Deer: Landowner Privileges

PURPOSE: This rule establishes season limits and provisions for landowners. (1) Resident and nonresident landowners as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 may obtain landowner deer hunting permits from any permit vendor, but only after application to and approval by the department in accordance with 3 CSR 10-7.412. (A) Approved resident landowners may obtain the following permits at no-cost: one (1) Resident Landowner Firearms AnyDeer Hunting Permit, one (1) Resident Landowner Archer’s Hunting Permit, and, if property is in a county in which Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits can be used, two (2) Resident Landowner Archery Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits. (B) In addition to the permits listed in subsection (1)(A), approved resident landowners with seventy-five (75) or more acres located in a single county or at least seventy-five (75) continuous acres bisected by a county boundary may obtain two (2) no-cost Resident Landowner Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits. Resident landowners with at least seven ty-five (75) acres in more than one (1) county must comply with landowner antlerless deer limits for each county. (C) Approved nonresident landowners may purchase the following reduced-cost Nonresident Landowner Deer Hunting Permits: one (1) Nonresident Landowner Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permit and one (1) Nonresident Landowner Archer’s Hunting Permit. (2) All landowner deer hunting permits are valid only on qual ifying property. Regardless of department approval to obtain or purchase landowner permits, all landowner deer hunting permits are valid only if the holder is a Resident or Nonresident Landowner as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805 at the time the permit is used. (3) All landowners who take deer on landowner permits may also purchase and fill other deer hunting permits but must abide by seasons, limits, and restrictions. A landowner may take only two (2) antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined, with no more than one (1) antlered deer taken during the firearms deer season and only one (1) antlered deer may be taken prior to the November portion of the firearms deer hunting season. (4) In the case of corporate ownership of land, persons defined as landowners include Missouri residents who are— (A) General partners of resident limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, or limited liability limited partnerships, and general partners of general partnerships formed by writ ten agreement; (B) Officers of resident or foreign corporations; (C) Managing members of resident limited liability compa nies; or (D) Officers of benevolent associations organized pursuant to Chapter 352 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. Original rule filed April 29, 2004, effective May 15, 2004. Amended: Filed June 8, 2005, effective July 15, 2005. Amended: Filed May 23, 2006, effective July 1, 2006. Amended: Filed May 21, 2007, effective July 1, 2007. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed April 18, 2014, effective July 1, 2014. Amended: Filed May 29, 2015, effective July 1, 2015. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2015, effective March 1, 2016. Amended: Filed April 29, 2016, effective July 1, 2016. Amended: Filed May 19, 2017, effective June 1, 2017. Amended: Filed May 29, 2018, effective July 1, 2018. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2018, effective March 1, 2019. Amended: Filed May 29, 2019, effective June 15, 2019. Amended: Filed June 17, 2019, effective Jan. 15, 2020. Amended: Filed May 29, 2020, effective July 1, 2020. Amended: Filed Sept. 4, 2020, effective Feb. 28, 2021. Amended: Filed May 21, 2021, effective July 1, 2021. Amended: Filed May 19, 2023, effective July 1, 2023. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025, effective July 1, 2025.