I'll put in my .02. I hunt in the NE portion of the state (north of Macon by 10 miles and east of Atlanta by 2-3 miles). From my stand I saw about 25-30 does on opening morning and about half as many little bucks. I took a button buck on opening day and a doe on the second day right at dusk (4:30 or so). I didn't see any shooter bucks all weekend but I have hope for next year because of all the little bucks I saw. I believe that the kill was down this year because of the AR being applied to more counties. Just give it a few years and we will have a great mature herd of deer in MO with bucks that rival Iowa and Illinois.