MDC Sets Deer And Turkey Hunting Dates For Upcoming Seasons

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Jill Pritchard [email protected] Communications Manager Commission Headquarters (573) 751-4115 Ext: 3243 Joe Jerek [email protected] News Services Coordinator Commission Headquarters (573) 751-4115 Ext: 3362 Maddie Est [email protected] Metro Media Specialist Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center (573) 815-7900 Ext: 2919 Josh Hartwig [email protected] Metro Media Specialist Southeast Regional Office (573) 290-5730 Ext: 4419 Sara Karnes [email protected] Metro Media Specialist Southwest Regional Office (417) 895-6880 Ext: 1641 Erin Woodiel [email protected] Metro Media Specialist Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center (816) 759-7300 816-759-7305 Ext: 1131 Dan Zarlenga [email protected] Metro Media Specialist St. Louis Regional Office (636) 441-4554 Ext: 4112 THIS CONTENT IS ARCHIVED Image Caption MDC has set upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates for the 2022 – 2023 seasons. Credit MDC Right to Use Photo by MDC, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation 1/1 Image Is user submitted Caption MDC has set upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates for the 2022 – 2023 seasons. Credit MDC Right to Use News from the region Statewide By Joe Jerek Published Date 12/10/2021 Body

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At its Dec. 10 open meeting in Jefferson City, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved the following recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates.

2022 SPRING AND FALL TURKEY HUNTING DATES

• Spring Youth Portion: April 9 and 10
• Regular Spring Turkey Season: April 18 through May 8
• Fall Firearms Turkey Season: Oct. 1 - 31

2022 – 2023 ARCHERY DEER AND TURKEY HUNTING DATES

• Sept. 15 through Nov. 11 and Nov. 23 through Jan. 15, 2023

2022 - 2023 FIREARMS DEER HUNTING DATES

• Firearms Deer Early Youth Portion: Oct. 29 and 30
• Firearms Deer November Portion: Nov. 12 - 22
• Firearms Deer Late Youth Portion: Nov. 25 - 27
• Firearms Deer Antlerless Portion: Dec. 3 - 11
• Firearms Deer Alternative Methods Portion: Dec. 24 - Jan. 3, 2023

Details on hunting regulations, harvest limits, allowed methods, required permits, and other related information will be available online and in MDC’s 2022 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and MDC’s 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet prior to the related seasons.

Learn more about turkey hunting in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey.

Learn more about deer hunting in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer.

Buy Missouri hunting permits from numerous vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits or through MDC’s free mobile app, MO Hunting, available for download through Google Play for Android devices or the App Store for Apple devices.