Make reservations Sept. 1-18 for MDC managed waterfowl hunts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds waterfowl hunters to make reservations online from Sept. 1–18 for MDC managed waterfowl hunts coming up this fall. Reservations are required to guarantee an opportunity to hunt on MDC’s 13 intensively managed wetland conservation areas. 

There are three ways to obtain a hunting spot on a managed waterfowl hunting area:

• Missouri residents may apply online for a reservation, which guarantees successful applicants a place to hunt on a specific day at a specific area.
• Residents and nonresidents can hunt with a reservation holder for hunting parties up to four people.
• Residents and nonresidents can arrive at a managed waterfowl hunting area and draw for a spot in the morning drawing or “poor line."

While these managed wetlands offer some of the best public waterfowl hunting opportunities in the state, waterfowl hunting is also available on other conservation areas and numerous other public and private locations around the state.

For more information on managed waterfowl hunts, visit MDC online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/waterfowl/managed-hunts-waterfowl.

Get more information on waterfowl hunting from our 2026-27 Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest online at mdc.mo.gov/about-us/about-regulations/migratory-bird-waterfowl-hunting-digest, from MDC offices and nature centers and other places where permits are sold.