Turkey - Fall Firearms

Allowed

• Shotguns (including .410) with shot not larger than No. 4
• Longbows, compound bows, or recurve bows of any draw weight
• Crossbows
• Atlatls
• Hand-held string-release devices
• Illuminated sights, scopes and quickpoint sights

Prohibited

• Shotguns capable of holding more than three shells in magazine and chamber combined
• Shot larger than No. 4 (in use or possession)
• Rifles, pistols, and other firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
• Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
• Night vision / thermal imagery equipment
• Use of electronic calls, electronically activated calls, live decoys, bait, or dogs
• Anyone hunting turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season may not be in possession of both a firearm and a bow. Some exceptions apply. See 3 CSR 10-7.455 of the Wildlife Code of Missouri.