MDC Reports November Firearms Deer Numbers

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 197,724 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, November 12-22.

Of the 197,724 deer harvested, 102,633 were antlered bucks, 16,929 were button bucks, and 78,162 were does.

Top harvest counties were Franklin, with 4,175 deer harvested, Texas, with 3,607 deer harvested; and Callaway, with 3,416 deer harvested.

Last year hunters checked 188,928 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, with 102,054 being antlered bucks, 16,537 being button bucks, and 70,337 being does.

Archery deer and turkey season will run from November 23 through January 15.