Bollinger County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Bollinger County covers 621 square miles around Marble Hill. Hunters checked 3,992 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,707 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 21% from 2024. 4.3% of Bollinger County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (15,542 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 forestNational wildlife refugesState parks and historic sitesCounty, city and regional landBollinger CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 397,579 acres (621 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 3,992 (1,707 antlered bucks, 441 button bucks, 1,844 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 3,280 by firearms, 712 by archery |
| Public land | 4.3% (17,235 acres) |
| MDC lands | 10 (14,818 acres inside Bollinger County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Marble Hill, Sedgewickville, Glen Allen, Marquand, Advance and Whitewater |
How many deer are harvested in Bollinger County?
Hunters checked 3,992 deer in Bollinger County in 2025: 1,707 antlered bucks, 441 button bucks and 1,844 does. By method: 3,280 by firearms (2,161 of them in the November portion) and 712 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,992 | 1,707 | 441 | 1,844 | 3,280 | 2,161 | 712 |
| 2024 | 3,291 | 1,355 | 389 | 1,547 | 2,682 | 1,838 | 605 |
| 2023 | 4,048 | 1,476 | 514 | 2,058 | 3,452 | 2,383 | 594 |
| 2022 | 4,273 | 1,796 | 468 | 2,009 | 3,518 | 3,067 | 755 |
| 2021 | 3,983 | 1,707 | 471 | 1,805 | 3,261 | 722 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Bollinger 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 Bollinger County?
17,235 of Bollinger County's 397,579 acres are public land open to the public (4.3%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 15,542 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Bollinger County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 15,542 | 3.9% |
| National forest | 1,689 | 0.4% |
| National wildlife refuges | 3 | under 0.1% |
| State parks and historic sites | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 17,235 | 4.3% |
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 Bollinger County
MDC lands in Bollinger County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Castor River Conservation Area: 10,417 acres
- Duck Creek Conservation Area: 2,225 acres
- Dark Cypress Swamp Unit of Duck Creek Conservation Area: 786 acres
- Greenbrier Unit of Duck Creek Conservation Area: 462 acres
- Amidon Memorial Conservation Area: 417 acres
- Sweetgum Access: 159 acres
- Sank Conservation Area: 116 acres
- Little Whitewater Conservation Area: 85 acres
- Hawn Access: 81 acres
- Maple Flats Access: 70 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Mark Twain National Forest (1,689 acres).
How do you get to Bollinger County?
Highways through it: MO 51 (about 50 miles inside), MO 34 (about 25 miles inside), MO 72 (about 18 miles inside) and MO 91 (about 4 miles inside). Towns inside: Marble Hill, Sedgewickville, Glen Allen and Zalma. Nearby: Marquand (on the line), Advance (2 miles), Whitewater (4 miles) and Allenville (6 miles).
Which counties border Bollinger County?
Bollinger County touches 5 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 3,160 | 2025 | 1.1% | |
| Wayne County | 4,081 | 2025 | 26.6% | |
| Madison County | 2,892 | 2025 | 17.8% | |
| Stoddard County | 1,935 | 2025 | 4.3% | |
| Cape Girardeau County | 3,186 | 2025 | 2.3% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Bollinger County in 2025?
Hunters checked 3,992 deer: 1,707 antlered bucks, 441 button bucks and 1,844 does (MDC). In 2024: 3,291.
Is there public hunting land in Bollinger County?
Yes. 17,235 acres, 4.3% 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 (15,542 acres). MDC's map shows 10 conservation areas here.
Does Bollinger 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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