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Firearms deer season lowest harvest in 10 years
Posted: 11.30.2009 at 9:23 AM
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) -- The Department of Conservation says the November firearms deer season produced the lowest harvest in the state in 10 years.
   
The department says between Nov. 14 and 24, hunters killed 193,090 deer. Last year, hunters took 200,679 deer.
   
Department of Conservation deer biologist Lonnie Hansen says most of the deer are shot during the first two days of the season. But this year, the second day of the season was cold and wet, causing a drop in numbers.
   
An antlerless deer season in many northern and central counties and Cape Girardeau County continues through Sunday, followed by a statewide muzzleloader season Dec. 19 to 29.
   
Missouri's firearms deer season closes with the second portion of the youth season on Jan. 2 and 3, while archers can hunt until Jan. 15.
 

(Copyright ©2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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