allowed on the refuge. the on allowed Every Kid Outdoors Pass Outdoors Kid Every must show proof that they have successfully successfully have they that proof show must
hunts will be allowed only 3 days a week and will be be will and week a days 3 only allowed be will hunts
daily bag limit of game is taken No other hunting is is hunting other No taken is game of limit bag daily Hunters born on or after January 1, 1980, 1980, 1, January after or on born Hunters
Active Military Pass (free) Pass Military Active
season, dependent on habitat conditions. Pool 7 7 Pool conditions. habitat on dependent season,
hunt with weapons legal for that hunt until the the until hunt that for legal weapons with hunt only in designated areas shown on map. map. on shown areas designated in only
Interagency Access Pass (free) Pass Access Interagency
Pool 7 and is open concurrent with the State State the with concurrent open is and 7 Pool
eral hogs may be taken incidental to any refuge refuge any to incidental taken be may hogs eral F
specific regulations. Hunting is permitted permitted is Hunting regulations. specific
Waterfowl hunting is available within Pool 8 and and 8 Pool within available is hunting Waterfowl Interagency Senior Lifetime Pass ($80) Pass Lifetime Senior Interagency
unless otherwise specified in the refuge refuge the in specified otherwise unless
aterfowl Season (Firearm) Season aterfowl W Fall
mit). mit). per use special
Interagency Annual Senior Pass ($20) Pass Senior Annual Interagency
The State of Missouri regulations apply apply regulations Missouri of State The
mit only (contact refuge office for for office refuge (contact only mit er P Use Special
Federal Duck Stamp ($25) Stamp Duck Federal Hunting Regulations and Seasons and Regulations Hunting
refuge.
refuge-wide during the state furbearer season by by season furbearer state the during refuge-wide
Refuge Specific Annual Pass ($12) Pass Annual Specific Refuge
may only use and possess nontoxic shot on the the on shot nontoxic possess and use only may
Raccoon hunting with dogs or night hunts open open hunts night or dogs with hunting Raccoon
6 within the Expanded Hunt Area. Hunt Expanded the within 6
for rim-fire cartridges or shotgun. Shotgun hunters hunters Shotgun shotgun. or cartridges rim-fire for Daily Entrance Permit ($3.00) ($3.00) Permit Entrance Daily
The Wilderness Area includes Ditches 5 and and 5 Ditches includes Area Wilderness The
archery season. Hunters may use a rifle chambered chambered rifle a use may Hunters season. archery daily bag limit for that game species is taken. is species game that for limit bag daily
permit: permit:
allowed outside the Mingo Wilderness Area. Area. Wilderness Mingo the outside allowed
evening before the opening day of statewide statewide of day opening the before evening the until species game that for means legal by hunt The following may be used as an entrance entrance an as used be may following The
motors and use of electric trolling motors is is motors trolling electric of use and motors
season except that squirrel hunting closes the the closes hunting squirrel that except season
Entrance Permits Permits Entrance
refuge any during season furbearer statewide the on all refuge waters, but possession of gas gas of possession but waters, refuge all on
Squirrel hunting is concurrent with the State State the with concurrent is hunting Squirrel
during allowed is bobcat or raccoon of take Incidental gasoline-powered boat motors is prohibited prohibited is motors boat gasoline-powered
Season (Firearm) Season transportation.
Other Hunting Opportunities Hunting Other required for each person in a boat. The use of of use The boat. a in person each for required
Spring and Summer Squirrel Squirrel Summer and Spring equestrian animal, or other mode of of mode other or animal, equestrian
An approved personal flotation device is is device flotation personal approved An
is defined as a non-commercial bicycle, bicycle, non-commercial a as defined is
random draw process. draw random
closed to boats October 1–end of February. February. of 1–end October boats to closed
nontoxic shot on the refuge. the on shot nontoxic
the purposes of this regulation, a vehicle vehicle a regulation, this of purposes the
this hunt by contacting the refuge office to enter the the enter to office refuge the contacting by hunt this
end of Gumstump Pool. Monopoly Marsh is is Marsh Monopoly Pool. Gumstump of end
season. Shotgun hunters may only use and possess possess and use only may hunters Shotgun season.
permit upon entry onto the refuge. For For refuge. the onto entry upon permit
deer hunt. Disabled youth hunters can apply for for apply can hunters youth Disabled hunt. deer
5, 6, and 11, and the lateral ditch on the south south the on ditch lateral the and 11, and 6, 5,
State season and does include the youth turkey turkey youth the include does and season State
vehicle are required to possess a refuge refuge a possess to required are vehicle
confined to a wheelchair during the refuge youth youth refuge the during wheelchair a to confined
boats are only permitted in Ditches 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, Ditches in permitted only are boats
Spring turkey season is concurrent with the the with concurrent is season turkey Spring
Persons on foot or one occupant of each each of occupant one or foot on Persons
are set aside for youth hunters (11-15) per (11-15) hunters youth for aside set are manently manently
be left overnight. During the hunt season, season, hunt the During overnight. left be
urkey Season (Firearm) Season urkey T Spring
Refuge Permits Refuge
draw process. Five disabled access hunting blinds blinds hunting access disabled Five process. draw area on the refuge; however, boats may not not may boats however, refuge; the on area
contacting the refuge office to enter the random random the enter to office refuge the contacting
until the daily bag limit of game is taken. is game of limit bag daily the until Hunters may use boats to access the hunt hunt the access to boats use may Hunters
please call the refuge with questions. with refuge the call please
Disabled hunters can apply for these hunts by by hunts these for apply can hunters Disabled
incidental to legal hunting with archery equipment equipment archery with hunting legal to incidental Boats
hunting area, and property boundaries; boundaries; property and area, hunting
wheelchair during the managed hunt weekends. weekends. hunt managed the during wheelchair
game species is taken. Feral hogs may be taken taken be may hogs Feral taken. is species game
to become familiar with the regulations, regulations, the with familiar become to
set aside for hunters permanently confined to a a to confined permanently hunters for aside set roads. ATVs and UTVs are prohibited. are UTVs and ATVs roads.
statewide seasons until the daily bag limit for that that for limit bag daily the until seasons statewide
visiting the refuge, please take the time time the take please refuge, the visiting
Special Managed (Muzzleloader) Hunt Area are are Area Hunt (Muzzleloader) Managed Special Otherwise, do not block gates or field-access field-access or gates block not do Otherwise,
of archery equipment concurrent with respective respective with concurrent equipment archery of
To ensure your safety and enjoyment while while enjoyment and safety your ensure To
Five disabled access hunting blinds within the the within blinds hunting access disabled Five Designated parking areas are available. available. are areas parking Designated
is allowed during the state archery season by use use by season archery state the during allowed is
their contents by refuge and state officers. officers. state and refuge by contents their
-Confined Deer Hunts Deer -Confined Wheelchair not interfere with the normal flow of traffic. traffic. of flow normal the with interfere not
Incidental take of squirrels, raccoons, and bobcats bobcats and raccoons, squirrels, of take Incidental
equipment, bag limits, boats, vehicles, and and vehicles, boats, limits, bag equipment,
parked alongside roads in a manner that will will that manner a in roads alongside parked
clearly marked with owner’s Conservation ID#. ID#. Conservation owner’s with marked clearly
inspections of permits, licenses, hunting hunting licenses, permits, of inspections
hunters (see muzzleloader section). muzzleloader (see hunters
or management needs. Vehicles may be be may Vehicles needs. management or
must remove stands daily. All stands must be be must stands All daily. stands remove must
Individuals using the refuge are subject to to subject are refuge the using Individuals
utilizing the same process as the muzzleloader muzzleloader the as process same the utilizing
closed at any time due to adverse weather weather adverse to due time any at closed
of the Ozark Highland Auto Tour Road, hunters hunters Road, Tour Auto Highland Ozark the of
in Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations. Federal of Code 50, Title in
November. Youths (11-15) may apply for the hunt hunt the for apply may (11-15) Youths November.
delineated on the refuge map. Roads may be be may Roads map. refuge the on delineated
between Ditch 4 and 6, north of Ditch 11 and south south and 11 Ditch of north 6, and 4 Ditch between
National Wildlife Refuge are set forth forth set are Refuge Wildlife National
A youth deer hunt is offered each year in early early in year each offered is hunt deer youth A
All vehicles are restricted to roads that are are that roads to restricted are vehicles All
after the State archery deer season. In the area area the In season. deer archery State the after
The hunting regulations specific to Mingo Mingo to specific regulations hunting The
outh Deer Hunt Deer outh Y
ehiclesV
the refuge from two weeks before until two weeks weeks two until before weeks two from refuge the General Regulations General
one portable tree stand per hunter is permitted on on permitted is hunter per stand tree portable one
mo.gov.
permits when hunting on the refuge. the on hunting when permits
Monopoly Marsh Monopoly hunting is allowed only with a firearm permit. Only Only permit. firearm a with only allowed is hunting
hunt or get more information, visit huntfish.mdc. visit information, more get or hunt
must possess all state required licenses and and licenses required state all possess must
along Stanley Creek, Mingo River, and and River, Mingo Creek, Stanley along Hunts). During the State firearm season, archery archery season, firearm State the During Hunts).
by mid-summer each year. To apply directly for a a for directly apply To year. each mid-summer by
understanding of refuge regulations. Hunters Hunters regulations. refuge of understanding
untrammeled bottomland hardwood swamp swamp hardwood bottomland untrammeled subject to closure during any overlapping Managed Managed overlapping any during closure to subject
contacting the Missouri Department of Conservation Conservation of Department Missouri the contacting
The signed brochure acknowledges individual individual acknowledges brochure signed The
consisting of primitive upland forest and and forest upland primitive of consisting October 31. (Note: Hunt Area west of Ditch 4 is is 4 Ditch of west Area Hunt (Note: 31. October for annual muzzleloader hunt by applying online or or online applying by hunt muzzleloader annual for
designated 7,730-acre Mingo Wilderness Wilderness Mingo 7,730-acre designated south of the Ozark Highland Auto Tour Road closes closes Road Tour Auto Highland Ozark the of south Missouri managed draw system. Hunters may apply apply may Hunters system. draw managed Missouri Hunts.
portion of the refuge includes the Federally Federally the includes refuge the of portion Area between Ditch 4 and 6, north of Ditch 11 and and 11 Ditch of north 6, and 4 Ditch between Area hunters who have been selected through the State of of State the through selected been have who hunters Refuge hunts except Special Management Management Special except hunts Refuge
acres of grassland openings. The western western The openings. grassland of acres with the State season, except the Expanded Hunt Hunt Expanded the except season, State the with Muzzleloader Hunts are offered each year for deer deer for year each offered are Hunts Muzzleloader brochure serves as a hunting permit for all all for permit hunting a as serves brochure
of cropland and moist-soil units, and 700 700 and units, moist-soil and cropland of Archery deer and turkey hunting are concurrent concurrent are hunting turkey and deer Archery Muzzleloader) Deer Hunt Deer Muzzleloader) ( the possession of the hunter, the cover of this this of cover the hunter, the of possession the
urkey Season (Archery) Season urkey T and Deer Fall of marsh and natural streams, 1,275 acres acres 1,275 streams, natural and marsh of Special Managed Managed Special activities on the refuge. When signed and in in and signed When refuge. the on activities
of bottomland hardwood forest, 5,000 acres acres 5,000 forest, hardwood bottomland of hunting, or participating in other hunter hunter other in participating or hunting,
21,592-acre refuge consists of 15,000 acres acres 15,000 of consists refuge 21,592-acre control of the hunter at all times times all at hunter the of control fered on the refuge. the on fered of current hunting brochure when scouting, scouting, when brochure hunting current
hardwood forest in the Mingo Basin. The The Basin. Mingo the in forest hardwood only, provided the dogs are under the immediate immediate the under are dogs the provided only, regulations. The following hunting seasons are are seasons hunting following The regulations. must sign and possess the front cover of the the of cover front the possess and sign must
waterfowl and to protect the bottomland bottomland the protect to and waterfowl of hunting dogs is permitted for waterfowl hunting hunting waterfowl for permitted is dogs hunting of Activities section for other restrictions and and restrictions other for section Activities In addition to the refuge permit, hunters hunters permit, refuge the to addition In
a resting and wintering area for migratory migratory for area wintering and resting a are ½-hour before legal sunrise until 1 p.m. The use use The p.m. 1 until sunrise legal before ½-hour are hunter over 18 years of age. See Prohibited Prohibited See age. of years 18 over hunter Hunting Permit Permit Hunting
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to serve as as serve to Act Treaty Bird Migratory the and Pool 7. Authorized hunting hours for waterfowl waterfowl for hours hunting Authorized 7. Pool and and normal voice contact) by a legally licensed licensed legally a by contact) voice normal and
established in 1944 under the authority of of authority the under 1944 in established Duck Creek Conservation Area to hunt in Pool 8 8 Pool in hunt to Area Conservation Creek Duck Education Certified must be accompanied (in sight sight (in accompanied be must Certified Education dash of automobiles when on the refuge. the on when automobiles of dash
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge was was Refuge Wildlife National Mingo are required to go through a daily draw process at at process draw daily a through go to required are under 16 years of age who are not Hunter Hunter not are who age of years 16 under Entrance permits should be displayed on the the on displayed be should permits Entrance
The Refuge The determined prior to the start of the season. Hunters Hunters season. the of start the to prior determined completed a Hunter Education Course. Hunters Hunters Course. Education Hunter a completed
April 2020 April
harvest reporting procedures. reporting harvest Signature (signed brochures are not transferable) not are brochures (signed Signature
state regulations and checked through authorized state state authorized through checked and regulations state
All game harvested must be tagged as prescribed by by prescribed as tagged be must harvested game All
Tagging Tagging
Permit.
strict voice command at all times. times. all at command voice strict hunting regulations. regulations. hunting
may be authorized by a refuge Special Use Use Special refuge a by authorized be may
only. Waterfowl hunting dogs must be leashed or under under or leashed be must dogs hunting Waterfowl only.
I have read and understand the refuge refuge the understand and read have I
fishing and filming are prohibited except as as except prohibited are filming and fishing
Dogs are per are Dogs mitted for waterfowl and raccoon hunting hunting raccoon and waterfowl for mitted located at the exit kiosks. exit the at located
refuge, including guided hunts, commercial commercial hunts, guided including refuge,
Dogs Dogs
on an OMB approved hunter harvest report report harvest hunter approved OMB an on
use this brochure for the entire season. season. entire the for brochure this use
Any commercial use of a national wildlife wildlife national a of use commercial Any
Other Restrictions Other must also complete and provide hunt information information hunt provide and complete also must
brochure. To save tax dollars. please please dollars. tax save To brochure.
Commercial Use Commercial
on the refuge. Before departing the refuge, hunters hunters refuge, the departing Before refuge. the on
regulations. This is an annual annual an is This regulations. authorized activities during established seasons. established during activities authorized
brochure with the hunter’s signature while hunting hunting while signature hunter’s the with brochure
understanding of refuge hunting hunting refuge of understanding refuge hunting brochure and permit while engaged in in engaged while permit and brochure hunting refuge out during refuge closed hours closed refuge during out
and have in their possession a free refuge hunting hunting refuge free a possession their in have and
prohibited except as authorized for hunters with a valid valid a with hunters for authorized as except prohibited your possession acknowledges your your acknowledges possession your Leaving game cameras or other items items other or cameras game Leaving
register daily at the Hunter Sign-In Stations Stations Sign-In Hunter the at daily register
other weapons, on a national wildlife refuge is strictly strictly is refuge wildlife national a on weapons, other
Refuge. The signed brochure cover in in cover brochure signed The Refuge.
Shed antler hunting antler Shed entry locations. All hunters are required to to required are hunters All locations. entry
The discharging of firearms, including air guns or any any or guns air including firearms, of discharging The
activities on Mingo National Wildlife Wildlife National Mingo on activities Hunter sign-in stations are located at key key at located are stations sign-in Hunter campfires
scouting, hunting, or engaging in hunt hunt in engaging or hunting, scouting,
Hunter Sign-In Stations Stations Sign-In Hunter Camping/overnight parking and open open and parking Camping/overnight regulations.
Read and sign this brochure before before brochure this sign and Read vehicles Crossbows may be used by hunters per State State per hunters by used be may Crossbows
Blocking of gates or roadways with with roadways or gates of Blocking
Missouri.
General Hunt Permit Hunt General or other artifacts other or
are the same as those prescribed by the state of of state the by prescribed those as same the are
antiquity including arrowheads, pottery pottery arrowheads, including antiquity
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Wildlife National Mingo
Weapons legally possessed for hunting on the refuge refuge the on hunting for possessed legally Weapons
Searching for or removing any object of of object any removing or for Searching
Weapons Weapons
than specified in this brochure brochure this in specified than
(including cutting trees or brush) other other brush) or trees cutting (including their partners. their
Taking of any wildlife or plants plants or wildlife any of Taking come, first-serve basis for hunters with disabilities and and disabilities with hunters for basis first-serve come,
hunting of wildlife wildlife of hunting and small game hunting. The trail is available on a first- a on available is trail The hunting. game small and
Spot-lighting to locate wildlife or for for or wildlife locate to Spot-lighting three wheelchair accessible hunting blinds for large large for blinds hunting accessible wheelchair three
Schoo1house Accessible Trail offers paved access to to access paved offers Trail Accessible Schoo1house attractants
Accessible Hunting Hunting Accessible meats, fruits, and other ingestible ingestible other and fruits, meats,
to, grains, feeds, salts, mineral blocks, blocks, mineral salts, feeds, grains, to,
flooded impoundments (See Map). (See impoundments flooded
aid of bait including, but not limited limited not but including, bait of aid
(to water’s edge), Hwy 51 Overlook Area, and the the and Area, Overlook 51 Hwy edge), water’s (to
Distribution of bait or hunting with the the with hunting or bait of Distribution
Pool, Rockhouse Marsh (as posted), Monopoly Marsh Marsh Monopoly posted), (as Marsh Rockhouse Pool,
tree
Ditch 11 while excluding such areas as Gum Stump Stump Gum as areas such excluding while 11 Ditch
screws, bolts, or any item driven into a a into driven item any or bolts, screws,
encompasses the area east of Ditch 6 and north of of north and 6 Ditch of east area the encompasses
The use of climbing spikes, nails, wires, wires, nails, spikes, climbing of use The
The Public Hunting Area is 12,649 acres that generally generally that acres 12,649 is Area Hunting Public The
hunting locations hunting Public Hunting Area Hunting Public
manmade materials to mark trails or or trails mark to materials manmade
hunters. hunters. flagging, reflectors, tacks or other other or tacks reflectors, flagging, www.fws.gov/
Area is closed to all public use except for authorized authorized for except use public all to closed is Area The use of paint, non-biodegradable non-biodegradable paint, of use The 1 800/344 WILD 800/344 1
hours. From October 1 until March 1, the Public Hunt Hunt Public the 1, March until 1 October From hours. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife & Fish U.S. hunting
legal shooting hours until 1.5 hours after legal shooting shooting legal after hours 1.5 until hours shooting legal www.fws.gov/refuge/mingo blinds, stands, or scaffolds for waterfowl waterfowl for scaffolds or stands, blinds,
hunt area and designated access roads 1.5 hours before before hours 1.5 roads access designated and area hunt The construction or use of permanent permanent of use or construction The
Highway 51. Registered hunters may access the public public the access may hunters Registered 51. Highway at 1 800/877 8339. 800/877 1 at Hunting Regulations Hunting
outside of legal hunt hours hunt legal of outside
may enter through designated refuge gates along along gates refuge designated through enter may Mingo through the Federal Relay Number Number Relay Federal the through Mingo
onto the refuge for waterfowl hunting hunting waterfowl for refuge the onto
and Rabbit Ridge (Co. Rd. 518). In addition, hunters hunters addition, In 518). Rd. (Co. Ridge Rabbit and
Hearing impaired persons may contact contact may persons impaired Hearing
National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife National
blinds, and blind materials brought brought materials blind and blinds,
roads are located at Schoolhouse, McGee, Duck Creek, Creek, Duck McGee, Schoolhouse, at located are roads
Leaving boats, decoys, temporary temporary decoys, boats, Leaving
Red Mill Drive on Bluff Road. Other designated access access designated Other Road. Bluff on Drive Mill Red
Mingo while hunting hunting while
access point for hunters is located at the entrance to to entrance the at located is hunters for point access
573/222 3589 573/222
Use or possession of alcoholic beverages beverages alcoholic of possession or Use
designated access roads and entry points. The primary primary The points. entry and roads access designated Puxico, Missouri 63960 Missouri Puxico,
Trapping Trapping
All hunters must enter and exit the refuge only on on only refuge the exit and enter must hunters All 24279 State Highway 51 Highway State 24279
Prohibited Activities Prohibited Regulations Access Hunter Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife National Mingo U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife & Fish U.S. Rely on Signs, Not the Map To avoid trespass on private property, know the meaning of these signs and area regulations. Authorized activities on refuge land include hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation, canoeing, nature photography, environmental education and interpretation.
Hunting Prohibited NO HUNTING ZONE
Refuge Sanctuary NATIONAL Boundary WILDLIFE Area These signs mark REFUGE AREA This area is the boundary BEYOND off limits to of the refuge. It THIS the public is important to unless understand they SIGN otherwise DO NOT prohibit UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY CLOSED specified. access, only PROHIBITED All public entry prohibited U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR unauthorized uses. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Public Vehicles Hunt Area Prohibited This area is PUBLIC NO open to hunting at specific times. HUNTING VEHICLES AREA Limited public BEYOND hunting under Federal and State laws THIS Consult Manager for current regulations. POINT