PROTECTION DIVISION

DEER HARVEST SUMMARY

Final Report

November 16-26, 2002

REGION

ACCIDENTS

HUNTING
PRESSURE

HARVEST

HIGH COUNTIES
(Top 3 Counties)

F

NF

Total

NORTHEAST

0

2

Moderate

36,421
(down 348)

Macon................3,543
Pike..................3,202
Lincoln...............3,201

NORTHWEST

0

1

Moderate

32,372
(up 2,123)

Chariton..............3,195
Daviess................2,543
Linn...................2,406

ST. LOUIS

0

0

Moderate

4,104
(up 279)

Jefferson..............2,093
St Charles............1,434
St Louis................577

CENTRAL

0

0

Moderate

24,680
(up 16)

Callaway.............3,690
Montgomery.........3,352
Boone................3,223

KANSAS CITY

0

0

Moderate

4,433
(up 203)

Clay...................1,378
Cass....................1,127
Jackson...............1,083

EAST CENTRAL

0

0

Moderate

22,265
(up 1,187)

Franklin..............4,005
Phelps.................2,950
Osage.................2,949

WEST CENTRAL

0

0

Moderate

37,322
(up 4,580)

St. Clair..............4,191
Benton................4,176
Henry.................4,056

SOUTHEAST

0

3

Moderate

15,183
(up 930)

Ste Genevieve......1,745
Perry..................1,701
Bollinger.............1,611

OZARK

0

0

Moderate

19,237
(up 499)

Howell................4,091
Texas.................3,615
Oregon...............3,005

SOUTHWEST

0

2

Moderate

21,418
(up 2,099)

Cedar..................3,116
Jasper....................2,101
Webster..............1,934

2002 TOTAL =

0

8

Moderate

217,435
(up 11,568)

St. Clair..............4,191
Benton................4,176
Howell...............4,091

2001 =

2

4

Moderate

205,867

Howell...............3,935
Callaway.............3,821
Franklin...............3,788

*New record high (old record = 205,867 in 2001)