows, or recurve bows of any draw weight
Crossbows
Atlatls
Hand-held string-release devices
Illuminated sights, scopes and quickpoint sights
Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells in magazine and chamber combined
Shot larger than No. 4 (in use or possession)
Rifles, pistols, and other firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision / thermal imagery equipment
Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, live decoys, bait, or dogs
Anyone hunting turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season may not be in possession of both a firearm and a bow. Some exceptions apply. See 3 CSR 10-7.455 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Some counties are closed to firearms hunting during these portions. See map.
Only antlerless deer may be harvested during the Antlerless Portion. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season. See map.
Centerfire pistols, revolvers or rifles using expanding-type bullets; legal ammunition includes lead bullets, copper bullets and bullets made of other material designed to expand.
Shotguns (including .410) with slugs only
Air-powered firearms, .40 caliber or larger, charged only from an external high compression power source (external hand pump, air tank, or air compressor)
Muzzleloading or cap-and-ball firearms, .40 caliber or larger and capable of firing only a single projectile at one discharge; in-lines and scopes are allowed.
Multiple-barreled muzzleloading or cap-and-ball firearms and/or muzzleloading or cap-and-ball handguns, including revolvers, .40 caliber or larger, are allowed and may be carried in addition to a muzzleloading or cap-and-ball rifle.
Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight; hand-held string releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes, and quickpoint sights are allowed.
Crossbows
Atlatls
Self-loading firearms with capacity of more than 11 cartridges in magazine and chamber combined
Ammunition propelling more than one projectile at a single discharge (such as buckshot)
Full hard metal case projectiles
Fully automatic firearms
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Night vision equipment
Use of bait
Use of dogs
Additional methods may be prohibited by local ordinances.
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.
