Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 10,071 deer during the alternative methods portion of firearms deer season, Dec. 28 – Jan. 7.
Of the 10,071 deer harvested, 2,765 were antlered bucks, 1,072 were button bucks, and 6,234 were does.
Top harvest counties were Franklin with 223 deer harvested, Pike with 209 and Macon with 207. Texas County hunters took 110. (36 does, 8 button bucks and 66 does)
The harvest total for last year’s alternative methods portion was 12,496.
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/.
