Managed Deer Hunts 2008-2009

ARCHERY (12 hunts – longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
12 Hunts: TOTAL = 830 2,417 34% 615 45 101 34 180 29%
11 Bicentennial CA Dec. 6–14 E 30 149 20% 19 - 2 1 3 16%
12 Blue and Gray CP* Nov. 1–14 H 40 333 12% 36 3 14 3 20 42%
13 Blue and Gray CP* Dec. 6–19 H 40 157 25% 33 - 13 5 18 36%
14 Burr Oak Woods CA* Nov. 3–5 E 30 138 22% 24 - 2 2 4 17%
15 Caney Mountain CA Nov. 1–3 C 100 100 100% 64 5 1 - 6 9%
16 James A Reed WLA* Nov. 1–9 D1 50 222 23% 38 8 6 - 14 32%
17 Jerry Smith Park* / Saeger Woods CA* Nov. 3–30 H 20 93 22% 17 3 15 3 21 76%
18 Longview Lake CP* Nov. 1–14 H 45 458 10% 45 6 32 5 43 73%
19 Longview Lake CP* Dec. 6–19 H 45 191 24% 36 2 12 3 17 39%
21 Otter Slough CA Oct. 1–14 B 15 36 42% 15 - 2 - 2 13%
22 Otter Slough CA Jan. 1–15 C 15 151 10% 13 1 - 1 2 15%
23 Peck Ranch CA Oct. 17–19 C 400 389 100% 275 17 2 11 30 11%
ARCHERY or CROSSBOW (21 hunts – longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
21 Hunts: TOTAL = 2,000 6,770 30% 1,512 78 139 25 242 16%
24 August A. Busch CA Sept. 27 – Oct. 5 D 150 608 25% 126 7 15 2 24 16%
25 August A. Busch CA Oct. 13–24 D 150 898 17% 128 12 17 3 32 21%
26 August A. Busch CA Dec. 15–31 D 300 1,046 29% 237 10 20 1 31 12%
27 Columbia Bottom CA Oct. 1–19 G 40 187 21% 30 3 4 2 9 20%
28 Columbia Bottom CA Oct. 30 – Nov. 21 G 40 393 10% 31 2 5 1 8 23%
29 Columbia Bottom CA Dec. 1–21 G 40 121 33% 35 1 4 - 5 14%
31 Columbia Bottom CA Dec. 26 – Jan. 15 G 45 152 30% 38 2 5 3 10 21%
32 Forest 44 CA Oct. 6–19 D 75 186 40% 48 7 2 3 12 25%
33 Forest 44 CA Dec. 1–31 D 100 244 41% 60 - 3 1 4 7%
34 Marais Temps Clair CA Sept. 15–30 C 20 31 65% 9 - - - 0 0%
35 Marais Temps Clair CA Nov. 1–3 and Nov. 7–10 C 10 25 40% 7 1 - - 1 14%
36 Marais Temps Clair CA Jan. 1–15 C 20 21 95% 12 - 2 - 2 17%
37 Rockwoods Range Nov. 1–30 D 75 244 31% 61 2 6 - 8 10%
38 Rockwoods Range Dec. 1–31 D 75 150 50% 50 2 3 1 6 12%
39 St. Stanislaus CA Oct. 1 – Nov. 13 D 30 146 21% 20 - 1 - 1 5%
41 St. Stanislaus CA Nov. 18 – Dec. 31 D 30 118 25% 29 1 - 2 3 10%
42 Weldon Spring CA Sept. 15 – Oct. 5 D 150 194 77% 119 4 11 - 15 11%
43 Weldon Spring CA Oct. 13–24 D 150 265 57% 124 8 6 2 16 11%
44 Weldon Spring CA Dec. 15 – Jan. 15 D 300 471 64% 227 6 17 3 26 11%
45 Whetstone Creek CA Oct. 1–17 and Oct. 20 – Nov. 9 G1 100 1,220 8% 91 10 15 1 26 25%
46 Whetstone Creek CA Dec. 4 – Jan. 1 J 100 50 100% 30 - 3 - 3 10%
MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS (21 hunts)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
21 Hunts: TOTAL = 1,950 11,918 16% 1,745 171 410 117 698 34%
47 Babler SP Dec. 13–14 I 100 1,072 9% 96 2 24 5 31 23%
48 Burr Oak Woods CA* Dec. 1–3 E 20 97 21% 19 - 6 2 8 37%
49 Caney Mountain CA Oct. 18–20 C 250 516 48% 222 12 9 4 25 11%
51 Drury-Mincy CA Oct. 25–27 C 250 559 45% 211 28 22 3 53 25%
52 Fleming Park (west side)* Nov. 3–5 H 40 414 10% 38 9 27 8 44 71%
53 Fleming Park (east side)* Dec. 3–5 H 50 297 17% 47 6 22 5 33 53%
54 Fleming Park (west side)* Dec. 10–12 H 40 139 29% 40 - 15 3 18 40%
55 Forest 44 CA Nov. 10–11 D 30 278 11% 31 8 - 1 9 29%
56 Forest 44 CA Nov. 17–18 D 30 56 54% 28 3 3 2 8 21%
57 James A. Reed WLA* Nov. 10–14 E1 40 137 29% 33 1 10 7 18 48%
58 James A. Reed WLA* Nov. 17–21 E1 40 54 74% 35 1 5 4 10 26%
59 Mingo NWR Jan. 3–4 E 130 2,022 6% 117 11 26 10 47 32%
61 Monkey Mountain CP* Nov. 5–7 H 25 264 9% 24 6 23 7 36 83%
62 Peck Ranch CA Nov. 7–9 A 400 1,079 37% 353 53 - - 53 15%
63 Pelican Island CA Nov. 1–3 H 80 782 10% 78 6 43 3 52 10%
64 Rockwoods Reservation* Dec. 1–2 E 30 186 16% 27 1 7 4 12 41%
65 Shaw Nature Reserve Dec. 13–14 J 85 460 18% 70 - 7 2 9 11%
66 Squaw Creek NWR Jan. 3–4 K 125 735 17% 111 - 118 33 151 67%
67 Swan Lake NWR (east)* Dec. 13–14 C1 50 1,288 4% 44 10 2 - 12 27%
68 Swan Lake NWR (west)* Dec. 13–14 C1 50 1,224 4% 46 14 4 1 19 41%
69 Watkins Mill SP & SHS Dec. 13–14 J 85 259 33% 75 - 37 13 50 48%
HISTORIC METHODS (5 hunts – muzzleloading or cap-&-ball firearms; longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
5 Hunts: TOTAL = 900 1,867 48% 793 40 127 29 196 25%
71 August A. Busch CA Nov. 15–17 F 100 157 64% 91 - 33 5 38 31%
72 August A. Busch CA Nov. 19–21 E 100 352 28% 93 13 43 9 65 54%
73 August A. Busch CA Nov. 23–25 C 100 676 15% 93 19 8 3 30 32%
74 Fort Leonard Wood2 Dec. 20–21 C1 500 446 100% 430 8 28 4 40 9%
75 Reform CA Dec. 4–7 J 100 236 42% 86 - 15 8 23 23%
SHOTGUNS (2 hunts – with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
2 Hunts: TOTAL = 45 265 17% 35 - 7 1 8 23%
76 Columbia Bottom CA Nov. 24–28 F 30 122 25% 25 - 4 1 5 20%
77 Marais Temps Clair CA Oct. 4–14 C 15 143 10% 10 - 3 - 3 30%
MODERN FIREARMS (13 hunts – centerfire cartridges and shotguns with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
13 Hunts: TOTAL = 825 4,253 19% 712 46 278 77 401 56%
74 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 6,550 27,487 24% 5,412 380 1,062 283 1,725 30%
78 Clarence Cannon NWR* Jan. 3–4 J 40 HUNT DID NOT TAKE PLACE AREA FLOODED   %
79 Knob Noster SP Dec. 6–7 J 100 473 21% 81 - 48 11 59 48%
81 Lamine River CA Jan. 10–12 J 75 304 25% 58 2 23 6 31 38%
82 Pershing SP Dec. 6–7 J 150 505 30% 133 - 55 11 66 34%
83 Prairie Fork CA Oct. 18–19 F 15 49 31% 15 - 4 1 5 33%
84 Prairie Fork CA Nov. 17–19 H1 15 83 18% 15 1 9 2 12 67%
85 Prairie Fork CA Dec. 1–3 H1 15 59 25% 15 - 4 1 5 33%
86 Talbot CA Nov. 29–30 B 25 59 42% 23 - - - 0 0%
87 Truman SP Dec. 13–14 J 100 434 23% 87 1 75 12 88 55%
88 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 15–17 C 100 638 16% 85 26 3 4 33 39%
89 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 23–25 C 100 533 19% 84 11 9 1 21 25%
91 Whetstone Creek CA Oct. 18–19 F 50 288 17% 48 - 15 10 25 40%
92 Whetstone Creek CA Nov. 17–19 H1 40 385 10% 34 2 13 12 27 65%
93 Whetstone Creek CA Dec. 1–3 H1 40 443 9% 35 3 20 6 29 63%
YOUTH-ONLY SHOTGUNS (1 hunt – with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
1 Hunt: TOTAL = 25 36 69% 18 - 1 - 1 6%
94 Columbia Bottom CA* Oct. 25–26 C 25 36 69% 18 - 1 - 1 6%
YOUTH-ONLY MODERN FIREARMS (7 hunts - centerfire cartridges and shotguns with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
7 Hunts: TOTAL = 270 729 37% 231 34 39 11 84 36%
8 Hunts: TOTAL = 295 765 35% 249 34 40 11 85 33%
82 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 6,845 28,252 24% 5,661 414 1,102 294 1,810 30%
95 August A. Busch CA* Oct. 25–26 C 60 202 30% 48 7 8 3 18 38%
‡ Charles W. Green CA* Nov. 1–2 C 5 5 100% 5 - 1 - 1 20%
96 Davisdale CA* Oct. 18–19 H 35 75 47% 33 3 9 4 16 33%
97 Peck Ranch CA* Oct. 4–5 C 60 122 49% 53 9 3 1 13 25%
98 Smithville Lake* Dec. 20–21 D 30 76 39% 24 4 13 1 18 54%
99 Swan Lake NWR* Dec. 6–7 C 20 134 15% 17 8 - - 8 47%
111 Weldon Spring CA* Oct. 25–26 C 60 115 52% 51 3 5 2 10 20%
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS (3 hunts)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
3 Hunts: TOTAL = 13 19 68% 13 1 3 2 6 46%
— Bois D’Arc CA Oct. 4–5 D 8 14 57% 8 - 2 2 4 38%
— Clearwater Lake Nov. 8–9 D 2 2 100% 2 - 1 - 1 50%
— Shaw Nature Reserve Dec. 13–14 G 3 3 100% 3 1 - - 1 33%
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MODERN FIREARMS (5 hunts – centerfire cartridges and shotguns with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
5 Hunts: TOTAL = 130 187 70% 124 37 69 20 126 100%
8 Hunts: TOTAL = 143 206 69% 137 38 72 22 132 96%
90 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 6,988 28,458 25% 5,798 452 1,174 316 1,942 32%
— Smithville Lake Nov. 22–23 G1 60 80 75% 62 24 43 10 77 74%
— Stockton Lake Nov. 8–9 D 20 33 61% 17 2 12 1 15 67%
— Swan Lake NWR Nov. 8–9 D 10 10 100% 10 5 2 - 7 50%
— Truman Lake Nov. 8–9 G 25 40 63% 24 5 12 8 25 56%
— Wappapello Lake Oct. 25–26 C 15 15 100% 11 1 - 1 2 18%

*Hunters were required to attend a mandatory pre-hunt orientation; those who did not attend were disqualified.

‡Participants were selected from among attendees of MDC’s Hunting Skills University. For more information, contact the MDC Central Regional Office at (573) 884-6861.

1Antlered deer had to have at least one antler with at least 4 points.

2Each hunter was required to pay a $20 administrative fee at time of check-in. Military authorities reserved the right to change or cancel this hunt at any time. In the event of cancellation, applicants could not choose an alternate hunt.

  • A = 1 antlered deer
  • B = 1 antlerless deer
  • C = 1 deer of either sex
  • D = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered
  • E = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • F = 2 antlerless deer
  • G = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered
  • H = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in 1 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • I = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in 2 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • J = 3 antlerless deer
  • K = 4 antlerless deer
Key Messages: 
Conservation makes Missouri a great place to hunt and fish.