88k deer harvested during opening weekend, nearly 10k drop from last year

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in 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 on Saturday and Sunday, November 16-17, 51,086 were antlered bucks, 8,115 were button bucks, and 29,642 were does.

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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.

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