POLICIES
Client/Camp Rules
If you will be flying and you wish for us to provide you with airport shuttle, your arrival and departure times are very important. Typically we request that arrivals are scheduled prior to 4:00 pm the day before the hunt begins, and departures are shceduled 10:00 am the day after the hunt ends. Be sure to consult with us if there are questions regarding flight details. If you will be driving, please let us know and we will get you directions.
Alcoholic beverages will not be provided by Missouri John's Outfitters. There will be no drinking of alcoholic beverages in the field. If drinking of alcohol is done during daylight hours, hunter(s) will not be permitted to hunt that day.
Should any hunter(s) actions or behavior become an unreasonable risk factor to other individuals attending the hunt, said hunter may be immediatley dissmissed from the premisses, and no money will be refunded.
When being transported in a guides vehicle, no shells are allowed in the chamber, and barrels should be pointed toward the floor of the vehicle. No loaded weapons are allowed in or around the camp area. All weapons will be loaded and unloaded in the field.
If a hunter is dropped off at a stand, he/she shall not leave that stand to hunt on foot. Walk-hunting is allowed only when accompanied by a Missouri John's Outfitters guide. In the event that a game animal is wounded, but not killed, the hunter is to stay in the stand until a guide arrives to assist in trailing the animal.
If a hunter should open any gate(s) while on the premises, the gate(s) shall be locked or latched the same way it was found.
Littering is not permitted and will not be tolerated in the stands or in the fields.
Payment Policy
All booking fees are due within 10 days of a verbal confirmation of a hunt.
Deposits may be paid by check, U.S. money order, or credit card.
All balances are due 30 days prior to arrival date.
Cancellations
No payments will be refunded unless you can provide a client to replace your hunt at the original hunt cost. We will make every effort possible to replace your reservation, however, Missouri John's Outfitters is not responsible for making said replacement.
Harvest Allotment
Our whitetail deer hunts allow one buck and one doe. To harvest a buck, he must have 18" main beams and/or an 18" inside spread with at least 4 points, 1" or longer, on one side. Ideally, we like for our clients to harverst only 4 1/2 yr old deer and older. Also included in our archery deer hunts we allow you to take one turkey of either sex.
Our spring turkey hunts allow you to take 2 birds, although Missouri regulations only allow you to take one bird during the first week of the season. There are no Jake regulations in Missouri, but we prefer that our adult hunters only take longbeards. We also have a fall shotgun season in October with a limit of 2 birds of either sex.
Wounded Animals
Any wounded animal will be treated as a kill. If blood is found, we will go to great lengths to recover the animal. If the animal that was wounded was a buck, it may be possible for you to continue to hunt for an additional fee of $300.00 paid before returning to the field.
Hunters are forbidden to shoot any animals that are not specified in their contract, unless given permission by a Missouri John's Outfitters guide. In the event that a hunte kills any game in the excess of his/her allowed limit, the hunter will be charged a harvest fee comparable to the standard hunt price for that animal.