Antler-Point Restriction 16 FALL HUNTING GUIDE Antler-Point Restriction
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Antler-Point Restriction
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Protected deer include all antlered deer (defined as Protected deer include all antlered deer (defined as having at least one antler 3 inches or longer) that do having at least one antler 3 inches or longer) that do Bucks withwith not have a minimum of at least four points on one side. Bucks not have a minimum of at least four points on one side. spikes less than Protected deer include all antlered deer (defined as spikes less than Protected deer include all antlered deer (defined as Inthat the shaded areas on the map above, only bucks that have 3 inches long having at least antler 3 inches or longer) that having at least one one antler 3 inches or longer) do do 3 inches long Bucks with Bucks with Bucks with not have a minimum of at least four points on one side. not have a minimum of at least four points on one side. at least four antler points on one side of their rack may be Bucks with
spikes more spikes more than 3 inches than 3 inches Bucks with long Bucks with long spikes more spikes more than 3 inches than 3 inches long
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If you can prove you completed a hunter-education course in another state, you are not required to take Missouri’s course. You must be 11 years or older to enroll in Missouri’s hunter-education course. For more information, visit mdc.mo.gov/huntereducation.
Purchasing Permits You may purchase your fall deer and turkey hunting permits beginning July 1 using any of the methods below. 16 2018 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information ◾ Over the counter from any permit vendor. Buy early to avoid long lines. No surcharges will be assessed. ◾ Online anytime at mdc.mo.gov/permits. Use your credit card to pay. No surcharges will be assessed. Print your permit at home and have it in hand immediately. ◾ From your smartphone using the free MO Hunting app. Use your credit card to pay. No surcharges will be assessed. Your permit will appear on the app immediately after purchase. ◾ By telephone at 800-392-4115. Use your credit card and pay a $1 surcharge. Allow 10 days for delivery. Note: No-cost resident landowner permits also are available. See pages 20–21 for details. Replacing permits: If you lose your permit, simply download the MO Hunting app to your Android or Apple mobile device, log in with your Conservation Number, and a valid, electronic version of your permit will appear on the app. (For more on the MO Hunting app, see the box on this page.) Any active, valid permit can be reprinted from home at mdc.mo.gov/ buypermits. Replacement permits can also be purchased from any vendor for $2.
Who May Purchase Resident Deer and Turkey Permits? ◾ Any person who does not claim resident privileges in another state or country, and whose actual residence and legal permanent home address are both in Missouri, and have been for at least 30 days before applying for the permit. Owning real estate or attending a Missouri school does not in itself make you a legal resident. ◾ Missouri residents employed by the United States in the District of Columbia or serving in the U.S. armed forces. (Immediate family members who reside with them also may purchase resident permits.) ◾ All members of the U.S. armed forces stationed and residing in Missouri on permanent change of station status and immediate family members residing with them. ◾ Any honorably discharged military veteran having a service-related disability of 60 percent or greater, or who was a prisoner of war during military service; must carry certified statement of eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs while hunting and purchasing permits. ◾ Any member of the U.S. military currently assigned as a patient to a Warrior Transition Brigade, Warrior Transition Unit, or a military medical center; must carry orders showing assignment to a Warrior Transition Brigade, Warrior Transition Unit, or admissions verification to a military medical center while hunting and purchasing permits.
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PERMITS
Resident Permits
Nonresident Permits5 Nonresident Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit For one antlered or antlerless deer statewide during firearms deer season. See restrictions on pages 26–30. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8.50
Resident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit2 For one antlerless deer during firearms deer season in selected areas. See map on Page 19. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50
Nonresident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit2 For one antlerless deer during firearms deer season in selected areas. See map on Page 19. You must buy a Nonresident Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit or a Nonresident Managed Deer Hunting Permit to buy these permits. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50
Resident Managed Deer Hunting Permit3
Resident Archer’s Hunting Permit For two deer and two turkeys during archery deer and turkey season, for small game during prescribed seasons, and to sell furbearers taken by hunting. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19 Age 6–15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.50 Resident Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit For one antlerless deer during archery deer season in open counties. See map on Page 22. These may be purchased in any number. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7 Age 6–15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50 Resident Fall Firearms Turkey Hunting Permit For two turkeys during fall firearms turkey season. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6.50
Nonresident Managed Deer Hunting Permit3 For deer during a prescribed managed hunt. Valid for the number of deer allowed by the managed hunt. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 Age 11–154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8.50 Nonresident Archer’s Hunting Permit For two deer and two turkeys during archery deer and turkey season, and for small game, except furbearers, during prescribed seasons. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 Age 6–15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.50 Nonresident Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit For one antlerless deer during archery deer season in open counties. See map on Page 22. These may be purchased in any number. You must buy a Nonresident Archer’s Hunting Permit to buy these permits. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Age 6–15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.50 Nonresident Fall Firearms Turkey Hunting Permit For two turkeys during fall firearms turkey season. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6.50
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us, however, is that in areas of good ABOUT QUAIL How Many Firearms Antlerless ■ You may fill two firearms antlerless deer of hunting habitat, and enough it, permits quailin these can Permits Can You Fill? Known simply as counties or county sections during They can be used during all portions You may fill the antlerless permit limit in firearms deer season (all portions thrive, and in areas that lack habiof the firearms “quail” season. However, some each county or county section in which combined). areas are closed to firearms hunting you choose to hunt.tat, See map above don’t. ■ You may fill one firearms antlerquail orthe“GOT HABITAT? during antlerless portion for county limits. Resident landowners less deer hunting permit in these (see pages 28–29). and lessees with at least 75 acres sections during As wemay pulled counties into aor county cut cornfield, Nov 22, 2017 harvest additional antlerless deer using firearms deer season (all portions no-cost Resident Landowner Firearms combined). a long winding brushy draw lay David Hoover, Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits. See ■ During firearms season, antlerless pages 20–21. before us. Several draws deer maysmaller be taken only on an anySmall Game Coordinator permit or a landowner antlerentered the maindeer from the surlessdraw deer hunting permit. rounding uplands, all with adequate I loaded up my 3-year old English pointer, Ranger, along with the cover for quail, and maybe even an necessary gear to sustain us for unsuspecting pheasant. Just a mere 2 days of quail hunting in north 100 yards from the truck Ranger Missouri. As I pulled up to Shane’s locked up on a covey of 12 birds house, a rancher friend of mine, he along the main draw. After harvestgreeted me with shotgun in hand ing a bird on the covey rise, we conand a German shorthaired pointer tinued hunting until we came upon by his side, raring and ready to go. one of the smaller draws. We deAfter a brief conversation in the cided to take advantage of the wind, driveway we loaded the dogs and and hunt the smaller draw to the hopped into his truck and headed top of the ridge. On one side of the to our first hunting spot. Along draw was the harvested corn field the way Shane pointed out several and on the other was a Conservafarms he used to hunt, even de- tion Reserve Program (CRP) buffer scribing specific locations they had strip planted to native grasses and flushed coveys. I asked him why he forbs (wildflowers). About 40 yards no longer hunted those properties, up the draw, in the buffer strip, I noknowing perfectly well what his an- ticed a pheasant roost and shortly swer would be. Shane immediately after that Ranger locked up on point again. I told Shane we have a pheasreplied, “No cover.” As we continued to drive down ant on the run, and moments later the county road I couldn’t help my suspicion was confirmed when but think about something a well- a rooster pheasant flushed just out known quail researcher once said of range. As we stood at the end of the while trying to describe why quail populations have declined over draw, in a bean field on the ridge, the past 50 years. He said “Imag- Shane and I discussed how good the ine driving across the state with a cover was we had just hunted and bird dog 50 years ago and stop- how awesome it would be if more of ping along the way at every loca- it existed on the landscape. We protion that looked like a good place ceeded to cut across the bean field to to let the dog out and hunt. Now another draw and circle back to the make that same drive today!” The truck. As we headed to our next locapoint is that quail habitat used to tion, again passing more properties be abundant and wide spread and today it is not; and the habitat that does exist is often in small patches and isolated from other areas of suitable habitat. Loss of habitat is the primary cause for the quail population decline over the past 50 years, and it is the one factor we can actually control. It is true that quail die from Local Agent many things, including predators, weather, disease and accidents, Local Office even in areas of good habitat. What 660-373-1579 many years of research has taught bcfoster@grm.net
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offor theboundaries firearms season. some See the map on Page 57 of CassHowever, and Platte counties.each county or county section in which Audrain areas are closed to firearms hunting you choose to hunt. See map above Howard Saline Lincoln Lafayette during the antlerless portion for county limits. Resident landowners Jackson Boone Callaway (see pages 28–29). and lessees with at least 75 acres may Cooper mdc.mo.gov St. Charles Warren Johnson Pettis Cass harvest additional antlerless deer using St. Moniteau Louis no-cost Resident Landowner Firearms Cole Osage Morgan Franklin Henry Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits. See Benton Jefferson Bates Miller pages 20–21. Maries When Can These Permits How Many Firearms Antlerless ■ You may fill two firearms antlerSt. Clair Camden Crawford Washington Ste. less deer hunting permits in these Hickory Be Used? Permits Can You Fill? Genevieve Phelps Vernon St. Pulaski counties or county sections during Perry Francois Dallas They can be usedCedar during all portions You may fill the antlerless permit limit in Laclede firearms deer season (all portions Polk Dent Iron mdc.mo.gov 2018 Fall Deer & Turkey Huntin Cape in which Madison section Barton of the firearms season. However, some each county or county combined). Girardeau Dade Reynolds Greene Webster Texasyou Shannon areas are closed to firearms hunting choose to hunt. See map above Wright ■ You may fill one firearms antlerBollinger Jasper Wayne during the antlerless portion for county limits. Resident landowners less deer hunting permit in these Scott Lawrence (see pages 28–29). and lesseesCarter with at least 75 acres may counties or county sections during Christian Douglas Newton Stoddard harvest additional antlerless deer using firearms deer season (all portions Howell Butler Barry Oregon Resident no-cost Landowner Firearms Ripley Taney Ozark McDonald combined). New Madrid Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits. See ■ During firearms season, antlerless See the map on Page 57 for boundaries of Cass and pages Platte counties. 20–21. deer may be taken only on an anydeer permit or a landowner antlerless deer hunting permit. Platte
New! Federal Statute 42 U.S.C. § 666 and Missouri Revised Statute 454.403 require buyers of Missouri hunting, fishing, and trapping permits to provide their Social Security Number (SSN). This requirement also applies to free landowner permits. Individuals who do not have SSNs will be required to affirm that information. Falsifying an SSN may result in revocation of privileges or criminal charges. SSNs are securely stored and used in support of the Missouri Department of Social Service’s child support enforcement.
Resident Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit For one antlered or antlerless deer statewide during firearms deer season. See restrictions on pages 26–30. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17 Age 6–151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8.50
For deer during a prescribed managed hunt. Valid for the number of deer allowed by the managed hunt. Age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17 Age 11–154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8.50
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Immediate presence: Close enough for normal conversation, without shouting. Properly licensed: Possessing a valid firearms hunting permit for the appropriate season (i.e., either a filled or unfilled firearms deer or a fall firearms turkey hunting permit). Adult: Someone age 18 or older.
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◾ Nonresidents who are registered students attending a public or private secondary, post secondary, or vocational school in Missouri and who live in Missouri while attending school; must carry evidence of a Missouri residence and student status, such as a student ID, while hunting. Note: Nonresident students who qualify for resident permits must purchase them in person, over the phone, or through the mail from Conservation Department offices. ◾ Immigrants who possess an I-551 Resident Alien Card from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and who do not claim resident privileges in another state or country, and whose actual residence and legal permanent home address are both in Missouri, and have been for at least 30 days before purchasing a permit.
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Apprentice Hunter Authorization
To log in to MO Hunting, you’ll need your Conservation Number. This nine-digit number can be found on your Heritage Card or on any current or previous permit. For help locating your Conservation Number, call 573-5220107 during regular business hours or go to short.mdc. mo.gov/ZkH. MO Hunting is available in the Google Play and iTunes stores. You can also get MO Hunting and learn more about the app at mdc.mo.gov/mobile/ mobile-apps.
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To help introduce adults to hunting, the Conservation Department allows hunters age 16 and older who are not huntereducation certified to hunt with firearms, as long as they: ◾ First purchase the Apprentice Hunter Authorization for $10; ◾ Then purchase a firearms hunting permit for the season they want to hunt, for example a Resident Firearms AnyDeer Hunting Permit; and ◾ Hunt in the immediate presence of a properly licensed adult mentor who is hunter-education certified or was born before Jan. 1, 1967. The mentor must have a filled or unfilled permit for the prescribed season. Note: The Apprentice Hunter Authorization allows you to purchase firearms permits throughout the permit year, and it can be purchased for two permit years. After the second year, you will be required to become hunter-education certified if you want to continue hunting with firearms.
The Conservation Department’s free MO Hunting app offers a quick, easy, and convenient option for carrying your permits afield, voiding a permit after harvesting a deer or turkey, and Telechecking your harvest. The app, which is free and available for Android and Apple mobile devices, allows you to: ◾ Purchase permits. ◾ See all the hunting, fishing, and trapping permits you have purchased — even if they were purchased from a vendor, online, or by telephone. ◾ Carry valid, electronic permits afield. ◾ Electronically “notch” (void) your deer and turkey permits directly from the app. ◾ Telecheck your deer or turkey using an easy-to-fill form. Telecheck will upload a confirmation number to the app. Note: Wildlife labeling requirements still apply. See Page 60.
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Hunter-Education Requirement You must complete an approved hunter-education course before you can purchase firearms deer and turkey hunting permits unless: ◾ You were born before Jan. 1, 1967. ◾ You are 6–15 years old. Please see additional requirements found in “Youth Permits.” ◾ You are 16 years or older and are using an Apprentice Hunter Authorization. Please see additional requirements found in “Apprentice Hunter Authorization.” ◾ You are using resident landowner permits and hunting on land you own or lease. Note: If you are mentoring a hunter who is not hunter-education certified and not using landowner permits, you must be at least 18 years old and hunter-education certified even if you are hunting on your own land. Mentors born before Jan. 1, 1967, are exempt from this requirement. ◾ You have a developmental disability. See Rule 3 CSR 10-5.205 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
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◾ You must have your signed paper permit or digitally signed electronic permit on hand when you go afield to hunt. ◾ You may use the MO Hunting app to carry your permits afield. See box on Page 17. ◾ Permits cannot be exchanged or refunded. ◾ Deer and fall turkey permits may be used in any order, and multiple permits may be filled on the same day, except during the early youth portion when only one deer may be taken. ◾ Before purchasing antlerless deer hunting permits, nonresidents must first purchase a Nonresident Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit or a Nonresident Archer’s Hunting Permit, depending on the type of antlerless permit they want to use. ◾ Residents do not have to purchase a Resident Firearms AnyDeer Hunting Permit or Resident Archer’s Hunting Permit before purchasing antlerless deer hunting permits. ◾ You do not have to purchase any-deer and antlerless deer permits at the same time.
You must be 6 years or older to hunt deer or turkeys. Youth age 6 through 15 can purchase resident or nonresident deer and turkey hunting permits at reduced prices. See Page 18. If a youth is hunter-education certified, he or she may hunt alone. However, if a youth is not hunter-education certified, he or she must hunt in the immediate presence of a properly licensed adult who has a valid hunter-education certification card or was born before Jan. 1, 1967. The adult, however, may not hunt deer with a firearm during the youth portions of the firearms deer season. Adults accompanying youth deer hunters must wear hunter orange. Regardless of age, youth hunters must be able to hold, aim, and shoot by themselves.
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nyone who hunts, takes, or attempts to take deer or turkeys in any way must have the required permit(s). Each hunter must sign, carry, and show, upon request, his or her permit to any officer who enforces the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
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holding fond quail hunting memories for my friend, we discussed how much habitat quail really need. “As much as possible and everywhere” I replied, clearly understanding there are limits in this day and age, given 21st century economics and the human demand for food and fiber. The good news is that with a little planning, providing adequate habitat for quail to survive is possible, even on today’s intensively managed landscapes. The desire to have the dogs locate another covey of quail and the opportunity to experience the exhilarating rush of one more covey flush is what keeps Shane and I, and all the other “dyed in the wool” quail hunters going from one fall to the next. For more information regarding quail habitat and hunting opportunities in Missouri visit the Department’s quail hunting page.