Thursday, November 26, 2009
Northwest Missouri saw a decrease in deer kills during firearms season this year, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The season ended Tuesday.
Total deer killed in the Northwest region was 26,174. That's down from the 32,062 killed in 2008. Statewide, there were 193,152 deer killed compared to 200,670 in 2008. Firearms deer season began Nov. 14 in Missouri.
Andrew County reported 1,105 compared to 1,284 in 2008. Atchison County had 996 compared to 1,334 in 2008. Buchanan County had 731 compared to 898 in 2008. Caldwell County reported 1,207 compared to 1,409 in 2008. Clinton County had 911 compared to 1,037 in 2008.
Daviess County had 1,879 compared to 2,355 in 2008. DeKalb County had 1,075 compared to 1,326 in 2008. Gentry County reported 1,355 compared to 1,564 in 2008. Grundy County reported 1,198 compared to 1,501 in 2008. Harrison County had 2,259 compared to 2,687 in 2008. Holt County had 942 compared to 1,113 in 2008.
Livingston County reported 1,444 compared to 1,835 in 2008. Mercer County had 1,618 compared to 1,829 in 2008. Nodaway County reported 2,065 compared to 2,474 in 2008. Worth County had 788 compared to 859 in 2008.
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BKS says...
MDC says the low numbers here in the NW may have been due to the weather. If you want to harvest a deer, you need to prepare yourself and adapt to the weather. The only thing that will keep me from hunting is the sound of thunder. Deer hunting in the weather conditions we have had is all part of the experience. The deer were moving. My brother-in-law and I hunted Monkey Mountain and had a total of 20 deer sightings in the first two days of the season. I harvested a nice size doe in the second day.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
November 26, 2009 at 7:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
HannahBelle says...
Good for deer, Bad for automobiles. In the last three weeks there's been three deer roadkills just off exit 11 on Interstate 229. The hunting season definitely needs to be extended.
November 26, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
out2hunt says...
One word - CORN. There is a bunch of it still in. Deer don't have to leave it. I've seen a few deer and passed up some with both bow and rifle. But I've not seen near what I normally see.
November 26, 2009 at 6:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )