Game Species

Missouri turkey poult survival rates explain wild turkey population declines and future Missouri spring hunting season impacts.

Missouri wild turkey population trends, historical restoration efforts, and habitat management strategies from the 1950s to peak years.

Missouri wild turkey populations dropped to a few thousand by the 1930s due to unregulated market hunting and habitat loss.

Missouri deer harvest records compiled by the conservation department reveal statewide population trends, county totals, and hunting statistics.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease viral outbreaks in Missouri white-tailed deer caused by biting midges during late summer and early fall.

Chronic Wasting Disease caused by resilient prions and its deadly transmission into the Missouri Ozarks are explained.

Chronic Wasting Disease in Missouri deer is a fatal neurological illness caused by prions spreading through populations.

Missouri deer density differences between northern agricultural lands and southern Ozark timbered hills explain regional whitetail population trends.

Missouri trophy whitetail locations, Boone and Crockett records, and Boone county data reveal where hunters find massive bucks.

Missouri deer population estimates by the Department of Conservation help shape hunting regulations and herd management decisions.