Missouri – The Missouri Conservation Commission recently gave initial approval to boosting permit prices for hunting, fishing, and trapping. Under the new plan, permit prices would be raised for non-residents and residents. According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Conservation, for them to keep pace with rising costs, the agency must raise prices for them to work.
Missouri currently has more than 1 million anglers, 500,000 hunters, and several thousand trappers who apply for permits, which adds up to almost 2.6 million permits each year. Raising the costs of permits would also allow the department to provide upgrades and improvements to habitats and nature centers that need repairs.
If the proposal gets full approval the price changes will start on January 1, 2025. The following are the proposed price changes:
- Non-resident fishing permits will rise from $51 to $53
- Daily fishing permits will rise from $8 to $9
- Trout permits will rise from $10 to $12
- Youth Trout will rise from $5 to $6
- Non-resident Small Game Hunting will rise from $98 to $102
- Daily Hunting will rise from $14.50 to $15
- Non-resident Furbearer Hunt/Trap will rise from $200.50 to $208.50
- Migratory Bird Permits will rise from $6.50 to $7.50
- Non-resident Conservation Order will rise from $49 to $51
- Non-resident Spring Turkey will rise from $233.50 to $243.50
- Non-resident Fall Turkey will rise from $135.50 to $141.50
- Non-resident Firearm Deer will rise from $276.50 to $288
- Non-resident antlerless deer will rise from $26 to $27
- Non-resident Archery will rise from $276.50 to $288
- Non-resident Managed deer will rise from $276.50 to $288
- Non-resident Landowoner spring turkey will rise from $100 to $104.50
- Non-resident Landowner Archery will rise from $203.50 to $212
- Non-resident Landowner Firearm deer will rise from $203.50 to $212
The final decision will be made in the department’s September meeting. The department’s online public commenting on price changes will be from July 2 to August 1. To make a comment visit this site, https://mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/public-commenting-opportunities.
