A hundred years ago, barely 1,000 deer roamed Missouri. Between over-hunting and unsustainable thinking, white-tailed deer were few and far between. If someone spotted a track in the woods, they would ...

During the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season, hunters in Missouri harvested 68,312 deer, according to the preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Hold on to your seats, there are changes coming to Missouri hunting seasons in the new year. The Missouri Department of Conservation recently released the turkey and deer hunting dates for the ...

Missouri had an incredibly low harvest total during 2024's peak deer season, new data from the Missouri Department of Conservation showed. Hunters throughout the state harvested 159,120 deer during ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 159,120 deer during the November ...

Jan. 5—Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in another Southwest Missouri county for the first time. A positive was reported in a Barton County deer harvested this fall, according to the ...

MISSOURI, USA — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is considering a change that would affect thousands of hunters throughout the state, spurred by the continuous spread of a 100% fatal ...

Targeted culling of Missouri deer is underway in areas where new cases of chronic wasting disease were found following the latest deer harvests. The deer-hunting season wrapped up Jan. 15 with ...

With proposed changes to Chronic Wasting Disease management and hunting regulations in the works, Missouri Department of Conservation is wanting public feedback. MDC is revising its CWD Surveillance ...