Texas County began Wednesday in second place in the annual deer harvest in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation reported. The season began Saturday.
Hunters in the county have harvested 2,285 deer. The breakdown shows: Antlered bucks (1,173), button bucks (211) and does (901).
Leading the state is Franklin County with 2,584. Other top counties: Callaway (2,122), Bollinger (2,067) and Benton (1,877).
The season ends Nov. 22.