2008 Landowner Permits
Qualifications for landowner permits
- Note: All landowners may be required to submit verification upon request if landownership cannot be verified through county plat books.
- Resident landowner: Any Missouri resident who owns at least 5 continuous acres, and his or her immediate household members. In the case of corporate ownerships, all registered officers of a corporation can qualify to receive no-cost permits, and they are not required to reside on the land. Persons who own stock in a corporation (shareholders) do not qualify under this definition.
- Lessee: Any Missouri resident who leases and lives on at least 5 continuous acres owned by others, and his or her immediate household members.
- Immediate Household Member: Someone, related or unrelated, whose legal residence is the same as the qualifying landowner or lessee for at least the last 30 days. Family members whose legal residence is elsewhere do not qualify.
- Nonresident landowner: Any nonresident who owns at least 75 continuous acres in Missouri, and his or her immediate household members.
Resident landowners and lessees who meet the requirements are not required to purchase permits to take deer and turkey on their land during the appropriate hunting seasons, but they must pick up their no-cost permits from a permit vendor or request them from the Conservation Department.
Nonresident landowners who meet the requirements listed below may apply to purchase deer and turkey permits at reduced rates to hunt on qualifying land.
Note: All landowners may be required to submit verification upon request if landownership cannot be verified through county plat books.
Qualifying resident landowners and lessees:
- must abide by season dates, methods, limits and tagging/checking requirements. Refer to the appropriate hunting season section for details.
- must use landowner permits only on their qualifying property. To hunt on other land, landowners and lessees must purchase regular permits.
- may use their landowner permits to take deer on their land during all portions of the firearms season including the urban counties and antlerless portions (if their property is located in one of the open counties).
- with 75 or more acres in more than one county may not harvest more deer on landowner antlerless permits than can be taken by regular permittees in the county where hunting except in certain counties.
- may fill a Landowner Any-Deer Permit and a purchased any-deer permit.
However, each hunter may only take one antlered deer
during the firearms deer hunting season. Therefore, landowners and lessees who take a buck on
one Any-Deer Permit must take an antlerless deer on the other Any-Deer Permit.
Note: Deer taken on a Managed Deer Hunting Permit or in accordance with the archery deer hunting season do not count toward this one-buck limit. - may fill landowner antlerless permits and purchased antlerless permits.
- may fill their no-cost Landowner Antlerless Permits and also purchase and fill any number of additional antlerless permits where valid. Note: Resident landowners and lessees may also purchase and use permits in addition to the no-cost permits. However, only one antlered deer may be taken during the firearms season and a maximum of two antlered deer may be taken during the archery season.
Qualifying nonresident landowners:
- must abide by season dates, methods, limits and tagging/checking requirements. Refer to the appropriate hunting season section for details.
- must use landowner permits only on their qualifying property. To hunt on other land, landowners must purchase regular permits.
- may use their landowner permits to take deer on their land during all portions of the firearms season including the urban counties and antlerless portions (if their property is located in one of the open counties).
- may fill a Nonresident Landowner Any-Deer Permit and a full-price any-deer
permit. However, each hunter may only take one antlered
deer during the firearms deer hunting season. Therefore, landowners who take a buck on one any-deer
permit must take an antlerless deer on the other any-deer permit.
Note: Deer taken on a Managed Deer Hunting Permit or in accordance with the archery deer hunting season do not count toward this one-buck limit. - may also purchase and fill any number of additional full-price antlerless
permits where valid.
Note: Nonresident landowners may also purchase and use permits in addition to the reduced-cost permits. However, only one antlered deer may be taken during the firearms season and a maximum of two antlered deer may be taken during the archery season.
Where to get your resident landowner permits
All no-cost deer and turkey hunting permits are available from
permit vendors from July 1 through Jan. 15. This includes permits
for resident landowners or lessees with multiple properties
in different counties who want permits valid on their land
in all of those counties.
To get no-cost permits, you will need to know the county or counties in which your property is located and the number of acres.
Pick up your permits early to avoid long lines. Landowner permits also are available from the Department’s Jefferson City office.
How to apply for nonresident landowners permits
Submit an application form at least 60 days before the season. Forms are available from any regional office or by calling (573) 522-4115, ext. 3880, during business hours. All applicants must submit verification of landownership (such as a copy of a warranty deed) showing location (either survey number or section-township-range information) and number of acres owned. See Deer and Turkey Permits for the list of reduced-cost nonresident landowner permits.
