There are millions of acres of public land in Missouri to hunt deer with a rifle. Some times you find a place that isn't very crowded.

Mark Twain National Forest is the largest and is spread all over the state. There are lots of smaller places to hunt as well. Contact the conservation site in the first post to get more info. What area of the stateare you interested in?

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has listings of hunting land for lease all the time. Contact their web site for more info. St Louis Post Dispatch .com. Look in the classified section.