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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,025 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, which ran Dec. 23 - Jan. 2. Of the total harvest, 2,827 were antlered bucks, 1,312 button bucks, and 5,886 does. Top harvest counties were Howell with 249 deer harvested, Franklin with 215, and Oregon with 214.
The harvest total for last year’s alternative-methods portion was 10,602 consisting of 2,787 antlered bucks, 1,496 button bucks, and 6,319 does.
Deer hunting continues for this season with statewide archery hunting through Jan. 15.
For more information on deer hunting in Missouri, visit huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer
