Many Lake of the Ozarks residents look forward to deer firearms season, which will open this Saturday. Hunters are already getting ready to head to their favorite hunting spot in the woods. And once again, hunters will have the digital option to check their harvest through an online deer telecheck, a service provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
The online deer telecheck makes submitting your hunt convenient. Hunters will only have to submit their hunting ID, the deer type, points for antlered bucks, and what county the deer was taken from. Once you hit submit, a confirmation number will be sent to you by email for verification.
The harvest map will be updated every hour from hunter submissions. The map will also break down the harvest numbers by county, number of antlered bucks, button bucks, and does harvested.
Franklin County is leading the state this year with almost 900 harvested deer before firearms season has even started. Counties just behind Franklin are Camden , Miller, and Morgan with 500 harvested deer each. Firearms deer season will last from November 15 through November 25.
Also, don't forget to "Share the Harvest". This is a program that provides Lake of the Ozarks families in need with venison donated from deer hunters. All hunters will have to do is take the deer to a pre-approved meat processor (a list can be found on the MDC's website), and let them know how much of the venison they wish to donate. Last year, hunters donated 260,908 pounds of venison.
If you live in the Lake of the Ozarks area and like to hunt, make sure you get to take advantage of this year's deer hunting season. If you are looking to buy a home in the Lake of the Ozarks area and like to hunt, we encourage you to get to know your fellow hunters and get in on this year's deer hunting season.
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Missouri Department of Conservation - http://mdc.mo.gov/
Telecheck - www.missouriconservation.org
Deer Harvest Map - http://mdc.mo.gov/hunt/harvest/index.php?animal=deer
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