JEFFERSON CITY Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 16 and 17. Of the 88,843 deer harvested, 51,086 were antlered bucks, 8,115 were button bucks, and 29,642 were does.
Since the start of fall firearms deer season, 657 deer have been harvested in Moniteau County. In nearby counties, 1,059 were harvested in Boone County, 489 in Cole County and 1,473 in Morgan County. Top harvest counties for opening weekend statewide were Franklin with 2,078 deer checked, Texas with 1,931 and Callaway with 1,735.
Last year, hunters checked 99,470 deer during the opening weekend of the 2018 November portion of firearms deer season.
For current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county and type of deer, visit the MDC website at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
For harvest summaries from past years, visit huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer/deer-harvest-reports/deer-harvest-summaries.
The November portion of fall firearms deer seasons continues through Nov. 26. Archery deer season opens again Nov. 27 through Jan. 15, 2020. The late youth portion runs Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. The antlerless portion runs Dec. 6-8. The alternative methods portion runs Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2020. For more information on deer hunting in Missouri, see MDC's 2019 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online.