Nobody under 18. 

Must bring signed liability waiver with them when meeting with Host for first time.

Buy Missouri hunting permits from numerous vendors around the state or online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits. 

Archer's Hunting Permit: two deer of either sex. Only one antlered deer may be taken before November 10.

Hunters may purchase and fill any number of archery antlerless deer hunting permits in open counties.

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

Allowed & Prohibited Methods

ALLOWED 

• Longbows, compound bows, and recurve bows of any draw weight
• Crossbows
• Hand-held string-releasing devices
• Illuminated sights, scopes, and quick point sights
• Atlatls

ALLOWED UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Because crossbows are now a legal method, a hunting method exemption is not needed.

PROHIBITED 

• Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
• You may not possess night vision or thermal imagery equipment while carrying a firearm, bow, or other implement used to take wildlife.
• Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, bait, dogs, or night vision equipment
• Live decoys may not be used to take turkeys.
• Motor driven conveyances may not be used to take, drive or molest wildlife. Deer may not be hunted from a boat with a motor attached; however, a motorboat may be used to hunt other wildlife if the motor is shut off and the boat’s forward progress has stopped.
• Archers hunting deer or turkeys during the archery season may not be in possession of a firearm. Some exceptions apply. See 3 CSR 10-7.432 and 3 CSR 10-7.455 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.

All hunters should treat the outdoors with respect and follow ethical hunting practices. These include:

• When hunting private land, respect the property as if it were your own. Scout the area you plan to hunt so you know where the boundaries, houses, roads, fences and livestock are located on the property.
• If you do not kill your game instantly, make every effort to find the wounded animal. Permission is required to enter private land.
• Clean and care for your game properly.
• Pick up all litter. Leaving an area better than the way you found it is a sign of thanks for the privilege of hunting.
• Report observed violations of the law to a conservation agent or local sheriff as soon as possible.
• Develop your skills and knowledge, and share them with others.
• Know and obey all wildlife laws.
• Respect the rights of hunters, non-hunters and landowners.
• Make every effort to retrieve and use all game.
• Respect the land and all wildlife.