saltflat

How many deer are taken in your state during firearms season. How long does your season last. The final count in missouri is a little over 205,000 in just 10 days. That averages to 20,500 deer per day. Hunters ended up taking 81,712 bucks with at least 4 points on one side. 31,366 button bucks and 92,382 does. that is roughly 1/5 of the statewide estimated total. Just on opening weekend alone hunters took half of the total. over 100,000 deer in just 24 hours of shhotable hunting light. Buck harvest skyrocketed which is really good sign.

shpines

ours dosen't start until tomorrow.

Pat Curtis

Take into account all the deer that aren't tagged and registered..and you'd have a lot more.

saltflat

Ya i know especially since there aren't any check stations this year. All on the net and phone. Plus the antler point restrictions and people taking illegal bucks.

akaSharkey

http://www.mdc.state.mo.us/cgi-bin/news/news_search.cgi?item=1132336274,94884,
According to the conservation dept the opening day numbers are down 23% for Missouri. I know it was tough this year full moon, acorns everywhere, and the damn wind & rain

saltflat

ya i know deer were down opening weekend but we made up for it. only down 2000 deer from last year.