2008 Permits
| Permit | Cost |
|---|---|
| Resident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit | $17 |
| Resident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting Permit | no cost |
| Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting Permit | $175 |
| Nonresident Landowner Spring Turkey Hunting Permit | $75 |
| Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permit | $17 |
Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permit
The Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permit, $17, is available to all youths age 6 through 15. During the permit year, it allows resident youths to take one male turkey or turkey with visible beard during either the youth spring turkey season or the regular spring turkey season, and also one turkey of either sex during the fall firearms turkey season. Nonresident youths may participate in the regular spring and fall turkey seasons, but not the youth spring season. The permit also is valid for one deer during the fall firearms deer season.
Note: Youths hunting with this permit are not required to be hunter education certified; however, they must be in the immediate presence of a properly licensed adult who has a valid hunter education certificate card.
- “Immediate presence” means close enough for normal conversation, without shouting.
- “Properly licensed” means a valid filled or unfilled spring turkey hunting permit.
- “Adult” means someone age 17 or older.
- “Valid hunter education certificate card” means the adult must be hunter education certified, regardless of the adult’s age.
Note: Resident landowners or lessees born before Jan. 1, 1967, accompanying youths on the landowner’s property or property on which the lessee is residing are exempt from the hunter education requirement.
Youths who purchase a Youth Deer & Turkey Hunting Permit, but who turn age 11 later in the permit year and obtain hunter education certification, may surrender unused portions of their youth permit and purchase regular firearms deer and/or turkey permits for the fall seasons. However, there are no refunds for surrendered portions. Youths must abide by the appropriate season dates, methods and tagging/checking requirements.
No-cost Resident Landowner Permits
All turkey hunters, including landowners and lessees, must have a permit issued from a permit vendor. You qualify for no-cost spring turkey hunting permits if you are a Missouri resident, who
- owns at least 5 acres,
- resides on at least 5 acres of leased land, or
- lives in the home with a landowner or residing lessee
To obtain your no-cost permits, go to any permit vendor and tell them:
- your name
- your Conservation I.D. number, Heritage Card number, Social Security number or drivers license number
- the number of acres you own or lease and reside on
- the county where your land is located
Note: All landowner hunting permits are valid only on the land for which they are issued. You must purchase permits to hunt on land you do not own or lease and reside on.
Nonresident Landowner Permits and Privileges
Nonresidents who own land in Missouri may apply to purchase a Nonresident Landowner Firearms Spring Turkey Hunting Permit for $75. Their immediate household members (see “Definitions”) also may be eligible. To qualify, land must be at least 75 acres in one continuous piece.
How To Apply: Complete and submit a Nonresident Landowner Deer & Turkey Permit Application form, available at Conservation Department regional offices or by calling (573) 522-4115, ext. 3880, during normal business hours. Applications and permits are not available at vendors. Landowners must provide proof of land ownership and number of acres owned.
Application Deadline: March 19, 2008. Applications received after that date may not allow enough time for processing of application and purchase of permit. We will accept applications after March 19 but cannot guarantee delivery of permits in time for opening day.
Note: Nonresident Landowner Firearms Turkey Hunting Permits are valid only on the land for which they are issued.Nonresident landowners must:
- apply each year
- abide by spring turkey hunting season dates, methods and limits.
- use the transportation tag portion of their permit to tag their bird and check it.
Definitions for Permit Purchasers
- Resident landowner:
- Any Missouri resident who owns at least 5 continuous acres, or members of his or her immediate household. In the case of corporate ownership, only registered officers of the corporation and mem-bers of his or her immediate household can qualify.
- Lessee:
- Any Missouri resident who resides on and leases at least 5 continuous acres owned by others, or members of his or her immediate household.
- Nonresident landowner:
- Any resident of another state who owns at least 75 continuous acres in Missouri, or any member of his or her immediate household. In the case of corporate ownership, only registered officers of the corporation and members of his or her immediate household can qualify.
- Immediate household member:
- Someone, related or unrelated, who has lived in the home with a qualifying landowner or lessee for at least the last 30 days. Family members who live elsewhere do not qualify.
