Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 6,585 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.
Top harvest counties were Callaway with 261 deer checked, Osage with 201 and Pike with 193. Last year’s harvest total was 7,773.
Archery deer hunting continues through Jan. 15. The alternative methods portion will run Dec. 22 through Jan. 1.