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Frogging season opens at sunset June 30, 2002
Frogs taste like fish, but you can take them with a hunting permit.
MDC News
JEFFERSON CITY -- Time to brush up on your frog-catching techniques. Missouri's frog season opens at sunset June 30 and runs through Oct. 31.
Frogging is one of the few fishing or hunting activities that allows participants to go afield at night and use artificial light to pursue wildlife. A wide variety of methods can be used to capture frogs. Legal methods vary, depending on the type of permit the frogger has. Those with fishing permits may take frogs by hand, with a handnet, gig, longbow, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, jug line, snagging, snaring, grabbing or pole and line. With a hunting permit, froggers can use a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or use a pistol, pellet gun, longbow, crossbow, their hands or a hand net. Firearms may not be used when frogging on Missouri Department of Conservation lands.
Hunters should take precautions with firearms at all times. A .22-caliber bullet, like all firearms projectiles, can ricochet off water or rocks. For safety's sake, use hollow-point ammunition or a less powerful pellet gun for shooting frogs.
Almost any recipe that works for fish will do for frog legs. Battering or rolling in beaten eggs and bread crumbs and then deep-frying is a traditional favorite. For a switch, sauté in garlic butter and serve with lemon wedges.
Frogs taste like fish, but you can take them with a hunting permit.
MDC News
JEFFERSON CITY -- Time to brush up on your frog-catching techniques. Missouri's frog season opens at sunset June 30 and runs through Oct. 31.
Frogging is one of the few fishing or hunting activities that allows participants to go afield at night and use artificial light to pursue wildlife. A wide variety of methods can be used to capture frogs. Legal methods vary, depending on the type of permit the frogger has. Those with fishing permits may take frogs by hand, with a handnet, gig, longbow, trotline, throwline, limb line, bank line, jug line, snagging, snaring, grabbing or pole and line. With a hunting permit, froggers can use a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or use a pistol, pellet gun, longbow, crossbow, their hands or a hand net. Firearms may not be used when frogging on Missouri Department of Conservation lands.
Hunters should take precautions with firearms at all times. A .22-caliber bullet, like all firearms projectiles, can ricochet off water or rocks. For safety's sake, use hollow-point ammunition or a less powerful pellet gun for shooting frogs.
Almost any recipe that works for fish will do for frog legs. Battering or rolling in beaten eggs and bread crumbs and then deep-frying is a traditional favorite. For a switch, sauté in garlic butter and serve with lemon wedges.
