Missouri to eliminate non residents?

[arkrem870]

Appears Missouri is looking to join other states with non-resident restrictions. The proposal is to allow residents only for the first week of season.  Any updates on this proposal? 

[deerhunt1988]

I can't find anything on it. Here is a list of proposals currently open for public comment:

https://mdc.mo.gov/about-regulations/wildlife-code-missouri/proposed-regulation-changes

[Moore]

Man that's crazy to hear they are considering that.

[Dtrkyman]

I typically make it there towards the latter half of the first week.

Maybe on public land only?


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[sasquatch1]

I seen that pop up somewhere too a while back, that it was discussed but then after I searched for it I never could find the article again.

I'm sure it's floating around, I've been hunting the opener there for a while pretty regularly and it's getting to be a zoo also.

Hashtags are killing this sport


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[Gooserbat]

My understanding is that it was public land and it died  without any fanfare.

[Marc]

No skin in the game here...  But curious as to the thoughts of others on the forums???  It does NOT sound like a terrible idea or regulation to me...

[sasquatch1]

It's terrible because we are rapidly losing opportunities out there since people wanted to monetize it and pimp out the resource 


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[Tail Feathers]

Always wanted to hunt MO but the season dates have always been a conflict for me. 
Maybe some day. 

[arkrem870]

If it can be proven non resident hunters are threatening turkey population and poult recruitment then it's time for change. Unfortunately that's not the case here. Turkey hunting has went viral and I believe over the next ten years we will see a decline in the chasing 49/social media attention whores. Unfortunately knee jerk reactions to ban non residents are becoming acceptable. Non residents have no representation and are picked on and for good reason at the moment. I hate to lose the opportunity and my families / friends tradition. I've been seething mad to miss three years in a row hunting Mississippi  early and missing the youth hunt as a result. All that said we need to really think about these bans because they do nothing but create a tit for tat domino effect.  And in the end it's bad for all hunters

[arkrem870]

Missouri just sent out a survey on non residents regulation. It was in my email this morning in the 6 o'clock hour. Please take the time to oppose non resident regulations. This war on non residents must stop.

[Dtrkyman]

I'll say this, the turkey hunting pressure is non existent compared to the archery deer hunt!


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[deerhunt1988]

And the deer gun hunt, WHOA!!!!! I see why they require you to wear an orange cap too. 

[Cut N Run]

One of my best friends in the world lives in Arkansas (within a mile of the MO. border), he also bought ~50 acres that borders a big tract of Public Land in Missouri.  He's a non-resident who would absoultely be screwed to hunt his own land that he bought specifically for hunting if that idea ever became law.

I can see where non-resident licenses raise bonus dollars for the state wildlife agency, though if more out of state hunter's success rates are negatively impacting the flocks survival rates, maybe OOS license numbers should be restricted?

We have a draw system for some of the public gamelands here in North Carolina.  I apply to hunt the local gamelands (less than 8 miles from me) every year. There is so much competiition from in-state and out-of-state hunters for the 40 slots per week, that I have never been drawn to hunt there.  It sucks, but random drawings work that way. The turkey population on that public land is sustained because the pressure is regulated. I'm sure those who own private land bordering the gamelands reap the benefits of having abundant restricted habitat to pull from.

Jim

[deerhunt1988]

Can someone share a screenshot of the e-mail. I didn't receive, I assume because I haven't bought a turkey license there in 3 years.