Missouri youth hunters harvest 13,759 deer during youth portion of the 2022 deer hunting season

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Preliminary data shows young hunters harvested 13,759 deer during the early youth portion of firearms deer season Oct. 29-30. Pictured is Jovi Bond of Eugene, who harvested this buck on private property in Cole County. (Source: MDC)
Preliminary data shows young hunters harvested 13,759 deer during the early youth portion of firearms deer season Oct. 29-30. Pictured is Jovi Bond of Eugene, who harvested this buck on private property in Cole County. (Source: MDC)

(KBSI) – Young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,759 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2022 deer hunting season, Oct. 29-30, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Top counties

  • Franklin County – 330
  • Osage County – 310
  • Howell – 260

Youth hunters harvested 15,608 during 2021’s early youth portion.

Tap here to view additional harvest numbers for the 2022 early youth portion.

Missouri’s archery deer and turkey season continues through Nov. 11. It resumes Nov. 23 through Jan. 15, 2023.

The November portion of firearms deer season runs Nov. 12-22 followed by the late youth portion Nov. 25-27.

The antlerless portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 3-11 (in open counties) followed by the alternative methods portion Dec. 24 through Jan. 3, 2023.

Tap here to read more information on deer hunting from MDC’s 2022 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet.

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