Missouri Hunting - 2022 Seasons, Licenses & Maps

Overview

Known For

Well managed whitetail deer population

Terrain

Fertile prairie land, tall grass prairies, and scattered woodlands with flowing rivers and streams

Hunting Seasons

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Season	Start Date	End Date
Bear You are required to call 800-668-4045 to determine the daily season quota/closure status prior to hunting each day.	Oct 17, 2022	Oct 26, 2022
Bobcat – Hunting/Trapping Bobcat pelts must be registered or tagged. Any limit.	Nov 15, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Coyote – Hunting No hunting during daylight hours from April 1-19, 2020. No limit	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022
Coyote – Trapping No limits. Extended trapping season on private land from March 1 to April 14. Only foot-hold traps, foot-enclosing traps, and cage-type traps may be used.	Nov 15, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
Deer – Early Archery Two deer of either sex. Only one antlered deer may be taken before November 14. Hunters may purchase and fill any number of archery antlerless deer hunting permits in open counties.	Sep 15, 2022	Nov 11, 2022
Deer – Early Youth Firearm To participate, you must be at least 6 and no older than 15 on the opening day of the early youth portion	Oct 29, 2022	Oct 30, 2022
Deer – Firearm (November Portion) An antler-point restriction applies in some counties. If you harvest a deer from certain counties in the CWD Management Zone during the opening weekend, November 16-17, you must take your deer to a designated CWD sampling station.	Nov 12, 2022	Nov 22, 2022
Deer – Late Archery Two deer of either sex. Only one antlered deer may be taken before November 14. Hunters may purchase and fill any number of archery antlerless deer hunting permits in open counties.	Nov 23, 2022	Jan 15, 2023
Deer – Late Youth Firearm To participate, you must be at least 6 and no older than 15 on the opening day of the early youth portion	Nov 25, 2022	Nov 27, 2022
Deer – Antlerless Some counties closed to the antlerless firearm season. Please check regulations.	Dec 3, 2022	Dec 11, 2022
Deer – Alternative Methods The season limit is one antlered deer for all portions of the firearms deer season. An antler-point restriction applies in some counties.	Dec 24, 2022	Jan 3, 2023
Dove Daily limit: 15, Possession limit: 45	Sep 1, 2022	Nov 29, 2022
Duck – Early Teal Daily bag limit: 6 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.	Sep 10, 2022	Sep 25, 2022
Duck – Youth 1 Middle & North Zone.	Oct 22, 2022	Oct 23, 2022
Duck – North Zone Regular Season	Oct 29, 2022	Dec 27, 2022
Duck – Early season (Middle Zone) First Season	Nov 5, 2022	Nov 13, 2022
Duck – Late season (Middle Zone) Second Season	Nov 19, 2022	Jan 8, 2023
Duck – Youth 2 South Zone.	Nov 19, 2022	Nov 20, 2022
Duck – Early season (South Zone) First Season	Nov 24, 2022	Nov 27, 2022
Duck – Late season (South Zone) Second Season	Dec 6, 2022	Jan 30, 2023
Elk – Archery Those selected to receive a permit may take one (1) elk with at least one (1) antler no less than 6” in length. Antlered Elk Hunting permits can be used during both the archery and firearms portions of the elk hunting season.	Oct 15, 2022	Oct 23, 2022
Elk – Firearms Those selected to receive a permit may take one (1) elk with at least one (1) antler no less than 6” in length. Antlered Elk Hunting Permits can be used during both the archery and firearms portions of the elk hunting season.	Dec 10, 2022	Dec 18, 2022
Fox No limit	Nov 15, 2022	Jan 31, 2023
Goose – Early season Brant and Canadian Geese	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 9, 2022
Goose – Youth 1 Middle & North Zone.	Oct 22, 2022	Oct 23, 2022
Goose – Light Geese Hunting is limited to snow geese, blue geese, and Ross’s geese.	Nov 11, 2022	Feb 6, 2023
Goose – Late season Brant, Light, Greater White-fronted, and Canadian Geese	Nov 11, 2022	Feb 6, 2023
Goose – Youth 2 South Zone.	Nov 19, 2022	Nov 20, 2022
Goose – Light Goose Light Goose Conservation order	Feb 7, 2023	Apr 30, 2023
Pheasant (Youth) Only male pheasants may be taken. Daily limit: 2 male pheasants	Oct 29, 2022	Oct 30, 2022
Pheasant Only male pheasants may be taken. Daily limit: 2 male pheasants	Nov 1, 2022	Jan 15, 2023
Quail (Youth) Daily limit: 8	Oct 29, 2022	Oct 30, 2022
Quail Daily limit: 8	Nov 1, 2022	Jan 15, 2023
Turkey – Spring (Youth) Youth hunters eligible are of the age 6-15 on opening day.	Apr 9, 2022	Apr 10, 2022
Turkey – Spring Regular Two male turkeys or turkeys with a visible beard may be taken during the season, with addition restrictions.	Apr 18, 2022	May 8, 2022
Turkey – Early Fall archery	Sep 15, 2022	Nov 11, 2022
Turkey – Fall Firearm For specific counties only. See fall deer and turkey hunting regulations.	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 31, 2022
Turkey – Late Fall Archery	Nov 23, 2022	Jan 15, 2023

Licenses, Permits and Regulations

Hunting licenses, permits and regulations can be purchased on the official web site of Missouri Department of Conservation.

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Hunting GPS Maps

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Wildlife Management Areas

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Hunting Layers

Over 2,700,000 parcels mapped by the onX team, this layer helps you know who the property owners are in Missouri. Tap any parcel to learn more info about the owner and acreage.

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SUBLAYERS (5)

Missouri Deer Firearm and Deer Archery Game Management Units. Please hunt responsibly, obey all signage and have a safe legal hunt.

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Deer (Archery)
Deer (Firearms)
Deer (Antlerless Portion)
Elk
Black Bear

onX has mapped 150,000 acres of possible access lands in Missouri including timber companies and land conservation groups. Research rules on these private lands before recreating.