2010-2021 Missouri Calendar for Hunting

Missouri Hunting Calendar

Credit Missouri Conservation Department | Wildlife Regulations

Badger Bear Beaver Bobcat Coyote Crow Deer Dove Elk Fox Groundhog Mink Muskrat Nutria Otter Paddlefish Pheasant Quail Rabbit Raccoon Snipe Sora/Virginia Rail Squirrel Striped Skunk Teal Turkey Waterfowl Woodcock

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Badger

11/15/23

1/31/24

Black Bear (exclusive)

10/16/23

10/25/23

Beaver, Nutria Trapping

11/15/23

3/31/24

Bobcat

11/15/23

2/28/24

Common Snipe

9/1/23

12/16/23

Coyote

11/15/23

2/28/24

Crow

11/1/23

3/3/24

Deer

. Archery

9/15/23
11/22/23

11/10/23
1/15/24

. Firearms
Alternative Methods

12/24/23

1/3/24

Antlerless (open areas only)

10/6/23

10/8/23

Late Antlerless (open areas only)

12/2/23

12/10/23

CWD Portion (open areas only)

11/22/23

11/26/23

Early Youth
Late Youth

10/28/23
11/24/23

10/29/23
11/26/23

November

11/11/23

11/21/23

Dove

9/1/23

11/29/23

Elk

. Archery

10/21/23

10/28/23

. Firearms

12/9/23

12/17/23

Fox, Red or Grey

11/15/23

1/31/24

Groundhog

5/8/23

12/15/23

Mink

11/15/23

2/28/24

(See Wildlife Code)

Muskrat

11/15/23

2/28/24

(See Wildlife Code)

Opossum

11/15/23

2/28/24

Otter

11/15/23

2/28/24

(See Wildlife Code)

Paddlefish on Mississippi

3/15/23
9/15/23

5/15/23
12/15/23

Pheasant

. Regular

11/1/23

1/15/24

. Youth

10/28/23

Quail

. Regular

11/1/23

1/15/24

. Youth

10/28/23

10/29/23

Rabbit

10/1/23

2/15/24

Raccoon

11/15/23

2/28/24

Sora, Virginia Rail

9/1/23

11/9/23

Squirrel

5/28/23

2/15/24

Striped Skunk

11/15/23

2/28/24

Teal

9/9/23

9/24/23

Turkey

. Archery

9/15/23
11/22/23

11/10/23
1/15/24

. Firearms
Spring

4/15/24

5/5/24

. Firearms
Fall

10/1/23

10/31/23

. Firearms
Youth

4/6/24

4/7/24

Waterfowl

See Wildlife Code for zone seasons. See Waterfowl Hunting Digest or www.missouriconservation.org/7573.

Duck Bag Limit

6 ducks daily, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 females), 2 scaup, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck, 1 hooded merganser, 1 canvasback and 1 pintail (during the prescribed season). The possession limit is 12, including no more than 8 mallards (no more than 4 females), 4 scaup, 4 wood ducks, 4 redheads, 2 black ducks, 2 hooded mergansers, 2 canvasbacks and 2 pintails.

Goose Bag Limit

No more than 20 blue, snow or Ross geese daily (no possession limit), 1 brant daily (2 in possession) and 1 white-fronted geese daily (2 in possession). See Wildlife Code for zone regulations.

Woodcock

10/15/23

11/28/23

Wildlife Code of Missouri: www.missouriconservation.org/regs/code/