November Firearms Harvest Totals Down Statewide

Grundy’s Harvest Total Declines Along With State’s Number
By the Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 178,936 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, Nov. 16-26. Of the 178,936 deer harvested, 91,420 were antlered bucks, 17,237 were button bucks, and 70,279 were does.
Top harvest counties were Franklin with 4,008 deer checked, Texas with 3,734, and Callaway with 3,369.  
Last year hunters checked 200,738 deer during the 2018 November portion of firearms deer season with 103,582 being antlered bucks, 20,040 being button bucks, and 77,116 being does.
In Grundy County, 1,087 deer were harvested, with 596 of those being antlered bucks. A total of 402 does were harvested in Grundy County along with 89 button bucks.
Grundy’s total, like the statewide total, was down this year after 1,191 total deer were harvested in the county last season. In 2018, Grundy hunters tagged 662 antlered bucks.
Other local counties saw 1,778 deer harvested in Harrison County, with 1,042 of those being antlered bucks; 1,391 deer taken in Daviess County, with 742 of those being antlered bucks; 1,227 deer harvested in Livingston County, with 675 of those being antlered bucks; 1,110 deer tagged in Mercer County, with 695 of those being antlered bucks; 1,369 deer harvested in Putnam County, with 818 of those being antlered bucks; 1,566 deer taken in Sullivan County, with 932 of those being antlered bucks.
Complete county-by-county results from the November portion of fall firearms deer season can be found online at https://extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
MDC reported six firearms-related hunting incidents during the November portion of the firearms deer season with four being self-inflicted, one non-fatal incident involving a shooter and victim, and one fatal incident involving a shooter and victim.
Deer hunting in Missouri continues with archery deer hunting from Nov. 27 through Jan. 15, 2020. The late youth portion of firearms deer season runs Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 6-8. Lastly, the alternative methods portion will run Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2020.