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July 1, 2024Jefferson City, Mo. |
By: Jeremy Werner
MDC announces important conservation regulation changes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation has announced several important regulation changes for the upcoming fall deer and turkey hunting seasons.
Turkey permits will no longer be included with archery permits. Instead, hunters must purchase a new fall turkey-hunting permit for both archery and firearms turkey hunting.
Additionally, the fall turkey season is now divided into archery and firearms portions, with the harvest limit reduced from four to two birds of either sex.
In terms of chronic wasting disease management, several counties have been added to the CWD Management Zone. In these zones, grain, salt products, and other deer attractants are prohibited year-round.
Hunters must follow carcass transportation regulations, and all counties in the CWD Management Zone will be open during the CWD portion of the firearms deer season.
On November 16-17, hunters who harvest a deer in these designated counties must take the deer (or its head) to a mandatory CWD sampling station on the day of harvest.
