2026–27 season · nonresident whitetail
$360 total nonresident cost — Nonresident Firearms Any-Deer or Archer's Hunting Permit, $360. No separate base hunting license required.
First archery segment — archery closes during the November firearms portion.
Second archery segment.
Crossbows are legal archery equipment in Missouri (second segment Nov 25 – Jan 15).
Second archery segment.
November firearms portion. Early/late antlerless and youth portions run separately in open counties.
Muzzleloaders are legal firearms during the November firearms portion.
Alternative-methods portion.
Over the counter any time — MO Hunting app, mdc.mo.gov, or any permit vendor. Firearms Any-Deer $360 or Archer's Hunting Permit $360. Hunter-education certification applies to firearms permits.
Nonresident Firearms or Archery Antlerless permits, $34 each — valid only in open counties.
Telecheck before moving the deer out of the county of harvest or by 10 p.m. day of harvest, whichever comes first. Keep the confirmation number with the carcass.
Rules that commonly differ state to state — check the ones your home state handles differently.
Answer four questions — home state, weapon, dates, points — and this page becomes your checklist: deadlines ranked against your season, costs totaled, and the steps in order.
Plan Missouri →WhiteTailPlanner summarizes public regulations to help you plan. The state's published regulations are the legal authority — confirm with the official sources linked above.
