Missouri Non Res Changes

[Joe Holden]

Figured with a couple other states being talked about, I'd throw this in here.

For 2026, Non Resident hunters will be allowed 1 buck during all seasons. Historically, you used to be allowed 2 for all seasons. Tag increase to $360 (Doe tag increased to $34-ish)

For 2027, while not yet official, high likelihood that anyone wanting to deer hunt public will need to buy a $165 stamp. Believe this will be voted on in September.

EDIT : Looks like the stamp received initial approval. Which means that's going to happen.

Moving past that, there is potential for Missouri to become a draw state.

MDC modifies regulations for nonresident deer hunting for this fall and seeks public comments for future changes

Some nonresident deer hunters will be limited to one antlered buck instead of two.

mdc.mo.gov

 

[OneGunTex]

Woah. They give a management reason, or is it just a cash grab? Missouri has more deer than you can shake a stick at.
But MDC doesn't need the money either. Best funded DNR in the country. Weird.

 

[Wheels]

Also considering charging a fee to camp on conservation areas and limiting the time allowed to have a campsite/RV on site.

MDC invites public comments on proposed camping permits

Camping permit will benefit campers through better and safer experiences on MDC areas.

mdc.mo.gov

 

[Joe Holden]

I don't think it's a management focus. If that were the case, they would move firearms season out of the rut. They were due for a tag increase which they have been year over year. But now it's more for 1 less any deer tag.

Also saying this as someone originally from Missouri that moved to Kansas specifically to deer hunt.

 

[30338]

I think they raised turkeys to over $300 for nonresidents. Thought that was too much. Now they did the same with deer. Makes it easier to hunt locally for sure.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Glad I hunt private only.

 

[Marine4life]

One of the reasons for the changes was the result of residents stating there was too much NR pressure on public land. They shared tag numbers and harvest data which showed significant use of the public lands in the northern part of the state by NR. For those that don’t know, MO requires mandatory harvest reporting and a couple of the required questions are the county of harvest and if public or private lands

At the same time, they didn’t upset the outfitters or folks that have enough money to lease, with the exception they can only kill one deer. Not sure how much difference this will make because previously you had to buy two different tags for archery and firearms/muzzy.

A good thing IMO, is Missouri does a bunch of town halls and a comment period for any proposed changes. Now how they use that information is beyond the scope of this discussion.


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[realunlucky]

I hunt Missouri every year, it was the best value big buck state in the Midwest and you didn't have to draw. Show up and buy a tag, hunt some well managed state lands.

Archery was two any deer tags but only one buck before rifle season and one after. I rarely shot two bucks in a single year even hunting both archery and rifle seasons but I enjoyed the opportunity of going to deer camp in rifle season and waiting on a giant. Guess nothing lasts forever.



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