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Managed Deer Hunts 2010-2011

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Selection and Harvest Data

ARCHERY (14 hunts - longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
14 Hunts: Total = 660 2,665 25% 533 36 121 36 193 36%
11 Bicentennial CA* Nov. 1-12 D 30 186 16% 26 0 9 3 12 46%
12 Blue and Gray CP Oct. 30 - Nov. 12 G 40 493 8% 37 3 15 10 28 57%
13 Blue and Gray CP Dec. 4-17 G 40 156 26% 28 2 8 1 11 29%
14 Burr Oak Woods CA* Nov. 1-5 D 35 138 25% 24 0 6 0 6 25%
15 Caney Mountain CA Oct. 2-3 B 100 98 100% 70 1 1 0 2 3%
17 Jerry Smith Park* /Saeger Woods CA* Nov. 1-21 G 20 107 19% 19 3 10 2 15 53%
19 Longview Lake CP Oct. 30 - Nov. 12 G 60 627 10% 57 12 41 10 63 70%
21 Longview Lake CP Dec. 4-17 G 60 195 31% 49 1 12 3 16 24%
22 Otter Slough CA Sept. 15-30 B 15 36 42% 12 0 2 1 3 25%
23 Otter Slough CA Oct. 8-23 B 15 40 38% 13 1 2 0 3 23%
24 Otter Slough CA Oct. 29 - Nov. 12 B 15 122 12% 13 2 3 2 7 54%
25 Otter Slough CA Nov. 26 - Dec. 11 B 15 54 28% 17 2 2 1 5 29%
26 Otter Slough CA Dec. 31 - Jan. 15 B 15 63 24% 14 0 2 0 2 14%
27 Peck Ranch CA Nov. 5-7 B1 200 350 57% 154 9 8 3 20 13%
ARCHERY or CROSSBOW (20 hunts - longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
20 Hunts: Total = 1,990 6,783 29% 1,462 69 158 55 282 19%
28 August A. Busch CA Sept. 15 - Oct. 3 C 150 816 18% 131 8 29 8 45 30%
29 August A. Busch CA Oct. 11-22 C 150 780 19% 132 1 13 3 17 11%
31 August A. Busch CA Dec. 13-31 C 300 1,033 29% 231 4 15 3 22 8%
32 Columbia Bottom CA Oct. 1-17 F 40 225 18% 29 2 3 0 5 14%
33 Columbia Bottom CA Oct. 28 - Nov. 15 F 40 410 10% 37 4 8 3 15 27%
34 Columbia Bottom CA Dec. 1-21 F 40 148 27% 34 5 7 2 14 29%
35 Columbia Bottom CA Dec. 26 - Jan. 9 F 45 136 33% 38 2 4 4 10 21%
36 Forest 44 CA Oct. 4-17 C 75 225 33% 50 5 5 5 15 26%
37 Forest 44 CA Dec. 1-31 C 100 190 53% 59 0 3 1 4 6%
38 James A Reed WA Oct. 30 - Nov. 7 D1 50 172 29% 46 0 8 3 11 24%
39 Marais Temps Clair CA Sept. 15-26 B 20 15 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0%
41 Marais Temps Clair CA Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 and Nov. 5-8 B 10 43 23% 7 1 0 1 2 29%
42 Marais Temps Clair CA Jan. 1-15 B 20 16 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0%
43 Rockwoods Range Nov. 1-30 C 75 316 24% 59 9 7 1 17 24%
  Rockwoods Range Dec. 1-31 C 75 138 54% 38 0 2 0 2 5%
45 Weldon Spring CA Sept. 15 - Oct. 3 C 150 208 72% 108 4 15 3 22 17%
46 Weldon Spring CA Oct. 11-22 C 150 228 66% 113 7 11 3 21 16%
47 Weldon Spring CA Dec. 13 - Jan. 15 C 300 451 67% 203 3 15 4 22 10%
48 Whetstone Creek CA Oct. 1 - Nov. 7 C1 100 1,170 8% 92 14 13 10 37 34%
49 Whetstone Creek CA Dec. 2 - Jan. 1 E 100 63 100% 36 0 0 1 1 2%
MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS (20 hunts)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
20 Hunts: Total = 1,506 10,690 14% 1,328 105 254 79 438 33%
51 Burr Oak Woods CA* Dec. 6-8 D 20 105 19% 19 1 4 2 7 32%
52 Caney Mountain CA Oct. 16-18 B 250 565 44% 223 15 5 2 22 10%
53 Current River SP Dec. 18-22 B 18 93 19% 10 0 0 0 0 0%
54 Current River SP Dec. 24-28 B 18 8 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0%
55 Drury-Mincy CA Oct. 23-25 B 250 521 48% 204 15 6 2 23 11%
56 Fleming Park (west)* Nov. 1-3 G 40 411 10% 38 10 24 12 46 82%
57 Fleming Park (east)* Dec. 1-3 G 50 285 18% 46 2 30 10 42 65%
58 Fleming Park (west)* Dec. 8-10 G 40 186 22% 35 2 23 10 35 69%
59 Forest 44 CA Nov. 8-9 C 30 453 7% 30 6 4 1 11 30%
61 Forest 44 CA Nov. 15-16 C 30 85 35% 27 2 4 0 6 15%
62 James A. Reed WA* Nov. 9-12 D1 40 174 23% 42 1 12 4 17 38%
63 James A. Reed WA* Nov. 15-19 D1 40 49 82% 44 3 14 4 21 39%
64 Mingo NWR* Dec. 4-5 C 160 2,122 8% 155 13 22 9 44 24%
65 Monkey Mountain CP* Nov. 3-5 G 25 306 8% 21 8 16 4 28 86%
66 Peck Ranch CA Dec. 11-12 B1 200 990 20% 172 3 14 2 19 11%
67 Pelican Island CA Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 G 80 806 10% 69 8 32 4 44 48%
68 Rockwoods Reservation* Nov. 29-30 D 30 225 13% 27 0 4 2 6 18%
69 Squaw Creek NWR Jan. 8-9 I 125 687 18% 106 1 34 10 45 36%
71 Swan Lake NWR (east)* Dec. 18-19 B1 30 1,245 2% 26 6 4 1 11 42%
72 Swan Lake NWR (west)* Dec. 18-19 B1 30 1,374 2% 30 9 2 0 11 37%
HISTORIC METHODS (3 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 Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
3 Hunts: Total = 300 1,216 25% 276 27 64 24 115 42%
73 August A. Busch CA Nov. 13-15 E 100 163 61% 84 0 16 12 28 26%
74 August A. Busch CA Nov. 17-19 D 100 458 22% 97 16 44 10 70 54%
75 August A. Busch CA Nov. 21-23 B 100 595 17% 95 11 4 2 17 18%
SHOTGUNS (3 hunts - with slugs only)
#

Hunt Name

Date

 Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
3 Hunts: Total = 85 528 16% 72 6 19 3 28 39%
76 Columbia Bottom CA Nov. 20-26 E 30 68 44% 24 0 5 1 6 13%
77 Columbia Bottom CA Jan. 10-15 D 40 283 14% 35 6 13 2 21 49%
78 Marais Temps Clair CA Oct. 1-14 B 15 177 8% 13 0 1 0 1 7%
3 Hunts: Total = 85 528 16% 72 6 19 3 28 39%
FIREARMS (13 hunts - centerfire, shotguns with slugs, spring/air/gas rifles only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
13 Hunts: Total = 825 5,716 14% 662 29 281 73 383 58%
73 Hunts: GRAND Total = 5,366 27,598 19% 4,333 272 897 270 1,439 33%
79 Clarence Cannon NWR* Jan. 1-2 I 30 254 12% 25 2 20 6 28 68%
81 Crowder SP Dec. 11-12 I 100 286 35% 79 0 39 5 44 29%
82 Cuivre River SP Dec. 11-12 H 100 1,657 6% 85 7 49 18 74 44%
83 Ha Ha Tonka SP Dec. 11-12 H 100 929 11% 85 6 64 14 84 58%
84 Lamine River CA* Oct. 16-17 E 50 151 33% 43 0 17 3 20 35%
85 Lamine River CA* Jan. 7-9 I 75 319 24% 57 0 30 7 37 37%
86 Prairie Fork CA* Nov. 15-17 D1 10 88 11% 12 0 5 2 7 42%
87 Stockton Lake SP Dec. 11-12 I 55 364 15% 36 0 9 7 16 31%
88 Talbot CA* Nov. 27-28 A 25 11 100% 11 0 3 1 4 36%
89 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 13-15 A 100 164 61% 74 3 15 4 22 30%
91 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 21-23 B 100 837 12% 81 9 2 2 13 16%
92 Whetstone Creek CA* Nov. 15-17 D1 40 354 11% 36 1 15 1 17 44%
93 Whetstone Creek CA* Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 D1 40 302 13% 38 1 13 3 17 34%
YOUTH-ONLY MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS (1 hunt)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
1 Hunt: Total = 50 63 79% 44 1 1 0 2 5%
94 Mingo NWR Dec. 11-12 B 50 63 79% 44 1 1 0 2 5%
YOUTH-ONLY SHOTGUNS (1 hunt - with slugs only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
1 Hunt: Total = 25 30 83% 21 1 1 0 2 10%
95 Columbia Bottom CA* Oct. 23-24 B 25 30 83% 21 1 1 0 2 10%
YOUTH-ONLY FIREARMS (10 hunts - centerfire cartridges, shotguns with slugs, spring /air/gas rifles only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
10 Hunts: Total = 300 776 39% 253 22 32 13 67 26%
12 Hunts: Total = 375 869 43% 295 24 34 13 71 24%
85 Hunts: GRAND Total = 5,741 28,467 20% 4,628 296 931 283 1,510 33%
96 August A. Busch CA* Oct. 23-24 B 60 185 32% 53 2 4 3 9 17%
‡ Charles W. Green CA* Nov. 6-7 B 5 5 100% 5 2 1 0 3 60%
97 Current River SP Nov. 13-17 B 10 3 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0%
98 Current River SP Nov. 19-23 B 10 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0%
99 Davisdale CA* Oct. 23-24 G 35 73 48% 32 1 10 1 12 25%
101 Peck Ranch CA* Oct. 9-10 B 60 111 54% 55 1 2 5 8 15%
102 Smithville Lake* Dec. 11-12 C 30 79 38% 26 3 11 2 16 42%
103 Swan Lake NWR (east)* Dec. 4-5 B 15 93 16% 19 5 0 0 5 26%
104 Swan Lake NWR (west)* Dec. 4-5 B 15 130 12% 15 5 0 0 5 33%
105 Weldon Spring CA* Oct. 23-24 B 60 96 63% 47 3 4 2 9 19%
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS (3 hunts)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
3 Hunts: Total = 16 20 80% 16 2 5 1 8 50%
- Clearwater Lake ML Nov. 6-7 C 3 3 100% 3 1 3 0 4 67%
- Mingo NWR* Dec. 4-5 C 5 5 100% 5 0 2 1 3 60%
- Squaw Creek NWR Dec. 11-12 C1 8 12 67% 8 1 0 0 1 13%
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HISTORIC METHODS (1 hunt - muzzleloading or cap-&-ball firearms; longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
1 Hunt: Total = 12 15 80% 12 1 1 0 2 17%
- Bois D’Arc CA* Oct. 9-10 D 12 15 80% 12 1 1 0 2 17%
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FIREARMS (6 hunts - centerfire, shotguns with slugs, spring / air / gas rifles only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
6 Hunts: Total = 145 181 80% 131 36 77 13 126 96%
10 Hunts: Total = 173 216 80% 159 39 83 14 136 86%
95 Hunts: GRAND Total = 5,914 28,683 21% 4,787 335 1,014 297 1,646 34%
- Clarence Cannon NWR Oct. 9-10 D 10 7 100% 7 0 4 0 4 57%
  Smithville Lake Nov. 20-21 F 60 93 65% 60 22 42 9 73 68%
- Stockton Lake ML Nov. 6-7 C 20 20 100% 15 4 8 1 13 53%
- Swan Lake NWR Nov. 6-7 C 10 10 100% 10 3 8 0 11 70%
- Truman Lake Nov. 6-7 F 25 27 93% 22 5 14 1 20 64%
- Wappapello Lake ML Oct. 23024 B 20 24 83% 17 2 1 2 5 29%

*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.

A = 1 antlerless deer

B = 1 deer of either sex

C = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered

D = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in antlerless deer before taking antlered deer

E = 2 antlerless deer

F = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered

G = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in 1 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer

H = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered; had to take and check-in 2 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer

I = 3 antlerless deer

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