In a little less than two weeks, squirrel and black bass seasons will open in Missouri.
According to a news release, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) says the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend– May 26– marks the opening of both squirrel season statewide and catch-and-keep bass season in most streams south of the Missouri River.
Hunters can pursue fox squirrels and gray squirrels from May 26 through February 15, 2019, with rifles, shotguns and other legal firearms methods, along with archery equipment, slingshots or atlatls. Hunters with valid permits also can take squirrels with some cage-type traps.
The black bass catch-and-keep season applies to most streams south of the Missouri River for largemouth, smallmouth and spotted or Kentucky bass and runs May 26 through February 28, 2019.
You can find out more on specific regulations for squirrel and black bass seasons at www.huntfish.mdc.mo.gov.