Preliminary data shows deer hunters harvested 99,567 deer Nov. 10 and 11, during the opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season. Of the deer harvested, 55,887 were antlered bucks, 9,573 were button bucks, and 34,107 were does.
Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 2,057 deer checked, Callaway with 1,971, and Benton with 1,875.
Last year, hunters checked 94,886 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season.
The fall firearms deer seasons continues through Nov. 20. Archery deer season opens again Nov. 21 through Jan. 15, 2019. The late youth portion runs Nov. 23-25. The antlerless portion runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 2, and the alternative methods portion runs Dec. 22 through Jan. 1, 2019.
Find current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county and type of deer here.
Harvest summaries from past years are also available.
For more information on deer hunting in Missouri, see Missouri’s 2018 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online.