Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters from Daviess County ages six through 15 harvested 102 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2020 deer hunting season, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Of those deer, 68 were antlered bucks; 7 were button bucks; and 27 were does.
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Across the state 15,841 deer were harvested and top counties were Franklin with youth hunters harvesting 343 deer, Howell with 327, and Osage with 325.
Missouri’s deer archery season continues through Nov. 13 and resumes Nov. 25 through Jan. 15, 2021. The November portion of firearms deer season runs Nov. 14-24 followed by the late youth portion Nov. 27-29. The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 4-6 followed by the alternative methods portion Dec. 26 through Jan. 5, 2021.
Professional Processors
MDC encourages hunters who will have their deer professionally processed to check with meat processors about their availability to process deer this fall. Some meat processors around the state are reporting higher-than-normal business and may not be accepting deer for processing or will have significant delays in processing deer.
CWD Testing
MDC will continue to offer statewide voluntary sampling and testing of harvested deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the entire deer season at select locations throughout the state, including participating MDC offices, cooperating taxidermists, and new freezer head-drop locations. Sampling and test results are free. MDC reminds deer hunters to follow carcass movement restrictions that are in effect to slow the spread of CWD. Get more information on CWD, sampling station locations, and related regulations online at www.mdc.mo.gov/CWD.
Find more information on deer hunting from MDC’s 2020 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where hunting permits are sold and online at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/ZXv.