Archery season continues through Jan. 15.
Preliminary data shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 12,080 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the fall firearms deer season, Dec. 22 - Jan. 1.
Of the total harvest, 3,081 were antlered bucks, 1,586 button bucks, and 7,413 does. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 304 deer harvested, Osage with 278, and Franklin with 263.
Deer hunting continues for this season with statewide archery hunting through Jan. 15.
For more on this season’s harvest totals, click here.
The harvest total for last year’s alternative-methods portion was 10,027 with 2,830 being antlered bucks, 1,311 button bucks, and 5,886 does.
Additional past-season harvest numbers, can be found here.