Young hunters ages 6 through 15 checked 14,095 deer during Missouri's early youth portion of the 2015 deer hunting season, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Last year's harvest total for the early youth portion was 18,091.
Top counties for the early youth portion were Franklin with 338, Osage with 337, and Howell with 288 deer checked.
The total for the firearms deer urban zone portion, Oct. 9 to 12, was 401 with the top three counties being Greene with 106, Jefferson with 57, and St. Charles with 43. The 2014 total for the firearms deer urban zone portion was 599.
Archery deer hunting continues through Nov. 13 and from Nov. 25 though Jan. 15, 2016. The November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 14 through 24, will be followed by the firearms deer antlerless portion Nov. 25 through Dec. 6.
Firearms deer alternative methods portion runs Dec. 19 to29 followed by firearms deer late youth portion on Jan. 2 and 3, 2016.
More information on deer hunting in Missouri is available at mdc.mo.gov.