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March 15, 2023Jefferson City, Mo. |  By: Jeremy Werner

MDC provides updates on several hunting seasons

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation has an update on two unique hunting seasons.

The MDC will be offering 400 permits for the taking of a maximum of 40 black bears during the 2023 Missouri black-bear hunting season, which runs Oct. 16-25.

MDC will also offer five permits to hunt bull elk in Missouri this fall with at least one permit designated for qualifying landowners that own property in Carter, Reynolds, or Shannon counties and the remaining permits for the general public.

MDC has designated the elk archery portion to run Oct. 21-29 and the elk firearms portion to run Dec. 9-17. The five permits will be for bull elk with at least one antler being six inches or greater in length and will be valid for both portions.

Only Missouri residents who will be at least 11 years of age by the first day of the hunt for which they are applying are eligible to apply for bear and elk permits during the application period in May.