Spring snow goose hunting in Missouri is an excellent way to harvest a wide variety of waterfowl species with the added bonus that snow geese are some of the world's most highly prized wild waterfowl. After you have hunted a few weeks in the rolling hills and fertile valleys of northwestern Missouri or the flatland rice fields of southeastern Missouri, you will really appreciate snow geese as they fly overhead or at sunset return to roost on stubble fields.
Advantages to spring snow goose hunting in Missouri

1. Inexpensive
The main advantage to spring snow goose hunting in Missouri is the cost. You can hunt Missouri's excellent waterfowl habitat all season long. Snow geese arrive in late December and leave in mid March. Many hunters will time a snow goose hunting trip to coincide with other forms of recreation or business travel, so you can enjoy a very inexpensive vacation.

2. Excellent variety of bird species
You will encounter at least six different species of geese during your spring snow goose hunting trip: white-fronted geese, greater Canada geese, lesser Canada geese, Richardson geese, Cackling geese, Ross's Geese and Snow Geese. Of course, you will also see mallards, widgeons’, teal and gadwall while they are here. The disadvantage to this type of spring hunting is that you can only shoot snow geese, blue geese (a color variation of the snow goose) and Ross’s geese.

3. Wonderful hunting lands
Missouri is one of the nation's best places for spring snow goose hunting in the fall and spring because of the mild climate and abundance of quality hunting lands. Spring snow goose hunters will be treated to an abundance of Turkey quail, mourning doves, and upland game birds such as pheasants.

4. Land ownership
Spring snow goose hunting in Missouri is almost 10% of the Missouri deer hunting that is available. The most common spring goose hunting country with the most land ownership is in northern Missouri (at least 15,000 acres). In southern Missouri, there are over 20,000 acres of land that is privately owned. This great spring waterfowl habitat mostly can only be hunted with permission from the landowner or with an outfitter. Many landowners lease their property to hunting outfitters. If you are interested in spring goose hunting in Missouri, contact a local hunting guide or outfitter for more details on obtaining access to some of the best properties for your spring waterfowl hunting trip.

5. Limited use of upland game
During spring snow goose hunting season Missouri is limited to upland game clubs that raise chucker’s, quail and other varieties of upland game birds, so other hunters are competing with you for quality snow goose lands that is where a local hunting guide or outfitter pays off.

6. Weather
Spring snow goose hunting in Missouri is usually very pleasant weather-wise compared to other spring waterfowl hunts. The weather can vary greatly during the spring snow goose hunt. In southern Missouri (near Kennett) it has been warm and pleasant but in northern Missouri (on the Iowa Nebraska border) it can be a little more difficult to hunt because it can be cold and rainy.

7. Habitat and early planting
Spring snow goose hunters in Missouri have a lot of prime land to hunt. There are many areas, many miles across that are best hunted during the spring months when the geese are actively searching for food during their migration. Often you will be hunting through some of the last harvest of rice, corn and soybean in a field or you may be hunting on very low-lying ground where seeds have not completely matured yet like winter wheat. The advantage to all this is that there are easily seen open areas that are often full of snow geese after hunting season