Plan A Trip
Planning your Missouri hunting trip should not be hard, however to ensure that our clients have everything they are going to need, we have compiled a list of items that should be considered when packing for your hunt. Also, in order to assist our hunters at planning their stay with NWMO, we require that you arrive for check-in between 3:00 and 5:00pm the day before your scheduled hunt. Check-out time is 8:00am the morning following the last day of your hunt. Adherence to these times allows our staff to maximize turnover efficiency and the hunters overall experience. For those who plan on flying, our airport options are listed at the bottom of this page.
Hunter Equipment List
For Our Bowhunters
- Rubber boots
- Scent control products
- Waterproof clothes
- Tree umbrella
- Bow holder
- Lighted Arrow Nocks (new requirement beginning with the 2023 season)
- Pull-up rope
- Good binoculars
- Seat cushion
- Rattling bag/horns
- Deer scents
- Safety harness (a must)
- Carabiner for Harness (locking style recommended)
For Our Rifle hunters
- Small heater if you want
- Scent control products
- Orange vest
- Orange hat
- Rubber boots
- Seat cushion
- Good Binoculars
- Deer scents
- Rattling bag/horns
- Safety harness (a must) if you prefer a stand over box blind
- Shooting Sticks
For Our Turkey Hunters - Missouri requires all shot shells to be size #4 or smaller. Lead, heavy and TSS loads are permitted. Decoys are permitted and are hunter's option. A well stocked turkey vest for unguided hunters is recommended. As for clothing, be prepared for temperatures as low as the high 20's in the early morning.
For All of Our Hunters - a shooting range and targets are available at the North Lodge for archery practice, sighting in rifles, or patterning shotguns. Also, we request that you bring an appropriate case to store your gun in your vehicle as we do not permit them inside our lodges.
Airport / Driving Directions
Northwest Missouri Outfitters is located just west off of Interstate 35 about in the middle between Des Monies, IA and Kansas City, MO. An easy interstate drive away from some spectacular hunting opportunities. If driving, the NOD Main Lodge is 14 miles North on Highway C from Albany, MO
For those that wish to fly into Missouri and would like to know the closest airport and accommodations we have the following airports and runway lengths for those who fly private. If you need transportation arrangements, please contact us ahead of time so we can let you know any costs and coordinate those arrangements.
- Kansas City International Airport - The KCI complex spans more than 10,000 acres, and its three runways.
- Des Monies International Airport - Des Monies International Airport covers 2,625 acres. It has two runways.
- Bethany Memorial Airport - Asphalt Runway – 2255’ by 48’
- Albany Municipal Airport - Concrete Runway - 3000’ by 50’
Application / Licensing Information
Before heading out to fish or hunt for deer, turkey, waterfowl, furbearers, or small game, be sure to buy the right permits. You can buy them online, over the phone, at any Missouri Department of Conservation office, or from more than a thousand vendors around the state.
The State of Missouri has made the process of obtaining hunting permits very easy via a single link. On their single page you find permit and cost information for bow, cross-bow, firearms, etc. In addition, you will find useful information on each hunted species by way of notes, limits, and prohibitions. NWMO strongly ecourages each hunter to secure these permits before arrival at camp. Documents may be printed as hard copy or kept in your phone. The MDC app is available at the APP Store as "MO Hunting".
To get more information on Missouri hunting permit costs, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation website and search for the specie you plan on hunting: