Gentry County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Gentry County covers 492 square miles around Albany. Hunters checked 1,536 deer here in the 2025 season, 797 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 3% from 2024. 0.7% of Gentry County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (2,143 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 refugesMRAP landGentry CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 314,633 acres (492 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 1,536 (797 antlered bucks, 107 button bucks, 632 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 1,270 by firearms, 266 by archery |
| Public land | 0.7% (2,252 acres) |
| MDC lands | 5 (2,141 acres inside Gentry County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Albany, Stanberry, King City, Denver, New Hampton and Worth |
How many deer are harvested in Gentry County?
Hunters checked 1,536 deer in Gentry County in 2025: 797 antlered bucks, 107 button bucks and 632 does. By method: 1,270 by firearms (909 of them in the November portion) and 266 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,536 | 797 | 107 | 632 | 1,270 | 909 | 266 |
| 2024 | 1,491 | 772 | 107 | 612 | 1,238 | 974 | 253 |
| 2023 | 1,610 | 852 | 119 | 639 | 1,362 | 1,031 | 247 |
| 2022 | 1,516 | 786 | 117 | 613 | 1,275 | 1,030 | 241 |
| 2021 | 1,611 | 905 | 116 | 590 | 1,324 | 287 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Gentry 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 Gentry County?
2,252 of Gentry County's 314,633 acres are public land open to the public (0.7%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 2,143 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Gentry County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 2,143 | 0.7% |
| National wildlife refuges | 109 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 2,252 | 0.7% |
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 Gentry County
MDC lands in Gentry County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Elam Bend Conservation Area: 1,498 acres
- King Lake Conservation Area: 256 acres
- Emmett and Leah Seat Memorial Conservation Area: 195 acres
- Andy Denton Access: 123 acres
- Limpp Community Lake: 69 acres
How do you get to Gentry County?
Highways through it: US 169 (about 31 miles inside), US 136 (about 24 miles inside) and MO 48 (about 4 miles inside). Towns inside: Albany, Stanberry, King City, Darlington, McFall and Gentry. Nearby: Denver (on the line), New Hampton (on the line), Worth (on the line) and Clyde (3 miles).
Which counties border Gentry County?
Gentry County touches 6 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County | 1,096 | 2025 | 2% | |
| Andrew County | 1,065 | 2025 | 2.4% | |
| DeKalb County | 1,097 | 2025 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Daviess County | 2,873 | 2025 | 0.3% | 1 |
| Nodaway County | 1,433 | 2025 | 1.2% | 2 |
| Harrison County | 3,220 | 2025 | 2% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Gentry County in 2025?
Hunters checked 1,536 deer: 797 antlered bucks, 107 button bucks and 632 does (MDC). In 2024: 1,491.
Is there public hunting land in Gentry County?
Yes. 2,252 acres, 0.7% 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 (2,143 acres). MDC's map shows 5 conservation areas here.
Does Gentry 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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