TheMissouri Department of Conservationannounced in a press release today that the totals for the 2023/2024 deer season are in and the total taken is stunning. They say its"a preliminary record-setting total deer harvest for the season of 326,026". The previous record for deer harvested in Mi...
Of the 37,000 deer tested in Missouri during the 2023 hunting season, 162 came back positive for CWD, bringing the total tested in Missouri to 572 since 2012. Currently, 39 Missouri counties have cases of the disease. MDC Certified Wildlife Biologist Jason Isabelle said that CWD is the ...
Deer donated to Share the Harvest must be tested for CWD if harvested from any of these 11 counties where CWD has been found: Adair, Cedar, Cole, Franklin, Jefferson, Linn, Macon, Perry, Polk, St. Clair, and Ste. Genevieve. These deer can only be donated through processors participating ...