Deer Harvest Tops 285,000

Missouri’s 2019-2020 deer-hunting season ended Wednesday, with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 285,483. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks, 27,931 were button bucks, and 123,638 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,247 deer checked, Callaway with 5,703, and Texas with 5,157. Hunters harvested 290,224 deer during the 2018-2019 overall deer hunting season.