Gasconade County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Gasconade County covers 526 square miles around Owensville. Hunters checked 4,073 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,988 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 29% from 2024. 0.5% of Gasconade County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (1,533 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 sitesCounty, city and regional landGasconade CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 336,572 acres (526 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 4,073 (1,988 antlered bucks, 330 button bucks, 1,755 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 3,469 by firearms, 604 by archery |
| Public land | 0.5% (1,577 acres) |
| MDC lands | 6 (1,490 acres inside Gasconade County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Owensville, Hermann, Rosebud, Rhineland, Berger and Gerald |
How many deer are harvested in Gasconade County?
Hunters checked 4,073 deer in Gasconade County in 2025: 1,988 antlered bucks, 330 button bucks and 1,755 does. By method: 3,469 by firearms (2,222 of them in the November portion) and 604 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,073 | 1,988 | 330 | 1,755 | 3,469 | 2,222 | 604 |
| 2024 | 3,168 | 1,499 | 271 | 1,398 | 2,643 | 1,808 | 525 |
| 2023 | 4,102 | 1,942 | 349 | 1,811 | 3,564 | 2,377 | 537 |
| 2022 | 3,685 | 1,761 | 358 | 1,566 | 3,140 | 2,532 | 545 |
| 2021 | 3,790 | 1,887 | 376 | 1,527 | 3,128 | 659 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Gasconade 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 Gasconade County?
1,577 of Gasconade County's 336,572 acres are public land open to the public (0.5%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 1,533 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Gasconade County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 1,533 | 0.5% |
| County, city and regional land | 43 | under 0.1% |
| State parks and historic sites | 1 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 1,577 | 0.5% |
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 Gasconade County
MDC lands in Gasconade County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Canaan Conservation Area: 1,418 acres
- Mint Spring Conservation Area: 43 acres
- Helds Island Access: 11 acres
- Fredericksburg Ferry Access: 7 acres
- Hermann Riverfront Park: 6 acres
- Tea Access: 5 acres
How do you get to Gasconade County?
Highways through it: MO 19 (about 39 miles inside), US 50 (about 21 miles inside), MO 100 (about 21 miles inside) and MO 28 (about 15 miles inside). Towns inside: Owensville, Hermann, Rosebud, Bland, Morrison and Gasconade. Nearby: Rhineland (on the line), Berger (on the line), Gerald (2 miles) and McKittrick (2 miles).
Which counties border Gasconade County?
Gasconade County touches 7 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage County | 3,740 | 2025 | 1.2% | |
| Maries County | 2,204 | 2025 | 0.8% | |
| Phelps County | 2,723 | 2025 | 16% | |
| Warren County | 2,787 | 2025 | 2.9% | |
| Crawford County | 3,667 | 2025 | 13.5% | |
| Franklin County | 6,751 | 2025 | 3.1% | |
| Montgomery County | 3,419 | 2025 | 1.4% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Gasconade County in 2025?
Hunters checked 4,073 deer: 1,988 antlered bucks, 330 button bucks and 1,755 does (MDC). In 2024: 3,168.
Is there public hunting land in Gasconade County?
Yes. 1,577 acres, 0.5% 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 (1,533 acres). MDC's map shows 6 conservation areas here.
Does Gasconade 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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