Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION › Division 10 - Conservation Commission › Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits › Section 3 CSR 10-7.445 - Turkeys: Seasons, Methods, Limits

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(1) Turkeys may
				be pursued, taken, killed, possessed, or transported only as permitted in this
				rule.
(A) Spring Season. A person possessing
				the prescribed turkey hunting permit may take two (2) male turkeys or turkeys
				with visible beards from April 15 through May 5, 2024; provided only one (1)
				turkey may be taken before April 22, 2024, and only one (1) turkey may be taken
				per day. A turkey taken during a managed hunt will count towards an
				individual's spring season bag limit. Turkeys may be taken only by shotgun,
				with shot no larger than No. 4, atlatl, crossbow, or bow; without the use of
				dogs, bait, electronic calls, or live decoys; from one-half (1/2) hour before
				sunrise to 1:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on public lands and from
				one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset on private lands. Possession of
				electronic calls or shotshells loaded with shot larger than No. 4 is prohibited
				while hunting turkeys.
(B) Fall
				Firearms Season. Fall season annually will be October 1 through October 31. A
				person possessing the prescribed turkey hunting permit may take two (2) turkeys
				of either sex during the season. Turkeys may be taken only by shotgun, with
				shot no larger than No. 4, atlatl, bow, or crossbow; without the use of dogs,
				bait, electronic calls, or live decoys; from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise
				to sunset in all counties except: Dunklin, McDonald, Mississippi, New Madrid,
				Newton, Pemiscot, and Scott. Possession of electronic calls or shotshells
				loaded with shot larger than No. 4 is prohibited while hunting turkeys. A
				person, while in the act of pursuing or hunting turkey on a fall firearms
				permit, shall not have both a firearm, and an atlatl, bow, or crossbow on
				his/her person except any person may carry concealable firearms, as defined in
				Chapter 571, RSMo, on or about his/her person while hunting. Firearms possessed
				under this exception may not be used to take wildlife while hunting with an
				atlatl, bow, or crossbow.
(C) Fall
				Archery Season. A person possessing the prescribed archer's hunting permit may
				take two (2) turkeys of either sex from September 15 through January 15,
				excluding the dates of the November portion of the firearms deer season.
				Turkeys may be taken only by atlatls, bows, and crossbows; without the use of
				dogs, bait, electronic calls, or live decoys; from one-half (1/2) hour before
				sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset. Possession of electronic calls is
				prohibited while hunting turkeys. An archer, while in the act of pursuing or
				hunting turkey on an archer's permit, shall not have a firearm on his/ her
				person except any person may carry concealable firearms, as defined in Chapter
				571, RSMo, on or about his/her person while hunting. Firearms possessed under
				this exception may not be used to take wildlife while hunting with an atlatl,
				bow, or crossbow.
(D) Youth Spring
				Season. The two- (2-) day youth spring season will be from April 6 through 7,
				2024. Any person possessing the prescribed turkey hunting permit and who is at
				least six (6) but not older than fifteen (15) years of age on the opening day
				of the youth spring season may take only one (1) male turkey or turkey with
				visible beard during the youth spring season. A turkey harvested during the
				youth spring season will count towards an individual's spring season bag limit;
				individuals hunting under the prescribed turkey hunting permit may not harvest
				a second bird before April 22, 2024. Turkeys may be taken only by shotgun with
				shot no larger than No. 4, atlatl, crossbow, or bow; without the use of dogs,
				bait, electronic calls, or live decoys; from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise
				to sunset. Possession of electronic calls or shotshells loaded with shot larger
				than No. 4 is prohibited while hunting turkeys.