Missouri Deer Hunting Season
Deer Archery Seasons:
Early: September 15, 2024 to November 15, 2024Late: November 27, 2024 to January 15, 2025
Antler-point restrictions applied in certain counties.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- Archer’s Permit allows 2 deer of either sex; only 1 antlered deer may be taken before the November firearms season.
- Unlimited archery antlerless permits, except in Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Pemiscot counties.
- You may take a total of 2 antlered deer across archery and firearms seasons combined.
Valid Permits:
Archer’s Hunting PermitArchery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
Deer Firearms Season (Antlerless Portions):
Early: October 11, 2024 to October 13, 2024Late: December 7, 2024 to December 15, 2024
Some counties are closed to firearms hunting during these portions. See map.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- Only antlerless deer can be hunted.
- County-specific antlerless deer permit limits apply during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map.
Valid Permits:
Resident Antlerless Deer Hunting PermitResident Firearms Any-Deer Permit
Deer Firearms Season (Youth Portions):
Early: November 2, 2024 to November 3, 2024Late: November 29, 2024 to December 1, 2024
To participate, you must be between 6 and 15 years old on the early youth portion’s opening day. Hunters 15 or younger as of Sept. 15 are exempt from antler-point restrictions during the archery deer season and all firearms deer seasons.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- During the early youth portion, only 1 deer (either sex) can be taken. Use extra permits in other portions.
- You can only take 1 antlered deer in the entire firearms season (all portions combined) and a total of 2 antlered deer across archery and firearms seasons combined.
- County-specific antlerless deer permit limits apply during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map.
Valid Permits:
Resident Firearms Any-Deer PermitResident Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
Deer Firearms Season (November Portion):
November 16, 2024 – November 26, 2024
If you harvest a deer in the specified counties of the CWD Management Zone on Nov. 16-17, you must bring it to a CWD sampling station.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- You can only take 1 antlered deer in the entire firearms season (all portions combined) and a total of 2 antlered deer across archery and firearms seasons combined.
- County-specific antlerless deer permit limits apply during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map.
Valid Permits:
Resident Firearms Any-Deer PermitResident Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
Youth aged 6-15, whether residents or nonresidents, can buy a half-priced permit.
Deer Firearms Season (CWD Portion):
November 27, 2024 to December 1, 2024
Firearms hunting is only allowed in select counties during the CWD portion. See map.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- You can only take 1 antlered deer in the entire firearms season (all portions combined) and a total of 2 antlered deer across archery and firearms seasons combined.
- County-specific antlerless deer permit limits apply during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map.
Valid Permits:
Resident Firearms Any-Deer PermitResident Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
Youth aged 6-15, whether residents or nonresidents, can buy a half-priced permit.
Deer Alternative Methods Season:
December 28, 2024 to January 7, 2025
Antler-point restrictions applied in certain counties.
Legal hunting hours: ½ hour before sunrise – ½ hour after sunset
Bag limits:
- You can only take 1 antlered deer in the entire firearms season (all portions combined) and a total of 2 antlered deer across archery and firearms seasons combined.
- County-specific antlerless deer permit limits apply during the entire firearms season (all portions). See map.
Valid Permits:
Resident Firearms Any-Deer PermitResident Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
