Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 1,909 deer during Missouri's late youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.
Of the 1,909 deer killed, 752 were antlered bucks, 200 were button bucks, and 957 were does.
Last year's harvest total for the late youth portion was 2,595 with 1,160 being antlered bucks, 338 button bucks, and 1,097 does.
For current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county and type of deer, visit the department website at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/
Sports on 12/10/2019