Daviess County hunters bagged 508 less deer this year
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Daviess County hunters bagged 508 less deer this year than last as overall harvest numbers declined statewide.
Firearm deer hunters in Daviess County bagged 2,305 whitetails (805 antlered bucks, 368 button bucks and 1,132 does). The 2004 total, according to the MDC website, was 2,813.
When the season ended Tuesday, hunters in the Northwest Region met expectations with 32,713 total deer checked in — an increase of 1,206 from last year. Totals were:13,390 antlered bucks, 4,853 button bucks and 14,470 does.
Deer taken in the counties surrounding Daviess racked up as follows: Caldwell with 1,831; DeKalb with 1,394; Gentry with 1,447; Grundy with 1,580; Harrison with 2,313; and Livingston with 1,848.
High counties in the northwest region were Carroll with 2,448; Nodaway with 2,433 and Linn with 2,395.
Hunters statewide saw a decrease of 16,860 from last year. This year’s total was 205,451 (81,707 antlered bucks, 31,364 button bucks and 92,380 does). High counties statewide were Callaway with 4,002; Pike with 3,702; and Benton with 3,690.
The archery season continues through Jan. 15. The muzzle-loader hunt runs through Dec. 4, and an antlerless deer hunt goes from Dec. 10 to Dec. 18.
There were eight non-fatal accidents and two fatal accidents. Fatalities included a man shot during a group hunt in Texas County and a northeast Missouri man. Both incidents are being investigated as “Class A” accidents in which other hunters mistakenly fired at what they believed were deer.