Big buck fever!

GageLockridge-Cameron-7-points

GavinSprague-11yrs-10points

Hadley Cox, age 10, 8 points

Cole Chrisman, Gallatin, age 9, 10 points

MDC reports 708 deer harvested in Daviess during firearms opening weekend

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Daviess County harvested 708 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 16 and 17. Of the 708 deer harvested, 429 were antlered bucks, 54 were button bucks, and 225 were does.

Missouri harvested 88,843 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season. 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 the 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.

The November portion of fall firearms deer seasons continues through Nov. 26. Archery deer season opens again Nov. 27 through Jan. 15, 2020. The late youth portion runs Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. The antlerless portion runs Dec. 6-8. The alternative methods portion runs Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2020.

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KasonKing_10yrs_6point

KaylenSterneker_12yrs_9point

KendellJones_8yrs

JasperHamilton-12yrs-10 point

Drake Johnson, 10 points

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KylieSpencer_9yrs_12 points

Mason Hamilton_15yrs_9 point_Shot With Bow

Preston Jawahir_Spickard

Quade Sprague_13yrs_8 point

RaylanAdkison_6yrs old_12points

T.J. Kline_8 yrs_5 points_Shot With Bow

Tagen Eversole_10 yrs old

Tegan Alexander_11 yrs_8point

Thomas Hogan_7 yrs_5 point

Draygan Schweizer, Gallatin, 17 points