Cass County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Cass County covers 703 square miles around Raymore. Hunters checked 2,731 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,444 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 9% from 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 1.6% of Cass County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (5,853 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 areasFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesCounty, city and regional landCass CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 449,633 acres (703 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 2,731 (1,444 antlered bucks, 210 button bucks, 1,077 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 1,997 by firearms, 734 by archery |
| Public land | 1.6% (7,023 acres) |
| MDC lands | 12 (5,841 acres inside Cass County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Raymore, Belton, Harrisonville, Greenwood, Lone Jack and Grandview |
How many deer are harvested in Cass County?
Hunters checked 2,731 deer in Cass County in 2025: 1,444 antlered bucks, 210 button bucks and 1,077 does. By method: 1,997 by firearms (1,438 of them in the November portion) and 734 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,731 | 1,444 | 210 | 1,077 | 1,997 | 1,438 | 734 |
| 2024 | 2,496 | 1,355 | 154 | 987 | 1,900 | 1,520 | 589 |
| 2023 | 2,662 | 1,334 | 193 | 1,135 | 2,129 | 1,647 | 532 |
| 2022 | 2,675 | 1,413 | 215 | 1,047 | 2,084 | 1,755 | 591 |
| 2021 | 2,495 | 1,372 | 172 | 951 | 1,965 | 527 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Cass 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 Cass County?
7,023 of Cass County's 449,633 acres are public land open to the public (1.6%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 5,853 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Cass County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 5,853 | 1.3% |
| County, city and regional land | 1,170 | 0.3% |
| All public land open to the public | 7,023 | 1.6% |
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 Cass County
MDC lands in Cass County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Settle's Ford Conservation Area: 3,887 acres
- Amarugia Highlands Conservation Area: 1,082 acres
- James R. Harter Conservation Area: 463 acres
- Dr. Harry and Lina Berrier Memorial Conservation Area: 105 acres
- Pleasant Hill City Lake: 88 acres
- Dorsett Hill Prairie Conservation Area: 76 acres
- Bittern Bottoms Conservation Area: 67 acres
- Harrisonville (Upper Lake): 24 acres
- Harrisonville (Lake Luna): 17 acres
- Johnston Lake (Raymore): 13 acres
- Cleveland (Clear Springs Lake): 11 acres
- Belton (Cleveland Lake): 8 acres
How do you get to Cass County?
Highways through it: I-49 (about 60 miles inside), US 71 (about 60 miles inside), MO 7 (about 36 miles inside), MO 2 (about 35 miles inside) and MO 58 (about 28 miles inside). Towns inside: Raymore, Belton, Harrisonville, Peculiar, Pleasant Hill and Drexel. Nearby: Greenwood (on the line), Lone Jack (3 miles), Grandview (3 miles) and Kingsville (3 miles).
Which counties border Cass County?
Cass County touches 4 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates County | 2,316 | 2025 | 1.2% | |
| Henry County | 3,300 | 2025 | 14.2% | |
| Jackson County | 2,415 | 2025 | 7.9% | |
| Johnson County | 3,057 | 2025 | 1.7% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Cass County in 2025?
Hunters checked 2,731 deer: 1,444 antlered bucks, 210 button bucks and 1,077 does (MDC). In 2024: 2,496.
Is there public hunting land in Cass County?
Yes. 7,023 acres, 1.6% 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 (5,853 acres). MDC's map shows 12 conservation areas here.
Does Cass 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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