Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 16 and 17. Of the 88,843 deer harvested, 51,086 were antlered bucks, 8,115 were button bucks, and 29,642 were does.
Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 2,078 deer checked, Texas with 1,931, and Callaway with 1,735.
Last year, hunters checked 99,470 deer during the opening weekend of the 2018 November portion of firearms deer season.
Locally, Texas County harvested 2,080 deer, Howell County 1,524, Shannon County 1,304, Douglas County 1,288, Wright County 1,105, Ripley County 1,016, Oregon County 942, Ozark County 931, and Carter County 568.
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