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Managed Deer Hunts 2011-2012

Archery Only
(10 Hunts long bow, recurve or compound bow only)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
10 Hunts: TOTAL = 386 3584 11% 329 28 154 22 204 62%
11 Bicentennial CA2 Oct 29 - Nov. 11 D 25 166 15% 19 4 9 1 14 53%
12 Blue and Gray CP Oct. 29 – Nov. 11 G 40 484 8% 39 5 31 4 40 72%
13 Blue and Gray CP Dec. 3 –16 G 40 166 25% 31 1 12 2 15 35%
14 Burr Oak Woods CA2 Nov. 2 – 4 D1 35 120 29% 32 0 8 2 10 31%
15 Fellows Lake2 Sept 15-Oct 31 D 20 317 7% 19 0 12 0 12 47%
16 Jerry Smith Park/Saeger Woods CA2 Oct. 29 – Nov. 20 G 20 118 17% 18 4 10 1 15 56%
17 Lake Springfield2 Dec 01 -Dec 31 G 11 335 3% 10 0 3 0 3 30%
18 Longview Lake CP Oct. 29 – Nov. 11 G 60 688 9% 52 7 33 10 50 71%
19 Longview Lake CP Dec. 3–16 G 60 178 35% 50 1 29 2 32 46%
20 Whetstone Creek CA Oct. 1 – Nov. 6 B1 75 1012 8% 59 6 7 0 13 22%
ARCHERY or CROSSBOW
(27 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
27 Hunts: TOTAL = 2,180 6131 36% 1,680 90 161 45 296 18%
21 August A. Busch CA4 Sept. 15 – Oct. 2 C 150 561 27% 138 7 21 9 37 25%
22 August A. Busch CA4 Oct. 10–21 C 150 726 21% 131 8 18 7 33 23%
23 August A. Busch CA4 Dec. 12–31 C 300 1040 29% 247 11 20 4 35 14%
24 Caney Mountain CA Oct. 1 - 2 B 100 73 100% 56 6 2 2 10 18%
25 Columbia Bottom CA4 Oct. 1–16 F 40 199 20% 39 2 6 1 9 21%
26 Columbia Bottom CA4 Oct. 28 – Nov. 13 F 40 321 12% 37 4 3 0 7 16%
27 Columbia Bottom CA4 Nov. 26 - Dec. 11 F 40 130 31% 35 1 0 1 2 6%
28 Columbia Bottom CA4 Dec. 15 – Jan. 3 F 45 146 31% 33 2 3 0 5 9%
29 Forest 44 CA Oct. 3–16 C 75 257 29% 54 1 6 2 9 15%
30 Forest 44 CA Dec. 1–31 C 100 218 46% 71 2 5 3 10 13%
31 James A Reed WA2,4 Oct. 29 – Nov. 6 D1 50 178 28% 44 2 8 4 14 27%
32 Marais Temps Clair CA Sept. 15–25 C 20 16 100% 15 0 3 0 3 20%
33 Marais Temps Clair CA Oct 28-31 & Nov 4-7 C 15 43 35% 13 1 1 0 2 15%
34 Marais Temps Clair CA Jan. 1–15 C 20 18 100% 12 3 0 1 4 33%
35 Peck Ranch CA Nov. 5 –7 B1 200 290 69% 150 8 4 3 15 10%
36 Powder Valley CNC2 Nov. 5 - 7 D 5 127 4% 6 0 5 0 5 83%
37 Powder Valley CNC2 Jan. 7 - 9 D 5 72 7% 4 0 4 0 4 75%
38 Rockwoods Range Nov. 1 - 30 C 75 342 22% 50 4 1 0 5 10%
39 Rockwoods Range Dec. 1 - 31 C 75 96 78% 45 0 1 1 2 4%
40 Otter Slough CA Sept. 15 – 30 B 15 38 39% 18 0 0 0 0 0%
41 Otter Slough CA Oct. 8 – 23 B 15 51 29% 14 1 4 0 5 36%
42 Otter Slough CA Oct. 29 – Nov. 12 B 15 133 11% 12 3 1 0 4 33%
43 Otter Slough CA Nov. 26 – Dec. 11 B 15 79 19% 17 1 2 0 3 18%
44 Otter Slough CA Dec. 31 – Jan. 15 B 15 52 29% 14 1 0 0 1 7%
45 Weldon Spring CA4 Sept. 15 – Oct. 2 C 150 170 88% 120 10 20 2 32 23%
46 Weldon Spring CA4 Oct. 10 – 21 C 150 260 58% 112 6 7 2 15 13%
47 Weldon Spring CA4 Dec. 12 – Jan. 15 C 300 495 61% 193 6 16 3 25 12%
MUZZLELOADING or CAP-&-BALL FIREARMS
(24 hunts)
# Hunt Name Date Bag Limit Hunter Quota Number Applied Chance Actual Hunters Harvest
Bucks Does Button Bucks Total Hunter Success
24 Hunts: TOTAL = 1,681 10925 15% 1,480 131 363 113 607 41%
48 Burr Oak Woods CA2 Nov. 28 - Nov. 30 D1 20 81 25% 17 3 5 0 8 41%
49 Caney Mountain CA Oct. 15 – 17 B 250 505 50% 214 14 11 6 31 14%
50 Current River SP Dec. 17 - 21 B 18 43 42% 12 0 0 0 0 0%
51 Current River SP Dec. 22 - 27 B 18 8 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0%
52 Drury-Mincy CA Oct. 22–24 B 250 407 61% 211 31 13 5 49 23%
53 Fleming Park (west)2 Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 G 40 434 9% 40 6 21 7 34 63%
54 Fleming Park (east)2 Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 G 50 270 19% 46 10 32 8 50 63%
55 Fleming Park (west)2 Dec. 9 - Dec. 11 G 40 262 15% 45 7 22 6 35 49%
56 Forest 44 CA Nov. 7 – 8 C 30 468 6% 29 8 4 0 12 34%
57 Forest 44 CA Nov. 14 – 15 C 30 59 51% 26 3 4 0 7 23%
58 James A. Reed WA2 Nov. 8 – 11 D1 40 129 31% 35 2 12 5 19 46%
59 James A. Reed WA2 Nov. 14 – 18 D1 40 69 58% 36 5 6 8 19 39%
60 Mingo NWR2 Dec. 3 - 4 C 145 2218 7% 133 12 29 15 56 36%
61 Monkey Mountain CP2 Nov. 2 – 4 G 25 330 8% 26 7 21 8 36 81%
62 Peck Ranch CA Dec. 3 – 4 B1 200 890 22% 175 11 22 4 37 21%
63 Pelican Island CA Oct. 29 - 31 G 80 774 10% 69 3 40 4 47 54%
64 Rockbridge Memorial SP Dec. 10 - 11 I 70 240 29% 59 0 16 10 26 36%
65 Rockbridge Mem. SP (Gans Creek Wild Area) Dec. 10 - 11 I 30 86 35% 27 1 12 4 17 44%
66 Rockwoods Reservation2 Nov. 28 – 29 D 30 193 16% 25 0 4 3 7 28%
67 Squaw Creek NWR Jan. 7 - 8 E 100 389 26% 88 0 40 10 50 45%
68 Swan Lake NWR (east)2 Dec. 10 - 11 K1 30 1093 3% 30 5 1 0 6 20%
69 Swan Lake NWR (west)2 Dec. 10 - 11 K1 30 1444 2% 29 0 0 0 0 0%
70 Watkins Woolen Mill SP Dec. 10 - 11 I 85 271 31% 77 0 44 10 54 42%
71 Whetstone Creek CA2 Dec. 5 – 7 B1 30 262 11% 31 3 4 0 7 23%
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 = 700 1397 50% 411 24 40 8 72 18%
72 August A. Busch CA Nov. 12 – 14 E 100 183 55% 78 0 15 8 23 27%
73 August A. Busch CA Nov. 19 – 21 B 100 973 10% 92 20 12 0 32 35%
74 Fort Leonard Wood5 Dec. 28 - 30 B1 500 241 100% 241 4 13 0 17 7%
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 = 90 601 15% 69 5 21 6 32 46%
75 Columbia Bottom CA Nov. 17– 23 E 30 73 41% 23 0 2 3 5 17%
76 Columbia Bottom CA Jan. 7– 13 D 40 363 11% 32 3 9 3 15 38%
77 Marais Temps Clair CA Oct. 1–14 D 20 165 12% 14 2 10 0 12 57%
FIREARMS
(9 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
9 Hunts: TOTAL = 570 4320 13% 451 31 187 52 270 60%
76 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 5,607 26,958 21% 4,420 309 926 246 1,481 34%
78 Clarence Cannon NWR2 Dec. 31 - Jan 1 J 30 623 5% 30 0 28 5 33 60%
79 Current River SP Nov. 17 - 22 B 10 52 19% 5 0 1 0 1 20%
80 Ha Ha Tonka SP Dec. 10 - 11 H 75 1112 7% 68 5 45 13 63 51%
81 Knob Noster SP Dec. 10 - 11 I 100 612 16% 85 2 64 11 77 61%
82 Lamine River CA Oct. 15 – 16 E 50 247 20% 44 0 8 8 16 30%
83 Lamine River CA Jan. 13 – 15 I 75 385 19% 61 0 21 7 28 33%
85 Pomme de Terre SP Nov. 19 - 20 I 30 134 22% 8 0 8 2 10 63%
86 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 12 – 14 A 100 166 60% 65 0 9 4 13 20%
87 Weldon Spring CA Nov. 19 – 21 B 100 989 10% 85 24 3 2 29 34%
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 = 30 32 94% 27 0 2 1 3 11%
88 Columbia Bottom CA2 Oct. 22 – 23 B 30 32 94% 27 0 2 1 3 11%
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 Youth Firearms Hunts: TOTAL = 340 885 38% 298 69 61 27 157 53%
11 Youth Hunts: TOTAL = 370 917 40% 325 69 63 28 160 49%
87 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 5,977 27,875 21% 4,745 378 989 274 1,641 35%
89 August A. Busch CA2 Oct. 22 – 23 B 60 181 33% 55 2 5 3 10 18%
ⱡ Charles W. Green CA2, 3 Nov. 5 – 6 B 5 5 100% 5 1 2 1 4 80%
90 Current River SP Nov. 12 - 16 B 10 7 100% 1 1 0 0 1 100%
91 Davisdale CA2 Oct. 22 – 23 G 35 51 69% 35 4 7 12 23 40%
92 Mingo NWR2 Nov. 5 - 6 B 50 134 37% 47 26 6 3 35 74%
93 Peck Ranch CA Oct. 8 - 9 B 60 109 55% 55 6 16 3 25 45%
94 Smithville Lake2 Dec. 10 – 11 C 30 79 38% 29 10 16 3 29 69%
95 Swan Lake NWR (east)2 Dec. 3 - 4 B 15 94 16% 14 7 1 0 8 57%
96 Swan Lake NWR (west)2 Dec. 3 - 4 B 15 132 11% 14 6 0 0 6 43%
97 Weldon Spring CA2 Oct. 22 – 23 B 60 93 65% 43 6 8 2 16 37%
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 24 67% 15 4 10 2 16 56%
— Clearwater Lake ML Nov. 5 - 6 C 3 3 100% 3 0 4 0 4 50%
— Mingo NWR2 Dec. 3 - 4 C 5 14 36% 5 1 3 1 5 40%
— Squaw Creek NWR Dec. 17 - 18 C1 8 7 100% 7 3 3 1 7 71%
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% 15 0 1 1 2 13%
— Bois D’Arc CA2 Oct. 8 – 9 C 12 15 80% 15 0 1 1 2 13%
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 = 153 183 84% 152 46 59 20 125 82%
10 Hunts: TOTAL = 181 222 82% 182 50 70 23 143 79%
97 Hunts: GRAND TOTAL = 6,158 28,097 22% 4,927 428 1,059 297 1,784 36%
— Clarence Cannon NWR Oct. 22 - 23 D 10 12 83% 10 1 2 2 5 60%
  Smithville Lake Nov. 19 - 20 F 63 73 86% 63 25 34 12 71 55%
— Stockton Lake ML Nov. 5 - 6 C 20 26 77% 20 7 7 2 16 81%
— Swan Lake NWR Nov. 5 - 6 B 10 15 67% 10 1 0 0 1 10%
— Truman Lake Nov. 5 - 6 F 25 27 93% 25 8 12 4 24 54%
— Wappapello Lake ML Oct. 22 - 23 B 25 30 83% 24 4 4 0 8 33%
  • CA = Conservation Area
  • CP = County Park
  • ML= Management Lands
  • NWR = National Wildlife Refuge
  • SP = State Park
  • WA =Wildife Area
  • A = 1 antlerless deer
  • B = 1 deer of either sex
  • C = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered 
  • D = 2 deer, but only 1 antlered; must 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; must take and check-in 1 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • H = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered; must take and check-in 2 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • I = 3 antlerless deer
  • J = 3 deer, but only 1 antlered which may not be harvested on the first day, also must take and check-in 2 antlerless deer before taking antlered deer
  • K = 1 antlered deer

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