Missouri Deer Hunting, County by County

114 Missouri counties ranked by a provisional FDR Deer Herd Index Provisional. A 0–100 score built from Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Telecheck records, 2015–2025 plus public-land access. Click any county for the free report: multi-year harvest trend, herd metrics, public land and season notes.

This index is provisional: Provisional index covering herd, harvest, the Buck Index, roadway and access components; habitat and age structure partial where the state does not publish them. It is computed from what is real in the public harvest record plus public-land access. The Buck Index ranks each county 0 to 100 against every county we cover. Land is measured as what a hunter can actually hunt (10 m estimate).

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RankCountyFDR IndexTierBuck IndexPublic land %
#1Macon72.3A - Elite58↓3.5%
#2Warren68.4B - Strong73→2.8%
#3Harrison67.8B - Strong53↓1.2%
#4Clay67.3B - Strong67→0.7%
#5Linn66.5B - Strong69→2.9%
#6Caldwell65.4B - Strong72→1.1%
#7St. Charles64.9B - Strong75→5.3%
#8Putnam64.4B - Strong83→2.1%
#9Worth64.4B - Strong58→0.1%
#10Adair64.1B - Strong76→3.7%
#11Lincoln63.8B - Strong69→2.4%
#12Platte63.5B - Strong69→1.4%
#13Clark63B - Strong71→2.0%
#14Lewis62.7B - Strong65→7.1%
#15Bates61.5B - Strong66→4.4%
#16Henry61.4B - Strong60↑7.8%
#17Jackson61.3B - Strong83→1.8%
#18Franklin60.2B - Strong70→1.9%
#19Vernon59.9B - Strong57↓0.7%
#20Pike59.5B - Strong79→1.9%
#21Boone59.3B - Strong92→3.0%
#22Cedar58.2B - Strong59↓7.0%
#23Chariton57.6B - Strong68→0.4%
#24Carroll57.3B - Strong67↑0.9%
#25Newton57.2B - Strong63→1.2%
#26Sullivan57.2B - Strong45→1.1%
#27Jefferson57.1B - Strong58→1.1%
#28Cass57B - Strong67↑0.5%
#29Ray57B - Strong59→0.6%
#30Scotland57B - Strong61→1.5%
#31Johnson56.8B - Strong57↑1.3%
#32Atchison56.7B - Strong67↓3.5%
#33St. Clair56.7B - Strong67→7.1%
#34DeKalb56.6B - Strong80→2.0%
#35Barton55.9B - Strong57→3.5%
#36Gentry55.3B - Strong60↓1.6%
#37Holt54.7C - Above Average64↓3.2%
#38Buchanan54.3C - Above Average64→1.9%
#39Andrew54.2C - Above Average75→3.7%
#40Randolph54.2C - Above Average69→0.1%
#41Grundy54.1C - Above Average61→2.3%
#42St. Louis54C - Above AverageUrban N/A4.0%
#43Gasconade53.5C - Above Average83→0.5%
#44Greene53.5C - Above Average79→1.3%
#45Callaway53.4C - Above Average83→2.1%
#46Dallas53.4C - Above Average57↓2.9%
#47Livingston53.4C - Above Average71→<0.1%
#48Stone53.4C - Above Average53→1.5%
#49Benton53C - Above Average60→3.1%
#50Ralls52.9C - Above Average66→<0.1%
#51Saline52.7C - Above Average83→1.7%
#52Crawford52.6C - Above Average43→2.9%
#53Mercer52.2C - Above Average71→1.0%
#54Monroe51.7C - Above Average66→<0.1%
#55Howard51.6C - Above Average69→2.4%
#56Pettis51.3C - Above Average73→0.6%
#57Nodaway50.9C - Above Average74→1.2%
#58Cole50.7C - Above Average76→3.1%
#59Wayne50.6C - Above Average41↓3.0%
#60Clinton50.5C - Above Average54→0.4%
#61Carter50.4C - Above Average48→18.3%
#62Daviess49.8C - Above Average79→0.3%
#63Ste. Genevieve49.8C - Above Average59↓1.2%
#64Shelby49.2C - Above Average69↓0.7%
#65Polk49.1C - Above Average73→1.6%
#66Wright49C - Above Average60→0.6%
#67Schuyler48.8C - Above Average68→<0.1%
#68Camden48.3C - Above Average76→1.4%
#69Jasper48.2C - Above Average50→0.1%
#70Knox47.1C - Above Average78↓0.4%
#71McDonald46.8C - Above Average49→0.8%
#72Pemiscot46.7C - Above Average49→2.7%
#73Marion46.6C - Above Average54→0.5%
#74Montgomery46.4C - Above Average65→1.1%
#75Hickory45.8C - Above Average74→2.4%
#76Butler45.7C - Above Average51→4.8%
#77Bollinger44.9C - Above Average47↓5.1%
#78Pulaski44.7C - Above Average70→0.2%
#79Dunklin44.5C - Above Average59→1.7%
#80Lawrence44.4C - Above Average48→1.3%
#81Iron43.9C - Above Average56↑4.6%
#82Christian43.5C - Above Average82→0.8%
#83Texas43.4C - Above Average41↓2.0%
#84Audrain43.3C - Above Average64→0.6%
#85Moniteau43.2C - Above Average83→1.4%
#86Barry42.9C - Above Average63→1.0%
#87Mississippi42.5C - Above Average62→2.1%
#88Cooper42.3C - Above Average76→2.1%
#89St. Francois41.7C - Above Average54→0.1%
#90Lafayette41.6C - Above Average58→0.7%
#91Washington41.4C - Above Average52↓1.9%
#92Morgan40.7C - Above Average73→0.2%
#93New Madrid38.9D - Average59→1.6%
#94Ozark38.9D - Average52↑10.0%
#95Osage38.3D - Average71→0.6%
#96Webster38.2D - Average62→0.5%
#97Laclede38D - Average67→0.3%
#98Dade37.9D - Average59→0.8%
#99Miller37.9D - Average75→1.4%
#100Taney37.8D - Average56→1.2%
#101Maries37.5D - Average69↓0.8%
#102Cape Girardeau36.3D - Average65→1.1%
#103Douglas36.2D - Average61→0.5%
#104Howell36.2D - Average38→1.4%
#105Dent36.1D - Average42→3.7%
#106Scott36.1D - Average60→0.6%
#107Reynolds35.4D - Average49→7.2%
#108Ripley35.2D - Average46→2.1%
#109Stoddard35.2D - Average66→0.6%
#110Shannon34.5D - Average35→20.0%
#111Phelps32.7D - Average54→0.3%
#112Perry30.9D - Average53→0.7%
#113Madison30.6D - Average49→0.4%
#114Oregon22.6E - Below Average50↑0.1%

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Sources: Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Telecheck records, 2015–2025; public-land access from public land-cover and public-hunting-area records. Public-record data only: no private contact information, no landowner lists. This is a provisional index, harvest and access components only; Buck Index and roadway components are a later step.

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