Missouri
State agency: Missouri Department of Conservation
These are the state's own official pages. No middlemen, no roundups. If a link and this site ever disagree, the agency page wins.
Official links
Headline seasons and limits — printed from the agency's own pages
Deer
- Archery: Sep 15 – Nov 13, 2026, and Nov 25, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027.
- Firearms, November portion: Nov 14 – Nov 24, 2026.
- Residents may take 2 antlered deer across the archery and firearms seasons combined. Antlerless permits are limited county by county — check the MDC page before you hunt.
Dove
- Sep 1 – Nov 29, 2026. Daily limit 15, possession limit 45 (all dove species combined).
Fishing (statewide — some waters have their own rules)
- Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted combined): 6 per day. No statewide size limit on lakes and ponds; 12-inch minimum on streams.
- Crappie: 30 per day.
- Channel catfish: 10 per day. Blue catfish: 5 per day. Flathead catfish: 5 per day.
- White, yellow, and striped bass and hybrids, combined: 15 per day; only 4 may be longer than 18 inches.
Checked November 4, 2026 — Missouri Department of Conservation (mdc.mo.gov). Full rules: use the official links above.
Before you go: seasons, limits, and license rules change during the year. Check the agency page for your exact dates and waters before every trip. This page was built November 4, 2026.