Three hunters were successful in hunting elk in December.
The firearms portion of the elk-hunting season ran from Dec. 11-19 with three bull elk taken whereas the archery portion was Oct. 16-24 with two elk harvested.
Five Missouri hunters were selected for the elk permits via random drawing, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
All five hunters were successful in the firearms portion of the first inaugural elk hunt in 2020, but no elk were taken during the archery portion.
“We couldn’t be more excited for these five hunters,” said Aaron Hildreth, MDC Deer and Elk Biologist.