Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Division 10 - Conservation Commission
Chapter 7 - Wildlife Code: Hunting: Seasons, Methods, Limits
Section 3 CSR 10-7.710 - Elk: Application and Draw Process

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for resident landowners to hunt elk on their property within the resident landowner permit zone during the elk hunting season.

(1) Missouri residents, as defined in 3 CSR 10-5.220, may apply for elk hunting permits.

(A) Quotas for elk hunting permits are established annually by the Conservation Commission. For the 2024 season, five (5) Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permits will be awarded. At least ten (10) percent of the Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit quota will be awarded annually to approved resident landowners, as defined in 3 CSR 10-20.805, whose qualifying property is in Carter, Reynolds, or Shannon Counties. If the number of qualifying landowner applicants is less than the percentage of the permits allocated for landowners, that portion of the quota not issued to a qualifying landowner will be reallocated to other applicants.

(B) To be eligible for the Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit(s) awarded to approved resident landowners, an application must have been submitted to and have been approved by the department as described in 3 CSR 10-7.412 prior to applying for a Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit.

(C) Permit Draw.
1. The application period will be from May 1-31 annually and results will be available by July 1 annually.

2. Application fee for Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit: ten dollars ($10).

3. Only one (1) application is allowed per year.

4. Only one (1) person is allowed per application.

5. Persons drawn for a Resident Antlered Elk Hunting Permit will not be eligible to apply for that permit again for ten (10) years.

6. Permits are nontransferable.

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