The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates the five Missourians drawn for the state’s 2021 elk hunting season this coming fall and winter. MDC will issue one permit each to the five lucky Missourians randomly drawn from 9,714 permit applications, including one drawn from 84 resident-landowners who applied and 9,630 from other Missourians.

The five applicants drawn for a permit to harvest one antlered elk in Missouri this season all reside outside of the KMMO listening area.

Each of the five can purchase their elk-hunting permit starting July 1 for a cost of $50. The five hunters may hunt using archery methods Oct. 16-24 and firearms methods Dec. 11-19. Each permit is valid for both the archery and firearms portions of the elk-hunting season.

The five permits may be used within Carter, Reynolds, or Shannon counties excluding the refuge portion of Peck Ranch.
For more information on elk hunting in Missouri, including MDC’s online Elk Hunting Digest, visit mdc.mo.gov