JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 1,909 deer during Missouri's late youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. Of the 1,909 deer harvested, 752 were antlered bucks, 200 were button bucks, and 957 were does.
As of Dec. 2, 24 deer were checked in Moniteau County. In surrounding counties, 31 were checked in Morgan, 22 were checked in Boone and nine were checked in Cole. Top counties for the late youth portion were Osage with 63 deer checked, Lincoln with 45 and Callaway with 41.
Last year's harvest total for the late youth portion was 2,595, with 1,160 being antlered bucks, 338 button bucks and 1,097 does.
For current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer, visit the MDC website.
For harvest summaries from past years, visit huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer/deer-harvest-reports/deer-harvest-summaries.
Deer hunting in Missouri continues with archery deer hunting through Jan. 15, 2020. The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 6-8. Lastly, the alternative methods portion will run Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2020.