The most popular weekend for many Missouri deer hunters is approaching, and the Missouri Department of Conservation says deer numbers are looking good.
The opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season, this Saturday and Sunday, is the most popular two days for most deer hunters in Missouri, per MDC.
"Hunters typically harvest between a quarter to a third of the state’s total annual deer harvest during those two days," according to a Department of Conservation news release.
A total of 297,214 deer were harvested during the 2020-21 deer season. Of that number, 80,744 were taken during opening weekend of the November portion, which accounted for about 27 percent of the total harvest.