As publishedOct 18, 2026 - Dec 1, 2026
Missouri Small Game Hunting Permit + Migratory Bird Hunting Permit required.HIP certification is a nationwide federal requirement for migratory game bird hunting applicable in Missouri, but the exact confirming sentence was not located on fetched MDC pages in this pass — flagged for human verification.
No MO-specific program; only the federal USFWS American Woodcock Population Status report applies. Not yet published for 2026 as of 2026-08-19 (confirmed via direct fetch and search: no 2026 edition on FWS's report-collection page).