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 Get bucked, 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. Prior to checking in, we strongly suggest that you shop locally in Bethany or Albany for lunch items (bread, cheese, sandwich meats, PB & J, snacks, beverages, etc.) which may be stored in one of our guest refrigerators.
Hunter Equipment List
Rubber boots
Scent control products
Waterproof clothes
Tree umbrella
Bow holder
Lighted Arrow Nocks
(a newly recommended requirement beginning with the 2023 season)
Pull-up rope
Good Binoculars & Range Finder
Seat cushion
Rattling bag/horns
Deer scents
Safety harness (a must)
Carabiner for Harness (locking style recommended)
Flashlight
For Our Rifle hunters
Small heater(and propane) if you want
Scent control products
Orange vest
Orange hat
Rubber boots
Seat cushion
Good Binoculars and Range Finder
Deer scents
Rattling bag/horns
Safety harness (a must) if you prefer a lock-on or ladder stand over box blind
Shooting Sticks
Flashlight
NOTE: Get Bucked does not permit the use of hunters personal self-climbers or saddles for reasons related to insurance liability.
NOTE: Get Bucked may have a small inventory of some items listed above just in case our hunters missed something when packing for the hunt or items may have been lost during travel to camp. If you find something missing upon arrival, just talk with your guide for assistance.
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 up into the 70's at mid-day.
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.
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. Get Bucked strongly encourages 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". We encourage downloading this app as it makes checking your harvest much easier and gives you a permanent record in your phone.
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: