Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 6,585 deer during the antlerless portion of the fall firearms deer season, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 261, Osage with 201, and Pike with 193 deer checked. Last year’s harvest total was 7,773.
There was one button buck killed in the county
Archery deer hunting continues through Jan. 15. The alternative methods portion will run Dec. 22 through Jan. 1.