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Buy permits from vendors, online, or through MDC
MO Hunting and MO Fishing apps.
JEFFERSON
CITY, Mo. – Memorial Day weekend
brings an extra-special celebration for squirrel hunters and bass anglers in
Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds them that the
Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, May 26, marks the opening of both squirrel season
statewide and catch-and-keep bass season in most streams south of the Missouri
River.
SQUIRRELS
Hunters can pursue fox squirrels and
gray squirrels from May 26 through Feb. 15, 2019, with rifles, shotguns, and
other legal firearms methods, along with archery equipment, slingshots, or
atlatls. The daily limit for hunting and trapping is 10 with a possession limit
of 20. Valid permits for squirrel hunting are: Archery Hunting, Daily Small
Game, Small Game Hunting and Fishing, and Small Game Hunting.
Hunters with valid permits can also take
squirrels with cage-type traps. Traps must be plainly labeled on a durable
material with the user's full name and address, or conservation number.
Squirrel traps must have openings measuring 144 square inches or less, for
instance, 12 inches by 12 inches. Hunters must attend their traps daily. The
same regulations apply to rabbits and groundhogs during their respective
seasons.
Get more information on squirrel hunting
from MDC's 2018 Summary of Missouri
Hunting and Trapping Regulations, available where permits are sold, or
online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/squirrel
BLACK
BASS
The black bass catch-and-keep season
applies to most streams south of the Missouri River for largemouth, smallmouth,
and spotted or Kentucky bass and runs from May 26 to Feb. 28, 2019. Anglers may
catch and release these species legally all year, anywhere in the state. They
may keep legal-sized bass caught from impoundments and some rivers and streams all
year long, statewide. In most of the state's waters, the daily limit on black
bass is six. Black bass taken from rivers and streams must be at least 12
inches long in most areas. Additional specific regulations may apply to
specific waters or areas. Anglers must have a valid fishing permit or be
exempt.
Get more information on bass fishing
from MDC's 2018 Summary of Missouri
Fishing Regulations, available where permits are sold, or online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/fishing/species/black-bass.
BUY
PERMITS
Buy Missouri hunting and fishing permits
from numerous vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO
Fishing, available for download through Google Play for Android devices or the
App Store for Apple devices.
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Hunters can pursue fox squirrels and gray squirrels from
May 26 through Feb. 15, 2019. |
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Black bass catch-and-keep season applies to most
streams south of the Missouri River for largemouth, smallmouth (shown), and
spotted or Kentucky bass and runs from May 26 to Feb. 28, 2019. |
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