APPLY FOR THE ELK PERMIT LOTTERY -- Apply through May 31 online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, through MDC's free MO Hunting app, through a permit vendor, or by calling 1-800-392-4115. For more information on elk hunting in Missouri, visit huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/elk. For this first elk season, MDC has designated a nine-day archery portion running Oct. 17-25 and a nine-day firearms portion running Dec. 12-20. The five permits will be for bull elk and will be valid for both portio

12K views · 284 reactions | CONSERVATION PROFILE: ELK HUNT -- Landowner Bill Clark was one of five hunters that participated in Missouri’s first elk-hunting season in modern history. The other four permit-holders had harvested a bull elk as the season was nearing an end. That's when Clark got his opportunity. He shares his experience. Learn more: https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-reports-elk-hunters-go-five-five-inaugural-elk-hunt | Missouri Dept. of Conservation | Facebook

ELK VIEWING - Learn more about elk in Missouri and the self-guided auto tour at Peck Ranch and Current River Conservation Areas in this short video. NOTE: The driving tour is open sunrise to sunset seven days a week — except during calving season (April 1 to July 1), managed deer hunts, fall firearms deer season, and in the event roads are closed due to weather. Check our website for more details: http://mdc.mo.gov/node/15985 | Missouri Dept. of Conservation