Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 8,599 deer during the alternative methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 24 – Jan. 3.
Top harvest counties were Franklin with 200 deer harvested, Harrison with 186, and Macon with 162.
The harvest total for last year’s alternative methods portion was 10,038.
Locally, totals were 2022-23 (2021-22):
Butler, 69 (48)
Carter, 48 (56)
Dunklin, 31 (25)
Reynolds, 61 (137)
Ripley, 85 (93)
Stoddard, 111 (110)
Wayne, 64 (72)
The archery deer and turkey season runs through Jan. 15.