Missouri Hunting

September 9, 2024

You must wear hunter orange if:

You are hunting any species of game during firearms deer season. Some exceptions are allowed.
You are hunting on an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt.
You are serving as a mentor to another hunter during firearms deer season or while on an area that is having a managed firearms deer hunt.
You must wear both a hunter-orange hat and a hunter-orange shirt, vest, or coat. The color must be visible from all sides. Camouflage orange does not satisfy this rule.
You don’t have to wear hunter orange if:
You are hunting migratory game birds.
You are archery hunting within municipal boundaries where the discharge of firearms is prohibited.
You are hunting on federal or state land where deer hunting is restricted to archery methods.
You are using an archery permit during the alternative methods portion.
You are archery or small game hunting in a closed county during the antlerless portion.
You are hunting small game or furbearers during the alternative methods portion.

You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.

Hunters using an archery permit may take only one antlered deer before the November portion of firearms deer hunting season.
Only one antlered deer may be taken during firearms deer hunting season (all portions combined).
Deer taken at a managed hunt do not count toward your firearms or archery season limits.

One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset

Using an archer’s hunting permit, two deer of either sex, but only one antlered deer before Nov. 12.

You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.
An antler-point restriction (APR) applies in some counties.
Using antlerless permits, any number of antlerless deer in open counties.