Squirrel season opens may 28 missouri department of. Missouri hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Whatever the reasons, you can bet i have the calendar marked for the opening of missouri s season the saturday of memorial day weekend. With the longest season of any of missouris small game species, a daily limit of 10, and good populations, squirrel hunting offers plentiful. Missouris squirrel season is a great way to teach hunting skills to. Summer may not officially start until june 21st, but for many. Hunting seasons mdc hunting and fishing state of missouri. Taking squirrels during the prescribed season can help control their numbers.
Not only are the deer in missouri among the biggest in the country, but the state is often overlooked as a destination hunting state. Squirrel season, grandpas journal, terms to know, and. During the november and antlerless portions in areas where open of the firearms deer season, squirrels may be hunted only with a. Eastern gray squirrel and eastern fox squirrel mdc.
Forums hunting missouri squirrel season off to a good start. Prime squirrel hunting time, however, is when the mast crop ripens in the early fall. Regional office in lewis and missouri river wildlife unit. Missouris squirrel season is a great way to teach hunting skills to beginners. Each county limits the number of antlerless deer hunting permits you can fill during the entire firearms season. Squirrel season opens may 28 missouri department of conservation. Missouris squirrel season runs may 25th through february 15th, 2020. Missouris squirrel season opened statewide memorial day weekend may 26. Well folks, this is gonna wrap up my squirrel huntin adventures, for now, as the show me state season closes today. Hunters may pursue gray and fox squirrels from may 28 through feb. Limits are set for each species hunting or trapping season. Hunters and anglers can add fresh wild game and fish to their memorial day menus. Maybe its because i really like eating fried young squirrel accompanied by fried taters, biscuits, and gravy.
Squirrel regulations valid permits archers hunting daily small game hunting permit small game hunting and fishing permit small game hunting. As the springfield newsleader reported in 2014, squirrel season is one of the states. The missouri department of conservation mdc reminds missourians that squirrel and black bass seasons open may 25, the saturday before. You may take squirrels with a cagetype trap at any hour during the open hunting season if you possess a hunting permit.
Jefferson city mo the fourth saturday in may marks the opening of squirrel season in missouri. Hunters may pursue gray and fox squirrels from may 22 through feb. In that portion of southeast missouri south and east of cape girardeau following. The eastern gray squirrel sciurus carolinensis is slender and smaller than the fox squirrel. Black bass and squirrel hunting season underway in missouri. New jersey squirrel hunting season is typically from end of september to mid february, with a daily limit of five. Squirrel control missouri department of conservation. Missouri hunting seasons, 20192020 from whitetail to dove, coyote to pheasant, missouri offers some of the most exciting hunting seasons in america.
Yet consider these facts about the squirrel as a game animal. The cagetype trap must be labeled with your full name and address, or conservation id number. Hunters can pursue fox squirrels and gray squirrels from may 26. You may take only two antlered deer during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons combined.
Squirrel hunting 101 missouri department of conservation. The eastern gray squirrel and eastern fox squirrel are the most common members of the squirrel family in missouri. Smokepole squirrels missouri department of conservation. The missouri department of conservation says squirrel hunters are allowed a daily limit of 10 with a valid hunting permit. The aggregate bag limit is 10 squirrels and the possession limit is 20. Squirrel and black bass seasons open memorial day weekend. However, from march 1 through the friday before the fourth saturday in may, you may only keep black bass caught in streams if you are. Or maybe its because squirrels are, well, really fun to hunt. The long season allows hunters to enjoy being outdoors in pursuit of them. However, i might decide to chase em a bit more, this. New to squirrel hunting regulations this year is an increase in the aggregate bag limit from six to 10 and an increase in the possession limit from 12 to 20. Check the species and season listings for information about limits. Spring is a somewhat slim hunting season in missouri, but there are still a few small game that are.