The 2022 Missouri Spring Turkey Hunting Season will last three weeks.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the season runs from Monday, April 18, through Sunday, May 8.

The hours are from one hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. each day.

Limits: Two male turkeys- or turkeys with a visible beard- may be taken during the season, with some restrictions:

• You may take only one turkey during the first week.
• If you do not take one during the first week, then you may take two turkeys during the second and third weeks combined.

You must possess a Spring Turkey Hunting Permit.

Turkey: Spring: Allowed Methods

— Shotguns with shot not larger than No. 4;

—Longbows, recurve bows or compound bows;

— Hand-held string releasing devices, illuminated sights, scopes and quick-point sights are allowed; and

— Crossbows and Atlatls.

Turkey: Spring: Prohibited Methods

— Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined;

— Shot larger than No. 4 (in use or in your possession);

— Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game;

— Thermal imagery equipment or night-vision equipment (in use or in your possession);

— Recorded calls (in use or in your possession);

— Use of dogs or live decoys;

— Use of bait- which includes grain or other feed placed or scattered so as to attract turkeys. An area is considered baited for 10 days, even after complete removal of the bait. A hunter can be in violation even if he or she did not know an area was or is baited. It is illegal to place bait in a way that causes others to be in violation of the baiting rule.