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2021 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information, Missouri Department of ConservationA
2021 Spring Turkey Hunting
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             Department of ConservationA
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2021 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information, Missouri Department of ConservationA
Table of Contents
Seasons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3   What’s New for 2021?
Hunter-Education Requirement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3                            ◾ Turkey hunting regulations have changed for several
                                                                                                                     conservation areas. See pages 8–15.
How Turkey Season is Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3                   ◾ New managed hunts have been added and others
General Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4                 have been removed or modified. See Page 16.
Permit Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sunrise Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Landowner Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
                                                                                                                   Note: According to rule 3 CSR 10-5.216 of the Wildlife
Apprentice Hunter Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6                            Code of Missouri, if you have been convicted of multiple
Turkey Hunting Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7                   or major violations of the Code in the past five years, the
                                                                                                                   Conservation Commission may consider suspending
Turkey Hunting Regulations on Department Areas . . . . . . . . . . 8
                                                                                                                   or revoking your hunting, trapping, and/or fishing
Managed Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16             privileges regardless of any previous court action.
How to Tell a Gobbler from a Hen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18                            The point system the Commission uses to assess Code
                                                                                                                   violations is explained at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZkV.
Rules for Safe Turkey Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Feral Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tagging and Checking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to use Telecheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21                  Support
Wildlife Code of Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
                                                                                                                   Missouri’s
                                                                                                                   conservation
                                                                                                                   heritage
                                                                                                                   Getting a daily dose of
                                                                                                                   nature nurtures our bodies
                                                                                                                   and minds. The Missouri
                                                                                                                   Conservation Heritage
                                                                                                                   Foundation is a nonprofit
                                                                                                                   founded to preserve and
                                                                                                                   conserve our state’s
                                                                                                                   beautiful places — for us
                   Director, Department of Conservation                                                            and for future generations.
                               Sara Parker Pauley                                                                  From supporting youth
                                                                                                                   and veteran hunting and fishing events to wildlife
                       The Conservation Commission
                                                                                                                   habitat improvements, we need your help to do more.
                                 Don C. Bedell
                                                                                                                   Learn more and donate today at mochf.org or
                               Steven D. Harrison
                                                                                                                   call 800-227-1488. Thanks for helping us keep
                                Mark L. McHenry
                                                                                                                   Missouri’s natural resources special!
                            Wm. L. (Barry) Orscheln
                   Missouri Department of Conservation
                                  PO Box 180
                        Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180
                                 573-751-4115                                                                      Sharpen Your Shooting Skills
                                 mdc.mo.gov
                                                                                                                   Regardless of your experience or skill level, you can
Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs of the Missouri                                      become a safer, more accurate shooter by practicing
Department of Conservation is available to all individuals without regard to their race,                           at a shooting range before hunting season. The Con-
color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, veteran status,                          servation Department offers five fully staffed shooting
or disability. Questions should be directed to the Department of Conservation, PO Box                              ranges and many additional unstaffed ranges. To find
180, Jefferson City, MO 65102, 573-751-4115 (voice) or 800-735-2966 (TTY), or to                                   one nearby, aim your internet browser at mdc.mo.gov/
Chief, Public Civil Rights, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C                        shootingranges.
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.
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Turkey Seasons

Youth Spring Turkey Hunting Season
Who May Participate: Youth hunters who are age 6–15 on
                                                                   Hunter-­Education ­Requirement
opening day                                                        All hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1967, and hunting
Season Dates: April 10–11, 2021                                    with a Resident or Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting
                                                                   Permit must complete an approved hunter-­education
Shooting Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset Central
                                                                   program and display their certification card before they
Daylight Time
                                                                   can purchase a firearms turkey hunting permit unless:
Valid Permits:                                                     ◾ They first purchase an Apprentice Hunter Authoriza-
◾ Resident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                               tion. See Page 6 for requirements.
◾ Resident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                  ◾ They are ages 6–15 and will be hunting with a quali-
◾ Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                            fied mentor. See Page 5.
                                                                   ◾ They have a developmental disability. See rule 3 CSR
Note: Landowner permits are valid only on the land for which
                                                                      10-5.205 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
they are issued. See Page 6 for additional information.
                                                                       Hunters do not need to show their hunter-­education
Youth Season Limit: One male turkey or turkey with a               card if certification can be verified online. If this is
visible beard.                                                     not possible, some hunters will need to contact the
Note: Youth hunters who take a turkey during youth season          Conservation Department to provide proof of hunter-­
may not harvest a second bird until April 26. This is because      education certification. Once in Missouri’s permit
the bird taken during the youth ­season counts as the bird for     database, hunters won’t have to submit this informa-
the first week of the regular season.                              tion again.
                                                                       A person must be at least 11 years old to receive
                                                                   hunter-­education certification in Missouri. Hunters
Regular Spring Turkey                                              using a Resident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting
Hunting Season                                                     Permit are exempt from the hunter-­education require-
                                                                   ment unless they were born on or after Jan. 1, 1967,
Season Dates: April 19–May 9, 2021                                 and are mentoring a firearms hunter who is not hunter-­
Shooting Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. Central          education certified.
Daylight Time                                                          For more information or to find a hunter-­education
Valid Permits:                                                     class in your area, visit mdc.mo.gov/huntereducation.
◾ Resident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit
◾ Resident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting Permit
◾ Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                       How Turkey Season
◾ Nonresident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting Permit             Opening Dates are Set
Season Limit: Two male turkeys or turkeys with a
                                                                 The formula for setting spring turkey season strikes a bal-
visible beard may be taken ­during the season, with the
                                                                 ance between the biology of turkey reproduction and
following restrictions:
                                                                 hunters’ desires for an early season, especially in southern
◾ You may take only one turkey during the first week from        Missouri. As a result, the regular season begins on the third
   April 19–25.                                                  Monday in April.
◾ If you do not take a turkey during the first week, then           The youth season opens nine days before the regular
   you may take two during the second or third week from         season, except when that would make it fall over the Easter
   April 26–May 9, but you may not take them both on the         weekend. In those cases, the youth season begins the week-
   same day.                                                     end before Easter.
Note: If you harvest a turkey during a managed hunt, it
counts toward your two-bird season limit. See pages 16–17.

  Notch your permit immediately                                                       OPERATION GAME THIEF
  and Telecheck your turkey by                                                    Remain Anonymous; Reward Possible
  10 p.m. on the day it is taken.                                                       Dial toll free 800-392-1111

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General Information

W
          ild turkeys may be pursued, taken, killed,
          possessed, or transported only as outlined in              MDC’s MO Hunting App Makes
          this booklet. For complete hunting regulations,            Permits Easy
refer to the Wildlife Code of Missouri, available at
                                                                     The Conservation Department’s free MO
sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/3csr/3csr.asp.
                                                                     Hunting app offers a quick, easy, and
The following methods are allowed:                                   convenient option for carrying your
◾ Shotguns with shot not larger than No. 4                           permits afield, voiding a permit after
◾ Longbows, recurve bows, or compound bows. Hand-held                harvesting a turkey, and Telechecking
  string-releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes, and          your harvest.
  quickpoint sights are allowed.                                       The app, which is available for Apple and Android
◾ Crossbows                                                          devices, allows you to:
◾ Atlatls                                                            ◾ Purchase permits.
                                                                     ◾ See all the hunting, fishing, and trapping permits you
The following methods are prohibited:
                                                                       have purchased — even if they were purchased from
◾ Shotguns capable of holding more than 3 shells in
                                                                       a traditional vendor, online, or by telephone.
  ­magazine and chamber combined
                                                                     ◾ Carry valid, electronic permits afield.
◾ Shot larger than No. 4 (in use or in possession)
                                                                     ◾ Electronically “notch” (void) your turkey permits
◾ Rifles and handguns
                                                                       directly from the app.
◾ Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
                                                                     ◾ Telecheck your turkey, using an easy-to-fill form.
◾ Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
                                                                       Telecheck will upload a confirmation number to the
◾ Thermal imagery equipment or night vision equipment (in
                                                                       app. You can also see turkeys and deer you have Tel-
   use or in possession)
                                                                       echecked in the past. Note: Wildlife labeling require-
◾ Recorded calls (in use or in possession)
                                                                       ments still apply. See Page 20.
◾ Use of dogs or live decoys
◾ Flood-prone areas in southeast Missouri are closed to all          To log in to MO Hunting, you’ll need your Conservation
   hunting during spring turkey season when river levels             Number. This nine-digit number can be found on your
   exceed certain limits on local river gauges. To see if an area    Heritage Card, Conservation Permit Card, or any current
   is closed for hunting, visit mdc.mo.gov/semofloods.               or previous permit. For help locating your Conservation
◾ Use of bait, which includes grain or other feed placed or          Number, call 573-522-0107 during regular business
   scattered so as to attract turkeys. An area is considered         hours or go to short.mdc.mo.gov/ZkH.
   baited for 10 days after complete removal of the bait. A             MO Hunting is available for free in the Google Play
   hunter can be in violation if they take or attempt to take a      and Apple App stores. You can also get MO Hunting
   turkey by aid of bait where the hunter knows or reasonably        and learn more about the app at mdc.mo.gov/mobile/
   should know the area is or was baited. It is illegal to place     mobile-apps.
   bait in a way that causes others to be in violation of the           Note: Make sure you update MO Hunting before
   baiting rule.                                                     each hunting season to ensure you are using the most
Voiding the Permit: If you harvest a turkey, you must notch          recent version of the app and that all of your permits
your permit immediately. See Page 20.                                are visible while hunting.
Tagging and Checking: See pages 20–21 for tagging and
checking requirements.
                                                                     Coyotes may not be
Additional Information:                                              chased, pursued,
◾ If you kill or injure a turkey, you must make a reasonable         or taken during
  effort to retrieve and include it in your season limit, but this   daylight hours from
  does not authorize trespass.                                       April 1–18, 2021.
◾ It is a violation to wantonly leave, abandon, or waste com-        During the regular
  monly edible portions of game.                                     spring turkey season,
◾ During the regular spring turkey season, anyone assisting          coyotes may be
  another hunter must be properly licensed with either a             taken using legal
  filled or unfilled spring turkey hunting permit.                   spring turkey hunting methods by hunters holding an
◾ During youth turkey season, you do not need a permit to            unfilled spring turkey hunting permit and a Resident
  assist a properly licensed youth hunter. You must, how-            Small Game Hunting Permit or a Nonresident Furbearer
  ever, be 18 or older and hunter-­education certified or born       Hunting and Trapping Permit.
  before Jan. 1, 1967.

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Spring Turkey Permits                                                                                             SUNRISE AT ­JEFFERSON CITY, MO.
                                                                                                                         Central Daylight Time
Resident Spring Turkey ­Hunting Permit                                                                      		 SUNRISE SUNSET                            		SUNRISE
                                                                                                             DAY          A.M.              P.M.          DAY          A.M.
  Age 16 or older  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17
                                                                                                            APRIL                                        APRIL
  Age 6–15  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.50       10 . . . . . 6:40 . . . . . . 7:41           29 . . . . . 6:14
Resident Landowner                                                                                            11 . . . . . 6:38 . . . . . . 7:42           30 . . . . . 6:12
  Spring Turkey Hunting Permit . . . . . . . No cost; see Page 6                                              19 . . . . . 6:27                           MAY
                                                                                                              20 . . . . . 6:25                             1 . . . . . 6:11
Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                                                                      21 . . . . . 6:24                             2 . . . . . 6:10
  Age 16 or older  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224           22 . . . . . 6:23                             3 . . . . . 6:09
  Age 6–15  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.50       23 . . . . . 6:21                             4 . . . . . 6:08
                                                                                                              24 . . . . . 6:20                             5 . . . . . 6:07
Nonresident Landowner Spring Turkey                                                                           25 . . . . . 6:19                             6 . . . . . 6:06
  Hunting Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165               26 . . . . . 6:17                             7 . . . . . 6:04
Available to nonresidents who own at least 75 acres in one                                                    27 . . . . . 6:16                             8 . . . . . 6:03
contiguous tract in Missouri and members of the landowner’s                                                   28 . . . . . 6:15                             9 . . . . . 6:02
immediate household. See Page 6 for details.                                                                This table is for ­Jefferson City and points on the same longitude
                                                                                                            north or south. For locations east, subtract one minute from the
Note: Youth age 6–15 are not required to be hunter-­                                                        table for each 13 1/2 miles (airline) of ­distance. For ­locations west,
education certified. If the youth is hunter-­education certi-                                               add one minute for each 13 1/2 miles.
fied and hunting on a resident or nonresident spring turkey
permit, he or she may hunt alone. If the youth is not hunter-­                                            ◾ Any member of the U.S. military currently assigned as a
education certified, he or she must be in the immediate pres-                                               patient to a Warrior Transition Brigade, Warrior Transition
ence of a mentor, age 18 or older, who is hunter-­education                                                 Unit, or a military medical center; must carry orders show-
certified or born before Jan. 1, 1967. The mentor does not                                                  ing such assignment while hunting and purchasing permits.
need a permit during the youth turkey season but must pos-                                                ◾ Nonresidents who are registered students attending a
sess a spring turkey hunting permit (filled or unfilled) during                                             public or private secondary, postsecondary, or vocational
the regular season. Mentors may not hunt turkeys during the                                                 school in Missouri and who live in Missouri while attending
youth season.                                                                                               school; must carry evidence of a Missouri residence and
   Regardless of age, the youth must be capable of holding,                                                 student status, such as a student ID, while hunting.
aiming, and shooting the firearm by himself or herself.                                                     Note: Nonresident students who qualify for resident
   Resident land­owners born after Jan. 1, 1967,                                                            permits must purchase them in person, over the phone, or
accompanying youths on the landowner’s property must be                                                     through the mail from Conservation Department offices.
hunter-­education certified.                                                                              ◾ Immigrants who possess an I-551 Resident Alien Card from
                                                                                                            the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and who
Who may purchase resident permits?                                                                          do not claim resident privileges in another state or country,
◾ Any person who does not claim resident privileges in                                                      and whose actual residence and legal permanent home
  another state or country, and whose actual residence and                                                  address are both in Missouri, and have been for at least 30
  legal permanent home address are both in Missouri, and                                                    days before purchasing a permit.
  have been for at least 30 days before applying for the per-
  mit. Owning real estate or attending a Missouri school does                                             Purchasing Permits
  not in itself make you a legal resident.                                                                You may purchase turkey hunting permits:
◾ Missouri residents employed by the United States in the                                                 ◾ Over the counter from any permit vendor. No surcharges
  District of Columbia or serving in the U.S. armed forces.                                                 will be assessed.
  (Immediate family members who reside with them also                                                     ◾ Online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits. Use your credit card
  may purchase resident permits.)                                                                           to pay. No surcharges will be assessed. Print your permit at
◾ All members of the U.S. armed forces stationed and resid-                                                 home and have it in hand immediately.
  ing in Missouri on permanent change-of-station status and                                               ◾ From your smartphone using the free MO Hunting app (see
  immediate family members residing with them.                                                              Page 4). Use your credit card to pay. No surcharges will be
◾ Any honorably discharged military veteran having a                                                        assessed. Your permit will appear on the app immediately
  service-related disability of 60 percent or greater, or who                                               after purchase.
  was a prisoner of war during military service; must carry                                               ◾ By telephone at 800-392-4115. Use your credit card and pay
  certified statement of eligibility from the U.S. Department                                               a $1 surcharge. Allow 10 days for delivery.
  of Veterans Affairs while hunting and purchasing permits.                                               Note: No-cost resident landowner permits also are available.
                                                                                                          See Page 6 for additional information.

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Landowner Permits
All turkey hunters, including landowners, must have a valid
turkey hunting permit. Resident landowners may quailfy for            Know the Rules
no-cost resident landowner permits. Nonresident landowners            Each hunter may harvest only two turkeys during the
may quailfy for reduced-cost nonresident landowner permits.           spring season. You may not harvest additional turkeys
No-Cost Resident Landowner Permits                                    using landowner permits (either no-cost resident or
To qualify for no-cost resident landowner permits, you must           reduced-cost nonresident). All landowner permits are
be a Missouri resident. A Missouri resident is a person who           valid only on the land for which they are issued. You
does not claim any resident privileges (for example, hunt-            must purchase permits to hunt on land you do not own.
ing, fishing, trapping, driver’s license, or registered voter) in
another state or country and whose legal residence or domi-         Where to Get Landowner Permits
cile has been in the state of Missouri for at least 30 days prior
to obtaining a landowner permit.                                    Once your Landowner Permit Application has been accepted,
                                                                    you may get landowner permits using any of the following
In addition to being a Missouri resident, you                       methods:
also must meet one of the following criteria:                       ◾ Over the counter from any permit vendor. No surcharges
◾ You must own at least 20 acres in one contiguous tract.             will be assessed.
◾ You must be a member of the landowner’s immediate                 ◾ Online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits. Print your permit at
  household and have the same legal residence as the land-            home and have it in hand immediately.
  owner for at least the last 30 days.                              ◾ From your smartphone using the free MO Hunting app (see
◾ You must be a general partner of a resident limited liability       Page 4). Your permit will appear on the app immediately
  partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability limited      after purchase.
  partnership, or a general partner of a general partnership        ◾ By telephone at 800-392-4115. Use your credit card and pay
  formed by written agreement and the partnership must                a $1 surcharge. Allow 10 days for delivery.
  own at least 20 contiguous acres.                                 Whichever method you choose, please be ready to provide
◾ You must be an officer of a resident or foreign corporation       your Conservation Number, Social Security number, or driver’s
  and the corporation must own at least 20 contiguous acres.        license number.
◾ You must be a managing member of a resident limited
  liability company and the company must own at least 20
  contiguous acres.
◾ You must be an officer of a benevolent association organized        Apprentice Hunter Authorization
  pursuant to Chapter 352 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri         To help introduce adults to hunting, the Conservation
  and the association must own at least 20 contiguous acres.          Department allows hunters age 16 or older who are
◾ You must be a settlor of a revocable trust and own at least         not hunter-­education certified to hunt with firearms, as
  20 contiguous acres.                                                long as they:
◾ You must be a permissible distributee of an irrevocable             ◾ First purchase the Apprentice Hunter Authorization
  trust and own at least 20 contiguous acres.                             for $10;
                                                                      ◾ Then purchase a firearms hunting permit for the sea-
Reduced-Cost Nonresident Landowner Permits                                son they want to hunt, for example, a Resident Spring
The Conservation Department offers reduced-cost nonresi-                  Turkey Hunting Permit; and
dent landowner permits. To qualify, you must own at least 75          ◾ Hunt in the immediate presence of a properly
acres in one contiguous tract in Missouri. You also qualify if            licensed mentor 18 years old or older who is hunter-­
you are a member of the landowner’s immediate household                   education certified or was born before Jan. 1, 1967.
whose legal residence and domicile is the same as the land-               The mentor must have a filled or unfilled permit for
owner’s for at least the last 30 days.                                    the prescribed season. “Immediate presence” means
                                                                          close enough for normal conversation, without
    Submit Property Information to Get                                    shouting.
    Landowner Permits                                                 Note: The Apprentice Hunter Authorization can be
    To get no-cost resident landowner permits or reduced-             purchased twice, and it allows the holder to obtain
    cost nonresident landowner permits, you must submit               firearms permits throughout the permit year. After the
    information about your property to the Conservation               second purchase, the apprentice hunter will be required
    Department by filling out a Landowner Permit Applica-             to become hunter-­education certified if he or she wants
    tion at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits.                                    to continue purchasing firearms permits.

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Habitat Management is Key to Increase Turkey Numbers
NOPPADOL PAOTHONG

                A
                        lthough Missouri still boasts one of the largest wild           Missouri’s wild turkeys were no exception. Although an
                        turkey populations in the nation, turkey numbers in         increase in turkey numbers above current population levels
                        the Show-Me State have declined since their peak            is possible when good production occurs, it is unlikely turkey
                in the early-to-mid 2000s. Based on recent research, poor           numbers will ever increase to the peak populations observed
                production — not poor survival or overharvest — appears             following restoration. Wild turkey populations are dynamic,
                to be the greatest contributor to turkey population declines.       and turkey reproductive success is rarely constant from year
                Unfortunately, turkey production in Missouri and neighboring        to year. In the future, hunters should expect to see consider-
                states has exhibited a long-term downward trend and has             able fluctuations in turkey numbers. There will be periods
                been especially poor the past few years.                            when poor production reduces turkey numbers for several
                    Multiple factors influence turkey production, including         years and periods when improved production will result in
                weather, habitat, predators, and food availability. Although        more turkeys on the landscape.
                land managers cannot control the weather, they can create
                and improve turkey nesting and brood-rearing habitat. In            A Comprehensive Approach to Wild
                general, this type of cover consists of a knee-high mixture         Turkey Management
                of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation. Planting native         The mission of the Conservation Department’s Wild Turkey
                warm-season grasses in open areas and thinning woodlands            Management Program is to use science-based methods,
                are great ways to establish this type of cover. If you have spe-    including public engagement, to manage wild turkey
                cific questions about how to improve turkey habitat on your         populations throughout Missouri that provide quality hunting
                property, contact your local MDC private land conservationist.      and other recreational opportunities. A range of biological
                                                                                    information is collected annually to monitor trends in turkey
                Transitional Times                                                  production, abundance, and population age-structure. The
                Missouri’s turkey population has undergone a transition             Department has conducted a number of wild turkey research
                during the past several decades. In the 1970s and 1980s,            projects, and data from these studies provide important
                when the recently restored population was expanding rapidly,        information used to make management decisions. The
                people often reported seeing flocks of turkeys during winter        Department also surveys thousands of hunters each year to
                that numbered well into the hundreds. During that time,             learn about their opinions, success, and satisfaction.
                production was extremely high as turkeys took advantage of
                vacant, highly suitable habitat. But a basic ecological principle   Looking Ahead to the 2021 Season
                eventually caught up with Missouri’s turkeys. As wildlife           The Show-Me State still offers great turkey hunting even
                populations grow, factors that limit their size exert ever-         when numbers are down. Each year, the spring turkey harvest
                greater influence. Habitats become crowded, predators find          continues to be among the highest in the nation, and despite
                easy prey, and disease spreads more quickly. By increasing          poor production the past several years, the 2021 season
                mortality, decreasing production, or doing both, each limiting      should be no exception.
                factor puts the brakes on an expanding population.

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Turkey Hunting Regulations on Areas Managed
    or Owned by the Conservation Department

T
      his table is intended to inform hunters of opportunities            Area Name               County              1   2   3   4
      for hunting wild turkeys on public land managed or
      owned by the Conservation Department.                               Dupree Memorial         Buchanan            ✓
   Turkey hunting is only allowed on Department areas                     Elam Bend               Gentry              ✓
that are listed in the table. If an area that is owned or man-            Elrod Mill Access       Andrew              ✓
aged by the Conservation Department is not listed, turkey
                                                                          Floyd Memorial          Chariton            ✓
hunting is not allowed. For hunting opportunities on public
land that is not owned or managed by the Conservation                     Fountain Grove          Linn, ­Livingston   ✓       ✓
Department, contact the appropriate agency.                               Gallatin                Daviess             ✓
   For maps and more details of areas listed on the following
                                                                          Grand Pass              Saline              ✓       ✓
pages, contact the regional office or visit mdc.mo.gov/atlas.
                                                                          Grand Trace             Harrison            ✓
    Regulation key for table                                              Hadorn Bridge Access    Andrew              ✓
                                                                          Happy Holler Lake       Andrew              ✓
    1. Statewide turkey seasons and limits apply.
    2. Longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, atlatls, and               Hardin                  Ray                 ✓
       crossbows may be used. Turkey hunting with firearms                Helton Memorial         Harrison            ✓
       is prohibited. All other statewide turkey seasons and              Holmes Bend Access      Daviess             ✓
       limits apply.
    3. Only nontoxic shot may be used.                                   Honey Creek             Andrew              ✓
    4. Managed hunt. See pages 16–17 for details.                        Jamesport ­
                                                                                                  Daviess                 ✓
                                                                          Community Lake
                                                                          King Lake               DeKalb, Gentry      ✓
 NORTHWEST                                   816-271-3100                 Kneib Memorial          Buchanan            ✓
                                                                          Lake Paho               Mercer              ✓
 Area Name                      County                1       2   3   4   Little Compton Lake     Carroll             ✓
 Agency                         Buchanan              ✓                   Little Tarkio Prairie   Holt                ✓
 Aspinwall Bend                 Atchison              ✓           ✓       Logan Memorial          Buchanan            ✓
 Bagley Woods1                  Mercer                ✓                   Lotts Creek             Harrison            ✓
 Bee Creek                      Buchanan              ✓                   Lower Hamburg Bend      Atchison            ✓       ✓
 Belcher Branch Lake            Buchanan              ✓                   McClure                 Mercer              ✓
 Bilby Ranch Lake               Nodaway               ✓                   McCormack               Holt                ✓
 Bluffwoods                     Buchanan              ✓                   McGee Family            Clinton             ✓
 Bonanza                        Caldwell              ✓                   McKinny                 Carroll             ✓
 Brickyard Hill                 Atchison              ✓                   Mockingbird Hill Access Grundy              ✓
 Brown (Bob)                    Holt                  ✓           ✓       Monkey Mountain         Holt                ✓
 Bunch Hollow                   Carroll               ✓                   Mussel Fork             Linn, Macon         ✓
 Chloe Lowry Marsh              Mercer                ✓                   Nishnabotna             Atchison            ✓       ✓
 Christie                       Andrew                ✓                   Nodaway County
                                                                                                  Nodaway             ✓
 Corning                        Atchison, Holt        ✓           ✓       Community Lake
 Crooked River                  Ray                   ✓                   Nodaway Valley          Holt, Andrew        ✓       ✓
 Dalton Bottoms Access          Chariton              ✓                   O’Keefe                 Buchanan            ✓
 Davis Memorial                 Andrew                ✓                   Pawnee Prairie          Harrison            ✓
 Denton Access                  Gentry                ✓                   Pigeon Hill             Buchanan            ✓
 Deroin Bend                Atchison, Holt    ✓        ✓                  Pony Express Lake       Dekalb              ✓
 This area is landlocked. You must get permission from
1
                                                                          Poosey                  Livingston          ✓
 landowner to gain access.
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Area Name                  County            1   2    3   4     Area Name                      County               1    2    3    4
 Price Bridge Access        Chariton          ✓                  Elmslie Memorial               Marion               ✓
 Punkin Center Access       Livingston        ✓                  Ewing Lake                     Scotland             ✓
 Riverbreaks                Holt              ✓                  Fabius Chute Access            Marion               ✓
 Rush Bottoms               Holt              ✓        ✓         Fox Valley Lake                Clark                ✓
 Schifferdecker Memorial Carroll              ✓                  Frost Island                   Clark                ✓         ✓
 Seat Memorial              Gentry, Worth     ✓                  Griffiths Memorial             Macon                ✓
 Sowards Ford Access        Worth             ✓                  Heath Memorial                 Clark                ✓
 Star School Hill Prairie   Atchison          ✓                  Henry Sever Lake               Knox                 ✓
  Sterling Price                                                 Hidden Hollow                  Macon                ✓
                            Chariton          ✓
 C
 ­ ommunity Lake                                                 Hunnewell Access               Shelby               ✓
 Sunbridge Hills            Buchanan          ✓                  Hunnewell Lake                 Shelby               ✓
 Tarkio Prairie             Atchison          ✓                  Indian Hills                   Scotland             ✓
 Thurnau                    Holt              ✓        ✓         Julian Steyermark Woods Marion                           ✓
 VanDyke                    Mercer            ✓                  LaBelle Lake                   Lewis                ✓
 Wagner                     Ray               ✓                  Locust Creek                   Sullivan             ✓
 Wiese2                     Chariton          ✓                  McPike Access                  Marion               ✓
 Wolf Creek Bend            Holt              ✓        ✓         Mineral Hills                  Putnam               ✓
  Worth County                                                   Montgomery Woods               Adair, Macon         ✓
                            Worth             ✓
 C
 ­ ommunity Lake
                                                                 Morris Prairie                 Sullivan             ✓
 Worthwine Island           Andrew            ✓
                                                                 Mound View Access              Shelby               ✓
 Yellow Creek               Chariton          ✓
                                                                 Neeper                         Clark                ✓
                                                                 Pin Oak                        Shelby               ✓
 NORTHEAST                                660-785-2420           Ranacker                       Pike                 ✓

 Area Name                  County            1   2    3   4     Ray Memorial                   Marion                    ✓

 Anderson                   Ralls, Pike       ✓                  Rebel’s Cove                   Putnam, Schuyler ✓

 Arrow-Wood                 Shelby            ✓                  Redman                         Macon                ✓

 Atlanta —                                                       Rocky Hollow                   Monroe               ✓
                            Macon             ✓                  Rose Pond                      Clark
 Long Branch Lake                                                                                                    ✓         ✓
                             Macon,                              Sears Community Lake           Sullivan             ✓
 Bee Hollow                                   ✓
                            R
                            ­ andolph                            Shanks                         Pike                 ✓         ✓
 Big Creek                  Adair             ✓                  Shoemaker                      Adair                ✓
 Black Hawk Access          Marion            ✓                  Soulard Access                 Marion               ✓
 Bollow                     Shelby            ✓                  Sugar Creek                    Adair                ✓
 Buck and Doe Run           Clark             ✓                  Sunnyside School
                                                                                                Lewis                ✓
 Callahan Mound Access Marion                 ✓                  Access
 Cedar Bluff Access         Monroe            ✓                  Sunrise Access                 Marion               ✓
 Clark                      Clark             ✓                  Thomas Hill ­Reservoir         Macon                ✓
 Dark Hollow                Sullivan          ✓                  Tolona Access                  Lewis                ✓
 Deer Ridge                 Lewis             ✓                                                   Adair, ­Putnam,
                                                                 Union Ridge                                         ✓
 Dodd Access                Macon             ✓                                                 S­ ullivan

 Dunn Ford Access           Marion            ✓                  Upper Mississippi —
                                                                 Angle, Blackbird, Black-
 Dupont Reservation         Pike              ✓                  burn, Ducher, Gilbert,         Pike                 ✓
 Area is accessible by boat via Grand River or with permission
2                                                               Mozier, North, Pharrs
 from surrounding landowners.                                    and South Fritz Islands

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Area Name                    County               1   2    3   4   Area Name                County              1   2   3   4
 Upper Mississippi —                                                Granny’s Acres           Benton              ✓
                              Marion               ✓
 Bay Island                                                         Grove Memorial           Lafayette           ✓
 Upper Mississippi —                                                Harmony Mission Lake     Bates               ✓
                              Lewis                ✓
 Cottonwood Island
                                                                    Hartwell                 Pettis              ✓
 Upper Mississippi —
 Fabius, Orton, Poage,    Marion                   ✓                Hazel Hill Lake          Johnson             ✓
 Whitney, Ziegler Islands                                           Hi Lonesome Prairie      Benton              ✓
 White Oak Bend Access        Knox                 ✓                Ionia Ridge              Benton              ✓
 Willingham ­Memorial         Monroe               ✓                Kahrs-Boger Park         Pettis              ✓
 Woodlawn Access              Monroe               ✓                J.N. “Turkey” Kearn
                                                                                             Pettis, ­Johnson    ✓
 Wyaconda Crossing            Lewis                ✓                Memorial Units 1, 2
                                                                    J.N. “Turkey” Kearn
                                                                                             Pettis, ­Johnson    ✓
                                                                    Memorial Unit 3
 KANSAS CITY                               816-622-0900             W.R. Kearn               Pettis              ✓

 Area Name                    County               1   2    3   4   Kendzora                 Buchanan, Platte ✓

 Amarugia Highland            Cass                 ✓                Kings Prairie Access     St. Clair           ✓

 Balltown Access              Vernon               ✓                La Due Bottoms           Henry               ✓

 Baltimore Bend               Lafayette            ✓                Liberty Bend             Clay                ✓

 Berrier (Dr. Harry and                                             Linscomb                 St. Clair           ✓
                              Cass                 ✓                Little Bean Marsh        Platte
 Mrs. Lina) Memorial                                                                                             ✓       ✓
 Big Buffalo Creek            Benton, Morgan       ✓                Lone Jack Lake           Jackson             ✓
 Big Drywood Creek            Vernon               ✓                Lost Valley Fish
                                                                                             Benton              ✓
 Birdsong                     St. Clair            ✓                Hatchery

 Blackjack Access             St. Clair            ✓                Maple Leaf Lake          Lafayette           ✓

 Brickley Hollow              Benton               ✓                Marshall                 Platte              ✓

 Bridger Urban                Jackson                  ✓            Montrose                 Henry               ✓       ✓

 Bristow                      Vernon               ✓                Mora                     Benton              ✓

 Bruns Tract                  Pettis               ✓                Mount Hulda ­Towersite   Benton              ✓

 Bryson’s Hope                Pettis               ✓                Old Town Access          Bates               ✓

 Burr Oak Woods               Jackson                           ✓   Osage Prairie            Vernon              ✓

 Cephas Ford Access           Vernon               ✓                Paint Brush Prairie      Pettis              ✓

 Chapel View Prairie          Henry                ✓                Park, Guy B.             Platte              ✓

 Cooley Lake                  Clay                 ✓        ✓       Parma Woods Range &
                                                                    Training Center — North Platte               ✓
 Dave Rock                    St. Clair            ✓                of Powerlines Only
 Dorsett Hill Prairie         Cass                 ✓                Peabody                  Bates               ✓
 Douglas Branch               Vernon               ✓                                         Saline, Pettis,
                                                                    Perry Memorial                               ✓       ✓
 Drovers Prairie              Pettis                   ✓                                     Johnson
 Edmonson Access              Benton               ✓                Platte Falls             Platte              ✓       ✓
 Ferguson-Herold              Lafayette            ✓                Poague                   Henry               ✓
 Fewel                        Henry                ✓                Ripgut Prairie           Bates               ✓
 Flight Lake                  Vernon               ✓                Schell-Osage             Vernon, St. Clair   ✓       ✓
 Four Rivers                  Vernon, Bates        ✓        ✓       Settle’s Ford            Bates, Cass         ✓       ✓
 Friendly Prairie             Pettis                   ✓            Sni-A-Bar                Lafayette           ✓
 Gama Grass Prairie           Vernon               ✓                Taberville Prairie       St. Clair           ✓
 Grandfather Prairie          Pettis               ✓

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Area Name               County           1   2   3   4   Area Name                     County               1    2    3    4
Truman Reservoir —                                       Burnt Mill Cave               Camden               ✓
                        Henry            ✓       ✓
Bethlehem                                                Canaan                        Gasconade            ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Carpenter Memorial            Morgan               ✓
                        Henry            ✓
Brownington
                                                         Charles W. Green              Boone                               ✓
Truman Reservoir —
                        Benton           ✓               Church Farm                   Cole                 ✓         ✓
Brush Creek
Truman Reservoir —                                       Clifty Creek                  Maries               ✓
                        Henry            ✓               Cooper Hill                   Osage
Cedar Creek                                                                                                 ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Danville                      Montgomery           ✓
                        Henry            ✓
Deepwater Creek                                          Danville —
                                                                                       Montgomery           ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Baldwin Annex
                        St. Clair        ✓
Gallinipper Creek                                        Danville — Thornhill &
                                                                                       Montgomery           ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Schulze Annex
                        Henry            ✓
Gouge Eye                                                Davisdale                     Howard               ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Diana Bend                    Howard               ✓         ✓
                        Henry            ✓
Grand River ­Bottoms
                                                         Diggs                         Audrain              ✓
Truman Reservoir —
                        Henry            ✓               Eagle Bluffs                  Boone                ✓         ✓
Leesville
                                                         Earthquake Hollow             Callaway             ✓
Truman Reservoir —
                        Benton           ✓               Fiery Fork                    Camden               ✓
Little Pomme de Terre
Truman Reservoir —                                       Franklin Island               Howard               ✓         ✓
                        Benton           ✓
Little Tebo Creek                                        Gale Access                   Camden               ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Grand Bluffs                  Montgomery           ✓
                        St. Clair        ✓
Sac-Osage
                                                         Hart Creek                    Boone                ✓
Truman Reservoir —
                        St. Clair        ✓               Hinkson Woods                 Boone                     ✓
Salt Creek
                                                         Hite Prairie                  Morgan               ✓
Truman Reservoir —
                        Benton           ✓               Honey Creek Access            Cole                 ✓
Tebo Islands
Truman Reservoir —                                       Hungry Mother                 Howard               ✓
                        Henry            ✓
Upper Tebo Creek                                         Lamine River                  Cooper, Morgan       ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Lick Creek                    Boone                ✓
                        St. Clair        ✓
Valhalia                                                 Little Dixie Lake             Callaway             ✓
Truman Reservoir —                                       Loutre Lick Access            Montgomery
                        St. Clair        ✓                                                                  ✓
Weaubleau Creek
                                                         Lowe                          Audrain              ✓
Urich                   Henry            ✓
                                                         Madden Ford Access            Miller               ✓
Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie —
                        St. Clair        ✓                                             Morgan,
North of Highway 82                                      Manito Lake                                        ✓
                                                                                       Moniteau
                                                         Mansfield                     Camden               ✓
CENTRAL                             573-815-7900         Marion Bottoms                Cole, ­Moniteau      ✓
Area Name               County           1   2   3   4   Marshall Junction             Saline               ✓
Ben Branch Lake         Osage            ✓               Moniteau Creek                Howard               ✓
                        Boone, Howard,                   Moores Mill Access            Callaway             ✓
Bennitt, Rudolf                          ✓
                        Randolph                         Northcutt Memorial            Audrain              ✓
Blind Pony Lake         Saline           ✓               Painted Rock                  Osage                ✓
Blue Lick               Saline           ✓               Pikes Camp Access             Cole                 ✓
Branch Towersite        Camden           ✓               Plowboy Bend                  Moniteau             ✓         ✓
Bruns Access            Osage            ✓

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Area Name                 County                 1   2   3   4   Area Name                 County          1   2   3   4
                               Moniteau,                             Cuivre Island —           Lincoln,
    Prairie Home                                     ✓                                                         ✓
                              C
                              ­ ooper                                Island Portion Only       St. Charles
    Proctor Towersite         Morgan                 ✓               Cuivre Island —           Lincoln,
                                                                                                               ✓
    Reform                    Callaway               ✓               Mainland Portion          St. Charles
    Rinquelin Trail                                                  Daniel Boone              Warren          ✓
                              Maries                 ✓
    C
    ­ ommunity Lake                                                  Forest 44 — Jay Henges
                                                                                              St. Louis                    ✓
    Rocky Fork Lakes          Boone                  ✓               Range Restricted Portion
    Rocky Mount ­Towersite    Miller                 ✓               Howell Island             St. Charles     ✓
    Runge Conservation                                               Hughes Mountain           Washington      ✓
                              Cole                       ✓       ✓
    Nature Center                                                    Huzzah                    Crawford        ✓
    Saline Valley             Miller                 ✓               Kessler Memorial          Lincoln         ✓
    Scrivner Road             Cole                   ✓               Keysville Towersite       Crawford        ✓
    Smith                     Moniteau, Cole         ✓               Kingston Access           Washington      ✓
    Smoky Waters              Osage, Cole            ✓               LaBarque Creek            Jefferson       ✓
    Spring Creek Gap          Maries                 ✓                                         Franklin,
                                                                     Little Indian Creek                       ✓
    Stringtown Bridge Access Cole                    ✓                                         Washington
    Tate Island               Callaway               ✓               Little Lost Creek         Warren          ✓
    Three Creeks              Boone                  ✓               Logan                     Lincoln         ✓
    Toronto Springs           Camden                 ✓               Long Ridge                Franklin        ✓
    Tri-City Community Lake Boone                    ✓               Marais Temps Clair        St. Charles             ✓ ✓
    Vandalia Community                                               Meramec — All of Area
                              Audrain                ✓                                         Franklin        ✓
    Lake                                                             Except Wildlife Refuge3
    Waters & Moss                                                    Merrill Horse Access      Jefferson       ✓
                              Boone                      ✓
    Memorial                                                         Myron and Sonya
                                                                                               Jefferson       ✓
    Wellsville Lake           Montgomery             ✓               Glassberg Family
    Whetstone Creek           Callaway               ✓               Noser Mill                Franklin        ✓
    White                     Audrain                ✓               Pacific Palisades         Jefferson       ✓
    Wigwam School Access      Morgan                 ✓               Pea Ridge                 Washington      ✓
    Wilson Camp Access        Miller                 ✓               Prairie Slough            Pike, Lincoln   ✓
                                                                     Redhorse Access           Franklin        ✓
    ST. LOUIS                               636-441-4554             Reifsnider                Warren          ✓
                                                                     River ‘Round              Franklin        ✓
    Area Name                 County                 1   2   3   4   Saint Stanislaus          St. Louis                   ✓
    Anderson Memorial         Crawford               ✓               Sandy Island              Lincoln         ✓
    August A. Busch           St. Charles                        ✓   Sizemore Memorial         Crawford        ✓
    August A. Busch                                                  Upper Mississippi —
                                                                                               St. Charles     ✓
    Shooting Range and                                               Dresser Island
                              St. Charles                        ✓
    Outdoor Education                                                Upper Mississippi —
    Center                                                                                     St. Charles     ✓
                                                                     Pool 26 Tracts
    B.K. Leach Memorial       Lincoln                ✓       ✓       Upper Mississippi —
    Blue Springs Creek        Crawford               ✓               Stag, Sterling,           Lincoln         ✓
    Bootleg Access            Washington             ✓               Westport Islands
    Catawissa                 Franklin               ✓               Valley View Glades        Jefferson       ✓
    Columbia Bottom           St. Louis                      ✓ ✓     Victoria Glades           Jefferson       ✓
    Crooked Creek             Crawford               ✓               Vonaventure Memorial      Lincoln         ✓
3
    Hunting is not allowed in the wildlife refuge.                   Weldon Spring             St. Charles                 ✓

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Area Name                County            1   2   3   4   Area Name                   County               1    2    3    4
White Memorial           Lincoln           ✓               Huckleberry Ridge           McDonald             ✓
Young                    Jefferson         ✓               Indigo Prairie              Dade                 ✓
                                                           Jessie Hollow               Stone                ✓
SOUTHWEST                            417-895-6880          Kickapoo Prairie            Lawrence             ✓
                                                           Lanagan Towersite           McDonald             ✓
Area Name                County            1   2   3   4   Lead Mine                   Dallas               ✓
Alfred Newton Gossett    Dallas            ✓               Lewis Family, Dean,
Barclay                  Dallas            ✓               Anna Mae, and               Taney                ✓
Bear Creek               Laclede           ✓               David D. Memorial
Bennett Spring Access    Dallas            ✓               Little Sac Woods            Greene               ✓
Bethel Prairie           Barton            ✓               Mary Lawson                 Laclede              ✓
Bluff Springs            Cedar             ✓               Monegaw Prairie             Cedar                ✓
Bois D’Arc               Greene            ✓               Mo-No-I Prairie             Barton               ✓
Boston Ferry             Taney                 ✓           Mon-Shon Prairie            Barton               ✓
Brush Creek              Polk              ✓               Mule Shoe                   Camden, Hickory ✓
Buffalo Hills            McDonald          ✓               Murphy Memorial             Hickory              ✓
Buffalo Wallow Prairie   Barton            ✓               Neosho Towersite            Newton               ✓
Bushwhacker Lake         Barton, ­Vernon   ✓               Niangua                     Webster              ✓
Busiek                   Christian         ✓               Osage Fork                  Laclede              ✓
Capps Creek              Newton            ✓               Pa Sole Prairie             Barton               ✓
Charity Access           Dallas            ✓               Paris Springs Access        Lawrence             ✓
Clear Creek              Vernon, Barton    ✓               Phenix Access               Greene               ✓
Coffin Cave              Laclede           ✓               Pilot Knob                  Stone                ✓
Compton Hollow           Webster           ✓               Pleasant Hope               Polk                 ✓
Comstock Prairie         Barton            ✓               Pomme de Terre Lake
                                                                                       Hickory, Polk        ✓
                                                           Management Lands
Corry Flatrocks          Dade                          ✓
                                                           Powell Towersite            McDonald             ✓
Cowskin Access           McDonald          ✓
                                                           Providence Prairie          Lawrence             ✓
Cross Timbers Access     Hickory           ✓
                                                           Rader Access                Webster              ✓
Dale Sare                Greene            ✓
                                                           Redwing Prairie             Barton               ✓
Davis Memorial           Barton            ✓
                                                           Risch                       Barton               ✓
Deep Ford Access         McDonald          ✓
                                                           Roaring River               Barry                ✓
Diamond Grove Prairie    Newton            ✓
                                                           Rocky Barrens               Greene               ✓
Dorris Creek Prairie     Barton            ✓
                                                           Sentinel                    Polk                 ✓
Drury-Mincy              Taney             ✓
                                                           Shawnee Trail               Barton               ✓
Drywood                  Barton            ✓
                                                           Sky Prairie                 Cedar                ✓
Fiddlers Ford Access     Dade              ✓
                                                           Sloan                       Dade                 ✓
Flag Spring              McDonald, Barry ✓
                                                           Stockton Lake —
Fort Crowder             Newton            ✓                                           Dade, Polk           ✓
                                                           Big Sac Unit
Goodman Towersite        Newton            ✓               Stockton Lake —
Goose Creek              Laclede                                                       Dade, Polk           ✓
                                           ✓               Little Sac Unit
Hayes Spring             Stone             ✓               Stony Point Prairie         Dade                 ✓
Holland                  Stone             ✓               Stubblefield Access         Barry                ✓
Hollister Towersite      Taney             ✓               Talbot                      Lawrence             ✓
Horse Creek Prairie      Dade              ✓               Tipton Ford Access          Newton               ✓

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Area Name                    County               1   2    3   4   Area Name                County            1   2   3   4
 Treaty Line Prairie          Barton               ✓                Grandin Towersite        Ripley            ✓
 Truman Reservoir —                                                 Hemenway                 Ripley            ✓
                              Hickory              ✓
 Cross Timbers                                                      Horseshoe Bend           Texas             ✓
 Turkey Creek                 Cedar                ✓                Houston Towersite        Texas             ✓
 Twenty-Five Mile Prairie Polk                     ✓                Hunter Towersite         Carter            ✓
 Wade and June Shelton                                              Hyer Woods               Dent              ✓
                              Dade                 ✓
 Memorial
                                                                    Indian Trail             Dent              ✓
 Williams Ford Access         Dallas               ✓
                                                                    Little Black             Ripley            ✓
 Wire Road                    Stone                ✓
                                                                    Little Prairie           Phelps            ✓
                                                                    Massengill               Douglas           ✓
 OZARK                                     417-256-7161             Midvale                  Texas             ✓

 Area Name                    County               1   2    3   4   Montauk Towersite        Dent              ✓

 Allen Memorial               Wright                                Mountain View
                                                   ✓                                         Howell            ✓
                                                                    Towersite
 Angeline                     Shannon              ✓
                                                                    Mudpuppy                 Ripley            ✓
 Barn Hollow                  Howell, Texas        ✓
                                                                    Norfork Lake             Ozark             ✓
 Barnes                       Texas                ✓
                                                                    Odin Access              Wright            ✓
 Beaver Creek                 Phelps               ✓
                                                                    Patrick Bridge Access    Ozark             ✓
 Birch Creek                  Shannon              ✓
                                                                    Peck Ranch — Inside
 Bohigian                     Phelps               ✓                                         Shannon, Carter               ✓
                                                                    Fenced Portion
 Brown                        Dent                 ✓                Peck Ranch — Outside
                                                                                             Shannon, Carter   ✓
 Bull Shoals Lake             Ozark                ✓                Fenced Portion
 Buzzard Bluff Access         Wright               ✓                Piney River Narrows      Texas             ✓
 Cabool Towersite             Texas                ✓                Rippee                   Douglas           ✓
 Caney Mountain —                                                   Rocky Creek              Shannon           ✓
                              Ozark                ✓
 Outside Fenced Area                                                Rosati Towersite         Phelps            ✓
 Caney Mountain —                                                   Rose Hill Towersite      Oregon            ✓
                              Ozark                             ✓
 Inside Fenced Area
                                                                    Roubidoux Creek          Pulaski           ✓
 Carter Creek                 Carter               ✓
                                                                    Sand Pond                Ripley            ✓
 Cedar Gap                    Wright               ✓
                                                                    Shannon Ranch            Douglas           ✓
 Cedar Grove                  Dent                 ✓
                                                                    Short Bend Access        Dent              ✓
 Clement Memorial
                              Dent                 ✓                Sunklands                Shannon           ✓
 Forest
 Cover Memorial               Oregon               ✓                Tecumseh Towersite       Ozark             ✓

 Cover Prairie                Howell               ✓                Thomasville ­Towersite   Shannon           ✓

 Davidson-Paris               Howell               ✓                Timber Knob ­Towersite   Ozark             ✓

 Davis                        Howell               ✓                Tingler Prairie          Howell            ✓

 Dixon Towersite              Pulaski              ✓                Twin Knobs ­Towersite    Douglas           ✓

 Eck                          Texas                ✓                Vanderhoef ­Memorial     Howell            ✓

 Fort Leonard Wood                                                  Vera Cruz Access         Douglas           ✓
                              Pulaski              ✓                Warm Fork                Oregon
 Towersite                                                                                                     ✓
 Fourche Creek                Ripley               ✓                White State Forest
                                                                                             Texas             ✓
 Fuson                        Wright               ✓                Nursery

 Gasconade Hills              Pulaski              ✓                White Ranch              Howell            ✓

 Gist Ranch                   Texas                ✓                White River Trace        Dent              ✓
                                                                    Woods Memorial           Phelps, ­Crawford ✓
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Area Name                    County               1    2    3    4
    SOUTHEAST                                  573-290-5730          Girvin
                                                                                                  New Madrid,
                                                                                                                       ✓
                                                                                                  Pemiscot
    Area Name                  County              1   2   3   4     Grassy Towersite             Bollinger            ✓
    Amidon Memorial            Bollinger           ✓                 Graves Mountain              Wayne, Iron          ✓
    Apple Creek                Cape Girardeau      ✓                 Hammer Memorial              Wayne                ✓
    Aquilla Access             Stoddard            ✓                 Hawn Access                  Bollinger            ✓
    Big Cane                   Butler              ✓                 Holly Ridge                  Stoddard             ✓
    Bismarck                   St. Francois,       ✓                 Hornersville Swamp           Dunklin              ✓
    Black Island —                                                   Horton Farm                  Ste. Genevieve       ✓
    Stephen C. Bradford,                                             Iron Bridge Access           Wayne                     ✓
                               Pemiscot            ✓       ✓
    Gayoso Bend, Desoto,
                                                                     Ketcherside ­Mountain        Iron, ­Reynolds      ✓
    Wolf Bayou Units Only
    Blue Spring Branch         Perry                                 Knob Lick Towersite          St. Francois         ✓
                                                   ✓
    Buck Mountain4             St. Francois                          Lake Girardeau               Cape Girardeau       ✓
                                                   ✓
    Buford Mountain            Iron, ­Washington ✓                   Little Whitewater            Bollinger            ✓
                                                                                                  Shannon,
    Cape LaCroix Bluffs        Scott               ✓                 Logan Creek                                       ✓
                                                                                                  Reynolds
    Cash Memorial              Dunklin             ✓
                                                                     Lon Sanders Canyon           Wayne                     ✓
    Castor River               Bollinger           ✓
                                                                     Mac and Zelma
    Cedar Mountain4            Iron                ✓                                          Butler                   ✓
                                                                     Carmichael State Forest4
    Chalk Bluff Trail Access   Dunklin                 ✓             Magnolia Hollow              Ste. ­Genevieve      ✓
    Champion Springs   4
                               Reynolds            ✓                 Maintz Wildlife Preserve Cape Girardeau           ✓
    Clearwater                 Reynolds            ✓                 Marquand Access              Madison                   ✓
    Clearwater Lake            Reynolds            ✓                 Millstream Gardens           Madison              ✓
    Clubb Creek                Bollinger           ✓                 Oak Ridge                    Stoddard             ✓
    Coldwater Access           Wayne               ✓                 Old Plantation Access        Cape Girardeau       ✓
    Coldwater — Inside                                               Poplar Bluff                 Butler               ✓
                               Wayne                           ✓
    Disabled Hunt Area
                                                                     Red Rock Landing             Perry                ✓
    Coldwater — Outside
                               Wayne               ✓                                              Reynolds, Iron,
    Disabled Hunt Area                                               Riverside                                         ✓
                                                                                                  Wayne
    Coon Island                Butler              ✓       ✓
                                                                     Sand Prairie                 Scott                ✓
    Corkwood                   Butler              ✓
                                                                     Sank                         Bollinger            ✓
    Crowleys Ridge             Stoddard            ✓
                                                                     Seven Island                 Mississippi          ✓
                               Shannon,
    Current River                                  ✓                 Seventy-Six                  Perry                ✓
                               R
                               ­ eynolds, Carter
    Donaldson Point            New Madrid                            Sun                          Butler               ✓
                                                   ✓
    Duck Creek                 Bollinger                             Sweetgum Access              Bollinger            ✓
                                                   ✓       ✓
    Duck Creek,                                                      Swift Ditch Access           New Madrid           ✓
                               Bollinger           ✓       ✓         Thompson Ford Access         Madison
    Greenbrier Unit                                                                                                    ✓
    Duck Creek, Dark                                                 Tywappity Towersite          Scott                ✓
                               Bollinger           ✓       ✓
    Cypress Swamp Unit                                               University Forest            Wayne, Butler        ✓
    Flatwoods                  Wayne               ✓                 Wappapello ­Reservoir        Wayne                ✓
    Frisbee Cutoff Access      Dunklin             ✓                 Warbler Woods                Dunklin              ✓
    Funk Memorial              Iron                ✓                 Wilhelmina                   Butler               ✓
    General Watkins            Scott               ✓                 Windy Bar Island             Cape Girardeau       ✓
    Gipsy Towersite            Bollinger           ✓                Yokum School                  Wayne                ✓
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    This area is landlocked. You must get permission from landowner to gain access.
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Managed Spring Turkey Hunts

 Hunt No.     Area Name                                                                      County              Date             Quota   Odds1

Archery (2 hunts — longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, crossbow, or atlatl only)

     1        Caney Mountain CA 2,3                                                          Ozark               April 19–25       30      48%
              Runge Conservation Nature Center   4,5
     2                                                                                       Cole                May 1–2            6      N/A
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 6 p.m., April 30
Firearms (17 hunts — shotgun only)

     3        August A. Busch CA 3                                                           St. Charles         April 19–22       40      15%

     4        August A. Busch CA    3
                                                                                             St. Charles         April 24–27       40      15%

     5        August A. Busch CA 3                                                           St. Charles         April 30–May 3    40      22%

     6        August A. Busch CA 3                                                           St. Charles         May 6–9           40      52%
              August A. Busch Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center     5,6
     7                                                                                       St. Charles         May 3–4            2      40%
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 6 p.m., April 12
              Burr Oak Woods CA 5,7
     8                                                                                       Jackson             May 8–9           10      N/A
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 9 a.m., April 17
     9        Caney Mountain CA 2,3                                                          Ozark               April 26–May 2    30      36%

     10       Caney Mountain CA 2,3                                                          Ozark               May 3–9           30      42%

     11       Coldwater CA (Managed Hunt Area) 2,8                                           Wayne               April 19–May 9     5      N/A
              Forest 44 CA (Jay Henges Range Restricted Portion) 5,6
     12                                                                                      St. Louis           April 26–27        5      26%
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 5:30 p.m., April 5
     13       Peck Ranch CA (Inside Refuge Fence) 2                                          Carter/Shannon      April 19–25       40      22%

     14       Peck Ranch CA (Inside Refuge Fence) 2                                          Carter/Shannon      April 26–May 2    40      35%

     15       Peck Ranch CA (Inside Refuge Fence) 2                                          Carter/Shannon      May 3–9           40      50%

     16       Weldon Spring CA                                                               St. Charles         April 19–22       40      19%

     17       Weldon Spring CA                                                               St. Charles         April 24–27       40      23%

     18       Weldon Spring CA                                                               St. Charles         April 30–May 3    40      29%

     19       Weldon Spring CA                                                               St. Charles         May 6–9           40      35%

Youth-Only Firearms for Ages 11–15 (13 hunts — shotgun only) Note: Hunter-education certification is required, see Page 17.

     20       August A. Busch CA                                                             St. Charles         April 10–11       15      50%

     21       Caney Mountain CA 2,3                                                          Ozark               April 10–11       10     100% 9
              Charles W. Green CA   5,10

     22       Mandatory pre-hunt orientation date and time will be announced before the      Boone               April 10–11        6      N/A
              hunt.
     23       Corry Flatrocks CA                                                             Dade                April 10–11        2      67%

     24       Corry Flatrocks CA                                                             Dade                April 19–28        3     100% 9

     25       Corry Flatrocks CA                                                             Dade                April 29–May 9     3     100% 9
              Fellows Lake 5
     26                                                                                      Springfield         April 10–11        4      40%
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 6:30 p.m., March 31
              Fellows Lake 5
     27                                                                                      Springfield         April 19–May 2     4      50%
              Mandatory pre-hunt orientation begins at 6:30 p.m., March 31
     28       Marais Temps Clair CA                                                          St. Charles         April 19–May 9     2     100% 9

     29       Peck Ranch CA (Inside Refuge Fence) 2                                          Carter/Shannon      April 10–11       10      40%

     30       Saint Stanislaus CA                                                            St. Louis           April 10–11        3     100% 9

     31       Saint Stanislaus CA                                                            St. Louis           April 19–May 2     3      38%

     32       Weldon Spring CA                                                               St. Charles         April 10–11       15      68%

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When to Apply: Feb. 1–28                                                      Managed Turkey Hunt Application Worksheet
Valid Permits: Resident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit,
  Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit                                    Hunt No.:
Bag Limit: One male turkey or turkey with visible beard.                      Method:
  Note: A turkey taken at a managed hunt counts toward                        Location:
  the two-bird season limit. If you take a turkey during                      Date:
  a managed hunt before April 26, you may not harvest
  another during the first week of the regular season.                        Hunter Conservation Number(s) (nine-digit ­number
Hunter Quota: See table on Page 16 for the number of                          on your Heritage Card, Conservation Permit Card, or any
  hunters who will be drawn to participate in each hunt.                      current or previous permit):
Odds: See table on Page 16 for the success rate for last                      1.
  year’s drawings.                                                            2.
Points to remember                                                            3.
◾ You may apply for only one managed hunt.
◾ You may apply individually or with one other youth for a
  youth-only managed hunt. You may apply individually or                  To apply, complete the following steps.
  with up to two other hunters for a non-youth managed hunt.              Step 1: Designate one member of your group to go online.
◾ Only hunters who are drawn for a managed hunt may                       That person must have ready the following information:
  attend that managed hunt. If you cannot attend, another                 ◾ The number for the preferred hunt
  hunter can’t take your place.                                           ◾ The nine-digit Conservation Number of each hunter in the
◾ To participate in a youth-only managed hunt, you must be                   group. If you need a number, call 573-522-0107 during
  11–15 years old. To participate in a non-youth managed                     regular business hours. Note: A Social Security number is
  hunt, you must be at least 11 years old.                                   not the same as a ­Conservation Number. Your Conservation
◾ You must attend a mandatory pre-hunt orientation for                       Number is located on your Heritage Card, Conservation
  some managed hunts. If you cannot attend the orientation,                  Permit Card, or any current or previous permit.
  do not apply.                                                           Step 2: Complete the worksheet on this page before applying
◾ You must be hunter-­education certified or exempt to                    so you will have all the information ready.
  participate in a managed hunt. Note: You may apply for a                Step 3: Go online at short.mdc.mo.gov/Z3d. If you correctly
  managed hunt if you are not hunter-­education certified,                enter all the required information, you will receive a message
  but you must achieve certification before the pre-hunt                  confirming your application. To change or delete your
  orientation or, for those hunts without an orientation, the             application, visit the same website and click “Change or
  actual hunt. You must be 11 or older to enroll in a Missouri            Delete Your Hunt.”
  hunter-­education course.
◾ All youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult men-                  To find out if you’ve been selected
  tor (age 18 or older) who is hunter-­education certified or             From March 15 through May 9, go online. Be prepared
  exempt. The mentor does not need a permit if the man-                   to enter your nine-digit Conservation Number (the same
  aged hunt occurs during youth turkey season but must                    number you used when you applied).
  possess a filled or unfilled spring turkey hunting permit if               All successful applicants will receive by mail an area map
  the managed hunt occurs during the regular season. Men-                 and information regarding the hunt. We must have your correct
  tors must attend the pre-hunt orientation if one is required            address to send the information. If your address changes, call
  and may not hunt during the managed hunt.                               the Department during business hours at 573-522-0107.
Key
CA = Conservation Area                                                    6
                                                                            O
                                                                             nly first-time turkey hunters 18 and older who have never
1
  O
   dds of being selected are based on last year’s drawings.                Telechecked a turkey are eligible. Hunters will be accompanied by a
2
  M
   anaged hunt occurs in a designated area; statewide regulations          mentor during the hunt.
  apply outside the designated area.                                      7
                                                                            A
                                                                             ll hunters age 11 and older who have never telechecked a turkey
3
  H
   unters permanently needing to use a wheelchair may bypass the           are eligible. Hunters will be accompanied by a mentor during the
  random drawing but do not displace others in the drawing. Send            hunt.
  a request with a statement from a licensed physician to: Managed        8
                                                                            H
                                                                             unters must permanently need to use a wheelchair to participate
  Turkey Hunts, Missouri Department of Conservation, PO Box 180,            in this hunt. Call 573-223-4525 to apply.
  Jefferson City, MO 64102-0180. Requests must be received by Feb. 28.    9
                                                                            B
                                                                             ecause odds are for the previous year, 100 percent odds do not
4
  O
   nly turkey hunters 11 and older who have never Telechecked a            guarantee you will be drawn.
  turkey are elegible. Hunters will be accompanied by a mentor during     10
                                                                             O
                                                                              nly first-time turkey hunters ages 11–15 at the time of the hunt
  the hunt. To apply, call 573-522-4115 ext. 3407 by 5 p.m. on March 1.      who have never Telechecked a turkey are eligible. To apply, call
5
  D
   o not apply for this hunt if you cannot attend the mandatory pre-        573-815-7900, ext. 2866 by 5 p.m. on March 1.
  hunt orientation.

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How to Tell a Gobbler from a Hen

G
        obblers are large birds with a black body and long beard. Hens sometimes have beards, but they are smaller, brown,
        and have blue heads. Bearded hens produce young and help increase the turkey population. They should not be killed, but
        any turkey with a visible beard is legal. Hens without beards are illegal to shoot during the spring turkey seasons.

                                                     Female             Male
                                    Breast                                               Breast
HEN                              f­ eathers ­                                           feathers          GOBBLER
                                buff-tipped                                           black-tipped

                                                Mainly blue     HEAD            Mainly red

                                            Usually no beard    BEARD        Long tassel-like

                                            Appears rusty      BREAST          Appears black

                                            No spurs SPURS                   Usually 3/4 inch
                                            			                                 or more

JUVENILE GOBBLERS have spurs less than 1/2 inch long and a beard less than 6 inches long.

  Basic Rules for Safe Turkey Hunting
◾ Identify a ­turkey’s head and beard before aiming.
◾ Never shoot at sound or movement. Assume it is
  another hunter until you can clearly see a turkey’s
  head and beard.
◾ Wear hunter orange when walking through
  the woods.
◾ Use hunter orange to identify your hunting location.
◾ Wrap a bagged turkey or decoy in hunter orange
  when transporting it.
◾ Dress defensively. Never wear red, white, blue, or
  black while turkey hunting.
◾ Be sure of your target and what lies beyond.
◾ Never follow the sound of a gobbling turkey or
  attempt to sneak up on turkeys. Always call turkeys
  to you.
◾ Sit against a large tree or other natural barrier to
  shield yourself from hunters approaching from
  the rear.
◾ Shout “STOP” when another hunter approaches.
  Don’t move, wave, whistle, or make turkey calls to
  get their attention.
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Feral Hogs

                           F
                                    eral hogs are highly destructive and prolific pests. They cause
                                    significant damage to wildlife habitat, compete with native
                                    wildlife for food, prey upon native wildlife, destroy nests
                              of birds such as turkeys, degrade natural areas and agricultural
                              fields, pollute ponds and streams, and spread diseases to livestock,
                              people, and pets. Feral hogs are a menace that must be eliminated
                              in Missouri.
                           Report Feral Hogs
                           ◾ Report feral hog sightings and damage to 573-522-4115,
                              ext. 3296.
                           ◾ Releasing hogs into the wild is illegal. If you see someone releas-
                              ing hogs, report violators to your local conservation agent.
                           ◾ During deer and turkey seasons, opportunistic take of feral hogs
                              by hunters with an unfilled deer or turkey hunting permit is
                              allowed on lands owned, leased, or managed by the Conserva-
                              tion Department. Outside of deer and turkey seasons, the taking
                              of feral hogs is prohibited on lands owned, leased, or managed
                              by the Conservation Department.
                           The Conservation Department and the U.S. Department of
                           Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, along with
                           private landowners and other partners, are working to eliminate
                           feral hogs in Missouri. Hogs are social animals that travel in groups
                           called sounders. Shooting one or two hogs scatters the sounder
                           and makes trapping efforts aimed at catching the entire group at
                           once more difficult. With their high reproductive rate, removing
                                                                                                      NOPPADOL PAOTHONG

                           only one or two hogs does not help to reduce populations.
                           Anyone who observes a feral hog or damage caused by feral hogs
                           should report it to the Conservation Department rather than
                           shooting the animal.

                                                    Feral hog tracks are distinguished from deer tracks by the rounded or blunt tips of the toes. The
                                                    toes of a hog track on a firm surface tend to be more splayed than a deer track. A hog track also
                                                    appears rounded or square; deer tracks appear heart-shaped and have more sharply pointed toes.
DAVID BESENGER ILLUSTRATION

                                                    The presence of dew claw marks with feral hog or white-tailed deer tracks is not an indicator of sex
                                                    as is commonly thought. Dew claw marks simply mean that the animal was running or stepping on
                                                    a soft surface.

                                We Need Your Help!
                                Please participate in the Department’s wild turkey brood survey.
                                The Conservation Department needs volunteers to partici-             Note: If you have previously signed up for the survey,
                                pate in its wild turkey brood survey. Using cards provided,      you do not need to do so again.
                                participants record observations of hens and poults                  We’ll send you three observation cards on which to
                                throughout the summer. The information gathered is used          record your turkey sightings during June, July, and August.
                                to gauge the hatch of Missouri’s wild turkey population.         At the end of each month, just drop the postage-paid card
                                   It’s easy to participate. Just visit short.mdc.mo.gov/        in the mail, and we’ll take care of the rest.
                                ZqK. The deadline to apply is April 15.

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After the Harvest
Whether you’re using a traditional paper permit or the MO Hunting app, after harvesting
a turkey, you must notch your permit and Telecheck your bird. Here’s how.

Notch It
Immediately after harvesting a turkey, you must notch
your permit.
◾ To notch a paper permit, tear a small notch in the
  month and day of harvest on the permit.
◾ To notch a permit using the MO Hunting app, simply
  select the permit you wish to use from the list in the
  app, and follow the short, easy prompts on the screen.
Once you notch your permit, you may transport your
turkey within Missouri.

Tag It If You Leave It
As long as you stay with your turkey, you don’t need to
tag it. But if you leave your turkey, you must attach a tag.
◾ If you have a paper permit, you can simply attach your
   notched permit to the turkey’s leg. We recommend
   sealing the permit in a zip-top bag and attaching the
   bag with string, wire, or tape.
◾ If you’re using the MO Hunting app, you must attach a
   label with your full name and address, or Conservation
   Number to the turkey’s leg.

Check It
You must Telecheck your turkey by 10 p.m. on the day
of harvest.
◾ If you’re using a paper permit, follow the Telecheck
   instructions on Page 21. Write the confirmation num-
   ber provided by Telecheck on your permit.
◾ If you’re using the MO Hunting app, select your
   notched permit from the list on the screen, tap
   “­Telecheck,” and follow the prompts. Telecheck will
   upload a confirmation number directly to your
   mobile device.
After you’ve reported to Telecheck, you may process
your turkey and transport it out of state.

   Additional Information
   ◾   Until checked, turkeys must have the head and plumage intact.
   ◾   Notching voids the permit. Do not notch your permit until you harvest a turkey.
   ◾   All turkeys must be checked before they are removed from Missouri.
   ◾   Only the person who harvested the turkey may possess and transport the turkey before checking.
   ◾   After checking, turkeys may be possessed and transported by anyone, but must be labeled with the taker’s full name
       and address, or Conservation Number; date taken; and Telecheck confirmation number.

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