Preliminary data shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 2,556 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season, Nov. 23-25. Of the 2,556 deer harvested, 1,140 were antlered bucks, 336 were button bucks, and 1,080 were does.
Top counties were Wayne with 47, Ripley with 46, and Franklin, Macon and Osage with each having 45 deer checked.
Last year’s harvest total for the late youth portion was 3,115 with 1,299 being antlered bucks, 453 button bucks, and 1,363 does.
Archery deer hunting continues through Jan. 15, 2019. Up next for deer hunting in Missouri is the antlerless portion of firearms deer season, which runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. The alternative methods portion runs Dec. 22 through Jan. 1, 2019.
For more information on deer hunting in Missouri, see the 2018 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online.
Click here for current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer.
Harvest summaries from past years are also available.