Missouri – The Missouri Department of Conservation announced the start of squirrel and black bass hunting season on May 25.
The hunting season for eastern gray and fox squirrels runs May 25 through February 15, 2025. All allowed methods are shotguns, rifles, archery equipment, slingshots, and atlatls. They can also be harvested with cage-style traps as long as hunters have a valid Small Game Hunting permit. The daily limit for squirrels is 10 with the possession limit of 20. For more information on squirrel hunting and trapping from MDC’s 2024 Summary of Missouri Hunting and Trapping Regulations, click here.
The hunting season for catch-and-keep black bass, such as largemouth, smallmouth, spotted/Kentucky bass, runs from May 25 to February 28, 2025. In most state waters, the daily limit for black bass is 6 and it must be 12 inches or longer. Anglers must have a valid fishing permit or be exempt. For more information on bass fishing and its regulations, click here.
