Clark County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Clark County covers 512 square miles around Kahoka. Hunters checked 2,750 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,243 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is about the same as 2024, and the most in the 5 years shown. 2.8% of Clark County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (6,635 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 refugesState parks and historic sitesClark CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 327,610 acres (512 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 2,750 (1,243 antlered bucks, 233 button bucks, 1,274 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 2,142 by firearms, 608 by archery |
| Public land | 2.8% (9,110 acres) |
| MDC lands | 7 (6,464 acres inside Clark County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Kahoka, Wayland, Wyaconda, Granger, Arbela and South Gorin |
How many deer are harvested in Clark County?
Hunters checked 2,750 deer in Clark County in 2025: 1,243 antlered bucks, 233 button bucks and 1,274 does. By method: 2,142 by firearms (1,311 of them in the November portion) and 608 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,750 | 1,243 | 233 | 1,274 | 2,142 | 1,311 | 608 |
| 2024 | 2,750 | 1,235 | 232 | 1,283 | 2,129 | 1,361 | 621 |
| 2023 | 2,707 | 1,278 | 227 | 1,202 | 2,151 | 1,424 | 555 |
| 2022 | 2,625 | 1,292 | 192 | 1,141 | 2,105 | 1,628 | 517 |
| 2021 | 2,259 | 1,160 | 186 | 913 | 1,691 | 565 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Clark 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 Clark County?
9,110 of Clark County's 327,610 acres are public land open to the public (2.8%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 6,635 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Clark County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 6,635 | 2% |
| National wildlife refuges | 2,009 | 0.6% |
| State parks and historic sites | 466 | 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 9,110 | 2.8% |
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 Clark County
MDC lands in Clark County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Fox Valley Lake Conservation Area: 2,144 acres
- Charlie Heath Memorial Conservation Area: 1,651 acres
- Frost Island Conservation Area: 1,251 acres
- Clark Conservation Area: 621 acres
- Rose Pond Conservation Area: 382 acres
- Neeper Conservation Area: 323 acres
- William E. Crawford Conservation Area: 92 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Great River National Wildlife Refuge (2,009 acres).
How do you get to Clark County?
Highways through it: MO 81 (about 30 miles inside), US 136 (about 30 miles inside), US 61 (about 25 miles inside) and MO 27 (about 15 miles inside). Towns inside: Kahoka, Wayland, Wyaconda, Alexandria, Luray and Revere. Nearby: Granger (on the line), Arbela (4 miles), South Gorin (4 miles) and Rutledge (7 miles).
Which counties border Clark County?
Clark County touches 3 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 2,646 | 2025 | 0.4% | |
| Lewis County | 2,407 | 2025 | 3.1% | |
| Scotland County | 2,640 | 2025 | 1.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Clark County in 2025?
Hunters checked 2,750 deer: 1,243 antlered bucks, 233 button bucks and 1,274 does (MDC). In 2024: 2,750.
Is there public hunting land in Clark County?
Yes. 9,110 acres, 2.8% 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 (6,635 acres). MDC's map shows 7 conservation areas here.
Does Clark 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.