Missouri

[trtr0611]

Has anyone hunted public ground in Missouri? Thinking about a bow hunting trip up there this fall.

 

[rem270]

My cousin and his buddy hunt Mark Twain National Forest every year and have had good luck. I know that's a huge amount of land and not sure exactly where they go though.

 

[sneakybow]

I've hunted several of the public areas up there, saw deer on them all. Some below I70, most above it. Have had leases up in northern MO before as well. Gun season is a circus, archery season is much lower pressure

 

[Methane]

I'm just throwing this out there…archery hunting is not permitted during the firearms portion of deer hunting in MO.

 

[trtr0611]

I'm just throwing this out there…archery hunting is not permitted during the firearms portion of deer hunting in MO.

Yeah I wanted to hunt during archery only. Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to check the season dates.

 

[Rackseeker]

Been hunting public in MO last few years. If you can catch some good weather, the week prior to gun season is the best for archery.

 

[redblood]

My cousin and his buddy hunt Mark Twain National Forest every year and have had good luck. I know that's a huge amount of land and not sure exactly where they go though.

Its besutiful country. Never hunted it, but i ran through it a trip. Its breathtaking in late October

 

[Nsghunter]

I'm just throwing this out there…archery hunting is not permitted during the firearms portion of deer hunting in MO.

thats a good thing to know... i can see someone getting clocked for that. Thanks for sharing.

 

[clwg97]

thats a good thing to know... i can see someone getting clocked for that. Thanks for sharing.

You are more than welcome to hunt with a bow during the firearms portion, you just have to have a firearms tag. The best hunts I had were hunting an archery only area during firearms season. It put all the pressure other places.

 

[sneakybow]

I'm just throwing this out there…archery hunting is not permitted during the firearms portion of deer hunting in

You are more than welcome to hunt with a bow during the firearms portion, you just have to have a firearms tag. The best hunts I had were hunting an archery only area during firearms season. It put all the pressure other places.

Yep. If you are hunting public just find the archery only areas during the gun season and you'll most likely have it all to yourself. I've had some really great hunts in northern Missouri over the years.

 

[Methane]

True, but the OOS firearm tag is an additional $265, or whatever it's gone up to now

 

[clwg97]

True, but the OOS firearm tag is an additional $265, or whatever it's gone up to now

If you are only going for a week hunt anyways, make it the week of rifle season. I would only buy a firearm tag and not an out of state archery tag.