JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters harvested 6,524 deer during the state’s firearms Early Antlerless Portion of deer season, Oct. 9-11. The top-three harvest counties were Franklin with 203 deer harvested, Howell with 181, and Jefferson with 177.
Last year’s Early Antlerless Portion harvest total was 8,494.
According to MDC, record to near-record high temperatures impacted this year’s harvest total.
Get more information on harvest summaries by county at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
Deer hunting in Missouri continues through Jan. 15. Archery season opened Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 13. It reopens Nov. 25 and runs through Jan. 15, 2027. The Early Youth Portion is Oct. 24 and 25. The November Firearms Portion runs Nov. 14-24. The Late Youth Portion runs Nov. 27 - 29 followed by the Late Antlerless Portion Dec. 5 – 13 in select counties. The Alternative Methods Portion Dec. 26 through Jan. 5, 2027.
Get more information on deer hunting in Missouri from MDC’s 2026 Fall Deer & Turkey Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer.
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