Deer: Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit Availability

PURPOSE: This rule establishes deer harvest limits by county. (1) Archery Deer Hunting Season. (A) Resident and Nonresident Archery Antlerless Deer Hunt ing Permits are valid statewide. (2) Firearms Deer Hunting Season. (A) Resident and Nonresident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits are not valid in the counties of Atchison, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, and Pemiscot. (B) Only one (1) Resident or Nonresident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit per person may be filled in the counties of Andrew, Butler, Carter, Holt, Iron, Nodaway, Reynolds, Scott, Stoddard, and Wayne. (C) Only two (2) Resident or Nonresident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits per person may be filled in the counties of Bollinger, Madison, and Shannon. (D) Only four (4) Resident or Nonresident Firearms Antlerless Deer Hunting Permits per person may be filled in the counties of Adair, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade. Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Howard, Howell, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Maries, Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Webster, Worth, and Wright. 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 21, 2007, effective July 1, 2007. Amended: Filed April 30, 2008, effective July 1, 2008. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed April 21, 2009, effective July 1, 2009. Amended: Filed April 19, 2010, effective July 1, 2010. Amended: Filed May 31, 2011, effective July 1, 2011. Amended: Filed May 31, 2013, effective July 1, 2013. Amended: Filed April 18, 2014, effective July 1, 2014. Amended: Filed May 29, 2015, effective July 1, 2015. 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 May 29, 2019, effective June 15, 2019. Amended: Filed May 29, 2020, effective July 1, 2020. Amended: Filed May 21, 2021, effective July 1, 2021. Amended: Filed May 20, 2022, effective July 1, 2022. Amended: Filed May 19, 2023, effective July 1, 2023. Amended: Filed May 30, 2024, effective July 1, 2024. Amended: Filed May 16, 2025, effective July 1, 2025.