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Is deer season open in Missouri?
Every Missouri deer season for 2026-27 from Missouri Department of Conservation, open or closed on the day you pick, and when the next one opens.
Missouri deer seasons 2026-27
Missouri's Deer: Firearms: November Portion runs Nov 14 to Nov 24, 2026.
- Deer: ArcherySep 15 to Nov 13 · Nov 25 to Jan 15, 2027
- Deer: Firearms: Antlerless PortionsOct 9 to Oct 11 · Dec 5 to Dec 13
- Deer: Firearms: Youth Portions · youth hunters onlyOct 24 to Oct 25 · Nov 27 to Nov 29
- Deer: Firearms: November PortionNov 14 to Nov 24
- Deer: Firearms: Alternative MethodsDec 26 to Jan 5, 2027
Missouri Department of Conservation. Deer: Missouri Department of Conservation, checked November 2026.
Deer season · Missouri · Today. Yes. Missouri's Deer: Archery season is open today, Sep 15 to Nov 13.
Deer season · Missouri · Today
Season openYes. Missouri's Deer: Archery season is open today, Sep 15 to Nov 13.
- Deer: Archery
- Deer: Firearms: Antlerless Portions
- Deer: Firearms: Youth Portions
- Deer: Firearms: November Portion
- Deer: Firearms: Alternative Methods
Deer: ArcheryArcheryOpen
Sep 15 to Nov 13 · Nov 25 to Jan 15, 2027
Missouri's wording
"Deer: Archery Sep 15, 2026 - Nov 13, 2026 Nov 25, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027"
Deer: Firearms: Antlerless PortionsAntlerless
Oct 9 to Oct 11 · Dec 5 to Dec 13
Missouri's wording
"Deer: Firearms: Antlerless Portions Oct 09, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Dec 05, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026"
Deer: Firearms: Youth PortionsYouth
Oct 24 to Oct 25 · Nov 27 to Nov 29
Youth hunters only
Missouri's wording
"Deer: Firearms: Youth Portions Oct 24, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 Nov 27, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026"
Deer: Firearms: November PortionFirearm
Nov 14 to Nov 24
Missouri's wording
"Deer: Firearms: November Portion Nov 14, 2026 - Nov 24, 2026"
Deer: Firearms: Alternative MethodsOther
Dec 26 to Jan 5, 2027
Missouri's wording
"Deer: Firearms: Alternative Methods Dec 26, 2026 - Jan 05, 2027"
Hunter orange
"To satisfy this rule, you must wear both a hunter-orange hat and a hunter-orange shirt, vest, or coat. The hunter-orange color must be plainly visible from all sides. Camouflage orange does not satisfy this rule."
More from Missouri's rules
"Only select counties are open to firearms hunting during the antlerless portions."
"The antler-point restriction has been removed for all counties."
"If you harvest a deer opening weekend, you must take your deer to a mandatory CWD sampling station."
Source: Missouri Department of Conservation, Deer: Missouri Department of Conservation, checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
- Your zone and your day
- When the next season opens
Hunting in Missouri
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