Missouri Department of Conservation

Hunting Seasons (at a Glance)

Season	Dates	Hours	Limits/Notes
Badger: Hunting and Trapping	Nov 15, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025		Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number
Bear: Season	Oct 21, 2024 - Oct 30, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	One black bear of either sex with the following restrictions: You are required to call 800-668-4045 to determine the daily season quota/closure status prior to hunting each day. In addition, if the harvest has reached or exceeded 80 percent of the harvest quota, the director of the Conservation Department may close hunting within that Black Bear Management Zone on the following day. Once the harvest quota is met or the Director closes the season for the BMZ in which you are hunting, the season is over, and you may not harvest a black bear. Black bears that have taken refuge in a den may not be harvested or harassed. Only lone black bears may be harvested. You may not harvest a bear that is with one or more other bears, including female bears with cubs.
Beaver and Nutria: Trapping	Nov 15, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025		Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number
Bobcat: Hunting and Trapping	Nov 15, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025		Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number Bobcat pelts must be registered or tagged. Tagged bobcats and otters or their pelts may be possessed by the taker throughout the year.
Bullfrog and Green Frog: Hunting	Jun 30, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024	Season opens at sunset on opening day. Check sunrise and sunset times in your area.	Daily limit: 8 (combined total of both species) Possession limit: 16 Only the daily limit may be possessed on waters and banks of waters being fished or hunted.
Common Snipe: Hunting	Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Daily limit: 8 Possession limit: 24
Coyote: Hunting	Jan 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024	Coyotes may not be taken during the daylight hours from April 1 through the day prior to the beginning of the Spring Turkey Hunting season	Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number Coyotes, except as otherwise provided in this section, may be taken by hunting, and pelts and carcasses may be possessed, transported, and sold in any numbers throughout the year. Special method restrictions apply during spring turkey season, elk season and deer season. See Allowed & Prohibited methods.
Coyote: Trapping	Nov 15, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025		Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number 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.
Crow: Hunting	Nov 01, 2024 - Mar 03, 2025	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Daily limit: Any number Possession limit: Any number
Deer: Archery	Sep 15, 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 Nov 27, 2024 - Jan 15, 2025	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	Archer's Hunting Permit: two deer of either sex. Only one antlered deer may be taken before the November firearms portion. Hunters may purchase and fill any number of archery antlerless deer hunting permits. You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined. An antler-point restriction applies in some counties.
Deer: Firearms: Alternative Methods	Dec 28, 2024 - Jan 07, 2025	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	You may take only one antlered deer during the entire firearms season (all portions combined). You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map. An antler-point restriction applies in some counties.
Deer: Firearms: Antlerless Portions	Oct 11, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024 Dec 07, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	Only antlerless deer may be harvested during the Antlerless. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season. See antlerless regulations. Only select counties are open to firearms hunting during the antlerless portions. See antlerless regulations.
Deer: Firearms: CWD Portion	Nov 27, 2024 - Dec 01, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	You may take only one antlered deer during the entire firearms season (all portions combined). You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map. Only select counties are open to firearms hunting during the CWD portion. See CWD Regulations.
Deer: Firearms: November Portion	Nov 16, 2024 - Nov 26, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	Only one antlered deer may be taken during the entire firearms season (all portions combined). You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season. See map. 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, Nov. 16-17, you must take your deer to a designated CWD sampling station.
Deer: Firearms: Youth Portions	Nov 02, 2024 - Nov 03, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 - Dec 01, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset	Only one deer (of either sex) may be taken during the early youth portion. If you have more than one permit, you must use them in another portion. Only one antlered deer may be taken during the entire firearms season (all portions combined). You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season. See map. To participate, you must be at least 6 and no older than 15 on the opening day of the early youth portion. Hunters who are 15 years or younger on Sept. 15 of the current year are exempt from the antler-point restriction during the archery deer season and all portions of the firearms deer season.
Dove: Falconry	Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 16, 2024	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.
Dove: Hunting	Sep 01, 2024 - Nov 29, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Daily limit: 15 Possession limit: 45 Combined total of all dove species
Ducks and Coots Hunting: Middle Zone	Nov 02, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 Nov 16, 2024 - Jan 05, 2025	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 scaup for first 45 days and 1 scaup for last 15 days Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. See the zone boundary map for areas in the middle zone.
Ducks and Coots Hunting: North Zone	Nov 02, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 scaup for first 45 days and 1 scaup for last 15 days Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. See the zone boundary map for areas in the north zone.
Ducks and Coots Hunting: South Zone	Nov 28, 2024 - Dec 01, 2024 Dec 07, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 scaup for first 45 days and 1 scaup for last 15 days Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. See the zone boundary map for areas in the south zone.
Ducks, Coots, and Geese Hunting: Youth: Middle Zone	Oct 26, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. Geese Light geese: Daily limit 20, no possession limit Canada/brant geese (combined): Daily limit 3, possession limit 9 White-fronted geese: Daily limit 2, possession limit 6 See the zone boundary map for areas in the middle zone. Youth hunters must be age 15 or younger and accompanied by an adult 18 years old or older who is not allowed to hunt ducks but who can participate in other open seasons.
Ducks, Coots, and Geese Hunting: Youth: North Zone	Oct 26, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. Geese Light geese: Daily limit 20, no possession limit Canada/brant geese (combined): Daily limit 3, possession limit 9 White-fronted geese: Daily limit 2, possession limit 6 See the zone boundary map for areas in the north zone. Youth hunters must be age 15 or younger and accompanied by an adult 18 years old or older who is not allowed to hunt ducks but who can participate in other open seasons.
Ducks, Coots, and Geese Hunting: Youth: South Zone	Nov 23, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18 Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females) Scaup: 2 Wood ducks: 3 Hooded mergansers: 2 Redheads: 2 Canvasback: 2 Black duck: 2 Mottled duck: 1 Pintails: 1 Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45. Geese Light geese: Daily limit 20, no possession limit Canada/brant geese (combined): Daily limit 3, possession limit 9 White-fronted geese: Daily limit 2, possession limit 6 See the zone boundary map for areas in the south zone. Youth hunters must be age 15 or younger and accompanied by an adult 18 years old or older who is not allowed to hunt ducks but who can participate in other open seasons.
Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers: Falconry	Feb 11, 2025 - Mar 10, 2025	Sunrise to sunset during the September teal season, one-half hour before sunrise to sunset during the remaining seasons.	Daily limit: 3 birds, combined total of doves, ducks, and coots. Possession limit: 9 birds, combined total of doves, ducks, and coots. Season is also open during the regular duck-hunting seasons, including teal and youth waterfowl seasons.
Early Canada Goose and Brant: Hunting	Oct 05, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024	One-half hour before sunrise to sunset	Daily limit: 3 Possession limit: 9 Daily and possession limits are brant and Canada geese combined.