This state's classification carries no date range for the species.
MDC field guide explicitly classifies it "Nongame.Fewer than 25 birds remain in isolated populations in northwest and west-central Missouri." Endangered within Missouri, species of conservation concern; no hunting season exists.
State-endangered (fewer than 25 birds remaining, isolated northwest/west-central populations) and not hunted, but MDC and Iowa DNR jointly run an active annual spring lek survey (March 20-April 20, route-based + blitz-style, with Missouri Master Naturalists-KC volunteer participation) — active monitoring continuing despite the closed status, matching the CA/CO/IL “monitoring continues despite closure” pattern already established in this registry. No 2026 edition/count confirmed this pass; population reported still declining relative to a 2017 restoration-effort baseline.