Andrew County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Andrew County covers 436 square miles around Country Club. Hunters checked 1,065 deer here in the 2025 season, 660 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 3% from 2024. 2.4% of Andrew County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (6,387 acres), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: MDC's deer harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and MDC's conservation area and MRAP layers.
MDC conservation areasNational wildlife refugesCounty, city and regional landMRAP landAndrew CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 279,206 acres (436 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 1,065 (660 antlered bucks, 62 button bucks, 343 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 823 by firearms, 242 by archery |
| Public land | 2.4% (6,586 acres) |
| MDC lands | 14 (6,320 acres inside Andrew County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Country Club, Savannah, Amazonia, Union Star, Clarksdale and Guilford |
How many deer are harvested in Andrew County?
Hunters checked 1,065 deer in Andrew County in 2025: 660 antlered bucks, 62 button bucks and 343 does. By method: 823 by firearms (690 of them in the November portion) and 242 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,065 | 660 | 62 | 343 | 823 | 690 | 242 |
| 2024 | 1,039 | 612 | 64 | 363 | 852 | 750 | 187 |
| 2023 | 1,115 | 676 | 79 | 360 | 887 | 764 | 228 |
| 2022 | 1,091 | 648 | 68 | 375 | 913 | 812 | 178 |
| 2021 | 1,156 | 673 | 68 | 415 | 932 | 222 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Andrew County, from the county tables of each season (all methods, firearms, archery and the November portion). The 2021 summary has no separate November table.
How much public land is in Andrew County?
6,586 of Andrew County's 279,206 acres are public land open to the public (2.4%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 6,387 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Andrew County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 6,387 | 2.3% |
| National wildlife refuges | 118 | under 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 80 | under 0.1% |
| State parks and historic sites | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 6,586 | 2.4% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries. Hunting rules differ by manager: MDC conservation areas allow the hunting each area's page lists; national forest is open; Corps of Engineers lake land is open to hunting in many places under each project's own rules; refuges follow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules; the Ozark National Scenic Riverways allows hunting under state rules while most other national park land is closed; state parks and city and county land are closed to most hunting.
MDC lands in Andrew County
MDC lands in Andrew County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Happy Holler Lake Conservation Area: 2,305 acres
- Honey Creek Conservation Area: 1,456 acres
- Nodaway Valley Conservation Area: 1,410 acres
- Worthwine Island Conservation Area: 635 acres
- James D. Christie Conservation Area: 174 acres
- Hadorn Bridge Access: 101 acres
- Monkey Mountain Conservation Area: 93 acres
- Elrod Mill Access: 59 acres
- The Eva N. Davis Memorial Conservation Area: 30 acres
- Savannah City Lake: 19 acres
- Rochester Falls Access: 12 acres
- Tom Brown Access: 10 acres
- Rock Quarry Access: 9 acres
- Nodaway Island Access: 7 acres
How do you get to Andrew County?
Highways through it: US 71 (about 35 miles inside), I-29 (about 31 miles inside), US 59 (about 27 miles inside), US 169 (about 17 miles inside) and MO 48 (about 16 miles inside). Towns inside: Country Club, Savannah, Amazonia, Bolckow, Rosendale and Fillmore. Nearby: Union Star (on the line), Clarksdale (3 miles), Guilford (3 miles) and Barnard (3 miles).
Which counties border Andrew County?
Andrew County touches 5 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt County | 849 | 2025 | 8.3% | |
| DeKalb County | 1,097 | 2025 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Gentry County | 1,536 | 2025 | 0.7% | |
| Nodaway County | 1,433 | 2025 | 1.2% | 2 |
| Buchanan County | 867 | 2025 | 2.1% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Andrew County in 2025?
Hunters checked 1,065 deer: 660 antlered bucks, 62 button bucks and 343 does (MDC). In 2024: 1,039.
Is there public hunting land in Andrew County?
Yes. 6,586 acres, 2.4% of the county, are public land open to the public by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries, the largest share MDC conservation areas (6,387 acres). MDC's map shows 14 conservation areas here.
Does Andrew County have MRAP land?
Not on MDC's MRAP layer of tracts open to hunting.
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Where these numbers come from
- Deer harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries. conservation areas: MDC conservation area boundaries. MRAP land: MDC Missouri Recreational Access Program (MRAP) lands.
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic county boundaries. Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Numbers are copied from MDC and the federal sources above, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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