Missouri Coverage

The Bootheel Duck Migration Forecast

Ten Mile Pond, the rice ground and the drainage ditches down to the Arkansas line. The warmest corner of the state: it fills in December and the best hunting is often the last week of January.

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Season dates: Missouri duck season 2026-27, dates and migration timing

When The Bootheel peaks

DuckCast’s season model puts the mallard peak here around late December. The Bootheel carries its own season curve rather than sharing Missouri's statewide one, because the timing here genuinely differs from the rest of the state. That is a modelled typical curve, not a prediction for any single year. The actual push depends on cold fronts and freeze-up upstream, which is what the daily score tracks. Always confirm season dates with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

What DuckCast watches upstream of The Bootheel

3 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line: Havana, Spring Valley, Muscatine. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.

Locations stay generalized

Hunter reports for The Bootheel are always shown at the region level. DuckCast never collects or displays exact coordinates, so filing a report here never burns a spot.

Also covered in Missouri

Northwest Missouri North Missouri Northeast and the Upper Mississippi Missouri River Valley The Confluence West Central and the Osage The Ozarks Mingo Basin Live migration map

Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with Missouri Department of Conservation. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.