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Missouri hunters can apply for bear and elk permits during May at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits.
Statewide
Counties in Region
Adair
Andrew
Atchison
Audrain
Barry
Barton
Bates
Benton
Bollinger
Boone
Buchanan
Butler
Caldwell
Callaway
Camden
Cape Girardeau
Carroll
Carter
Cass
Cedar
Chariton
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Cole
Cooper
Crawford
Dade
Dallas
Daviess
Dekalb
DeKalb
Dent
Douglas
Dunklin
Franklin
Gasconade
Gentry
Greene
Grundy
Harrison
Henry
Hickory
Holt
Howard
Howell
Iron
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Johnson
Knox
Laclede
Lafayette
Lawrence
Lewis
Lincoln
Linn
Livingston
Macon
Madison
Maries
Marion
McDonald
Mercer
Miller
Mississippi
Moniteau
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
New Madrid
Newton
Nodaway
Oregon
Osage
Ozark
Pemiscot
Perry
Pettis
Phelps
Pike
Platte
Polk
Pulaski
Putnam
Ralls
Randolph
Ray
Reynolds
Ripley
Saint Charles
Saint Clair
Saint Francois
Saint Louis
Saint Louis City
Sainte Genevieve
Saline
Schuyler
Scotland
Scott
Shannon
Shelby
Statewide
Stoddard
Stone
Sullivan
Taney
Texas
Vernon
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Worth
Wright
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Sumners will succeed Sara Parker Pauley, who will retire this spring after 30 years of public service.
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A limited antlerless-elk hunting season for Missouri residents could start as early as 2025.
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Spring season brings newborn wildlife; interfering with animals does more harm than good.
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MDC thanks hunters, landowners, taxidermists, and meat processors who participated in CWD sampling and management activities.
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Both fall firearms turkey hunters and fall archery turkey hunters must now purchase a fall turkey-hunting permit. The bag limit for fall has been reduced from four to two birds.
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For more information on hunting in Missouri, visit MDC online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov.
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Top harvest counties were Gasconade with 92, Osage with 90, and Franklin with 89.
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Celebrate the value of Missouri trees and forests during Arbor Days in April by planting native trees and practicing proper tree care.
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Turtles are leaving their winter burrows and crossing roads in search of grub and a mate.