Booklet explains changes in deer hunting regulations at conservation areas
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| Changes in deer hunting regulations on hundreds of conservation areas are summarized in the 2005 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet. The booklet is available wherever hunting permits are sold. (Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo) |
The Conservation Department has condensed deer regulations for
hundreds of conservation areas down to six packages.
JEFFERSON CITY-Hunters will find regulations governing deer hunting on
conservation areas (CAs) a little easier to get a handle on, thanks to
changes initiated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Deer management needs are slightly different at each of the Conservation
Department's hundreds of areas. To meet those needs, the agency can adjust
season length, legal hunting methods, bag limits and harvest restrictions
based on deer sex and antler size. The large number of regulation options
and CAs create the potential for a bewildering array of combinations.
"Hunting regulations are complicated enough" said Lonnie Hansen, the
Conservation Department's deer biologist. "We don't need to make things any
more confusing, so we came up with six regulation packages that cover every
conservation area in the state. All you have to do is look at the 2005 Fall
Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet to find out
which package covers the area you want to hunt."
The six regulation packages listed in the regulation guide are:
1. Statewide seasons and limits apply.
2. Only archery methods may be used. Deer hunting with firearms is
prohibited. All other statewide seasons and limits apply.
3. Only archery and muzzleloading methods may be used. All other statewide
seasons and limits apply.
4. Archery antlerless and firearms antlerless permits may not be used.
Antlerless deer may be taken on Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permits,
Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permits and Archer's Hunting Permits. All other
statewide seasons and limits apply.
5. Only antlered deer may be taken during the youth, November and
muzzleloader portions of the firearms deer season, and the area is closed to
firearms deer hunting during the urban counties and antlerless portions.
Archery antlerless permits may not be used. Antlerless or antlered deer may
be taken on an Archer's Hunting Permit. All other statewide seasons and
limits apply.
6. Archery antlerless and firearms antlerless permits may not be used. The
area is closed to firearms deer hunting during the urban counties and
antlerless portions. Antlerless deer may be taken on Youth Deer and Turkey
Hunting Permits, Firearms Any-Deer Hunting Permits and Archer's Hunting
Permits. All other statewide seasons and limits apply.
The fall deer and turkey hunting booklet also has a list of CAs that were
open for deer hunting in 2004 but are closed this year. You can get a copy
of the booklet wherever hunting permits are sold or online at
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/hunt/deer/deertuk/.
- Jim Low -
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