Conservation Commission approves 2014 firearms deer, turkey season dates

Spring turkey season opens April 21. November portion of firearms deer season opens Nov. 16.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At its regular meeting today in St. Charles, the Missouri Conservation

Commission set dates for the 2014 firearms turkey and deer hunting seasons.

Firearms turkey season dates are:

·         Youth season – April 12-13, 2014

·         Regular spring season – April 21-May 11, 2014

·         Fall firearms season – Oct. 1-31, 2014

Firearms deer season dates are:

·         Urban zones portion – Oct. 10-13, 2014

·         Early youth portion – Nov. 1-2, 2014

·         November portion – Nov. 15-25, 2014

·         Antlerless portion – Nov. 26-Dec. 7, 2014

·         Alternative methods portion – Dec. 20-30, 2014

·         Late youth portion – Jan. 3-4, 2015

Full details of 2014 deer and turkey hunting regulations will be published on the Conservation Department website atmdc.mo.gov, and in hunting regulation guides available from hunting permit vendors and MDC offices and nature centers statewide before the seasons.

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