contact the Missouri D.N.R.( department of natrual resources) on the web they have all the information you will need.I dont know that states hunting laws but here in Indiana we have public hunting ground (you just sign in and go hunting) and private ground (you have to get permission to hunt yourself from the land owner) You will need a hunting lisence non- resident since you dont live there.Also you might have to take a Hunters Ed course.Here in Indiana anyone born after 1986 has to take the H.E.D. Course to get a hunting permit.In Indiana anyone can buy a gun if you are 18 and have not been in any big trouble.(Dont know how it works if you are n ot from the states) You will have to ask the D.N.R. Hope this helps you alittle. lightfoot from Indiana