New
hunting-zone boundaries approved in 2016 will be implemented beginning this
year.
JEFFERSON
CITY, Mo. – At its April 7 meeting,
the Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations from the Missouri
Department of Conservation (MDC) for the upcoming 2017 migratory-game-bird hunting
season and 2017-2018 waterfowl hunting season.
2017
MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING
Mourning
Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and White-Winged Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 29 Limits:
15 daily and 45 in possession
combined total for all three species Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Sora
and Virginia Rails Season: Sept. 1 through Nov. 9 Limits: 25 daily and 75 in possession combined for both
species Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Wilson's
(Common) Snipe Season: Sept. 1 through Dec. 16 Limits: 8 daily and 24 in possession Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
American
Woodcock Season: Oct. 15 through Nov. 28 Limits: 3 daily and 9 in possession Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
2017-2018
WATERFOWL HUNTING Duck-season dates for 2017-2018 provide
additional late-season hunting opportunities.
Teal Season: Sept. 9-24 Limits: 6 daily and 18 in possession Hours: Sunrise to sunset
Ducks Season: North
Zone: Nov. 4 through Jan. 2, 2018 Middle
Zone: Nov. 4 through 10 and Nov. 16
through Jan. 7, 2018 South
Zone: Nov. 23 through 26 and Dec. 4
through Jan. 28, 2018 Bag
Limit: 6 ducks daily with species
restrictions of:
- 4 mallards (no
more than 2 females)
- 3 scaup
- wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 hooded
mergansers
- 1 pintail (new
limit)
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
(new limit)
- 1 mottled duck
Possession
Limit: Three times the daily bag or
18 total, varies by species Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Coots Season: Same as duck season dates in the respective zones Limits: 15 daily and 45 in possession Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Snow,
Blue, and Ross's Geese Season: Nov. 11 through Feb. 6, 2018 Limits: 20 blue, snow, or Ross's geese daily with no
possession limit Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
White-Fronted
Geese Season: Nov. 11 through Feb. 6, 2018 Limits: 2 daily and 6 in possession Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Canada
Geese and Brant Season: Oct. 7-15 and Nov. 11 – Feb. 6, 2018 Limits: 3 Canada geese and brant in aggregate daily, 9 in
possession Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
Light
Goose Conservation Order Season: Feb. 7, 2018, through April 30, 2018 Limits: No daily or possession limits Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after
sunset Requirements: Persons must possess a Conservation Order permit to
participate in the Conservation Order. An exception to the above permit
requirement includes any person 15 years of age or younger provided either she
or he is in the immediate presence of a properly permitted adult hunter 18
years of age or older with hunter-education certification or who is exempt. Methods: For the taking of blue, snow and Ross's geese,
hunters may use shotguns capable of holding more than three shells and recorded
or electronically amplified bird calls or sounds or imitations of bird calls or
sounds.
YOUTH
HUNTING DAYS
North
Zone: Oct. 28 and 29 Middle
Zone: Oct. 28 and 29 South
Zone: Nov. 18 and 19 Limits: Same as during regular waterfowl season Hours: Same as during regular waterfowl season Requirements: Any person 15 years of age or younger may participate
in youth waterfowl hunting days without permit provided they are in the
immediate presence of an adult 18 years of age or older. If the youth hunter is
not certified in hunter education, the adult must have the required permits and
have in his or her possession proof of hunter-education unless exempt. The
adult may not hunt ducks but may participate in other seasons that are open on youth
hunting days.
FALCONRY
SEASONS
Falconry
Season for Doves Season: Sept. 1 through Dec. 16 Limits:
3 daily and 9 in possession, singly,
or in the aggregate (any ducks, coots, or mergansers taken by falconers must be
included in these limits) Hours:
One-half hour before sunrise to
sunset
Falconry
Season for Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers Season: Open during duck seasons (September teal season,
youth hunting days, and duck seasons) and Feb. 10 through March 10 Limits: 3 daily and 9 in possession, singly, or in the
aggregate during the regular duck-hunting seasons (including teal and youth
seasons) and extended falconry seasons (any doves taken by falconers must be
included in these limits) Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset
HUNTING
ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
New
hunting-zone boundaries approved in 2016 will be implemented beginning this
year. A map of the new hunting zones will be included in the MDC “2017
Waterfowl Hunting Digest,” available beginning this summer where hunting
permits are sold.
NORTH
ZONE: That portion of Missouri north
of a line running west from the Illinois border at Lock and Dam 25; west on
Lincoln County Hwy. N to Mo. Hwy. 79; south on Mo. Hwy. 79 to Mo. Hwy. 47; west
on Mo. Hwy. 47 to I-70; west on I-70 to U.S. Hwy. 63; north on U.S. Hwy. 63 to
U.S. Hwy. 24, west on U.S. Hwy. 24 to Mo. Hwy. 10, west on Mo. Hwy. 10 to U.S.
Hwy. 69, north on U.S. Hwy. 69 to Mo.
Hwy. 116, west on Mo. Hwy. 116 to U.S. Hwy. 59, south on U.S. Hwy. 59 to the
Kansas border.
SOUTH
ZONE: That portion of Missouri south
of a line running west from the Illinois border on Mo. Hwy. 74 to Mo. Hwy. 25;
south on Mo. Hwy. 25 to U.S. Hwy. 62; west on U.S. Hwy. 62 to Mo. Hwy. 53;
north on Mo. Hwy. 53 to Mo. Hwy. 51; north on Mo. Hwy. 51 to U.S. Hwy. 60; west
on U.S. Hwy. 60 to Mo. Hwy. 21; north on Mo. Hwy. 21 to Mo. Hwy. 72; west on
Mo. Hwy. 72 to Mo. Hwy. 32; west on Mo. Hwy. 32 to U.S. Hwy. 65; north on U.S.
Hwy. 65 to U.S. Hwy. 54; west on U.S. Hwy. 54 to the Kansas border.
MIDDLE
ZONE: The remainder of Missouri.
NONTOXIC
SHOT REQUIREMENTS
Shells possessed or used while hunting
waterfowl and coots statewide, and for other species as designated by posting
on public areas, must be loaded with material approved as nontoxic by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information on migratory-bird
hunting and waterfowl hunting, visit MDC online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species and select specific species, or get copies of MDC’s
“2017 Migratory Bird Hunting Digest” or “2017 Waterfowl Hunting Digest,”
available beginning this summer where hunting permits are sold.
Waterfowl Hunting Zones
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