Bear hunting will have specified zones and quotas, while elk hunting will be open in specific counties. In 2023, nearly 6,000 hunters applied for 400 permits in the spring .

The elk season with archery hunting goes from Oct. 19-27 and firearm hunting from Dec. 14-22. For bear season, hunters can choose from one of three bear management zones in southern Missouri.

There’s an important distinction between the reasons behind draw systems for elk and mulies and the new, evolving draw ...

In 2000 and again in 2001, four Missouri elk hunters traveled to Wyoming to hunt isolated public land surrounded by the ...

General lottery license holders from E7 will be able to hunt in unit E1W beginning Nov. 24. Licenses in units E2 and E3 increased due to a stable to increasing elk population. Licenses in elk ...