Henry County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Henry County covers 732 square miles around Clinton. Hunters checked 3,300 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,619 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is about the same as 2024. 14.2% of Henry County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (35,407 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 lakesNational wildlife refugesState parks and historic sitesCounty, city and regional landHenry CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 468,702 acres (732 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 3,300 (1,619 antlered bucks, 304 button bucks, 1,377 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 2,602 by firearms, 698 by archery |
| Public land | 14.2% (66,480 acres) |
| MDC lands | 16 (35,394 acres inside Henry County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Clinton, Windsor, Tightwad, Creighton, Appleton City and Leeton |
How many deer are harvested in Henry County?
Hunters checked 3,300 deer in Henry County in 2025: 1,619 antlered bucks, 304 button bucks and 1,377 does. By method: 2,602 by firearms (1,643 of them in the November portion) and 698 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,300 | 1,619 | 304 | 1,377 | 2,602 | 1,643 | 698 |
| 2024 | 3,293 | 1,436 | 277 | 1,580 | 2,566 | 1,935 | 726 |
| 2023 | 3,754 | 1,514 | 387 | 1,853 | 3,097 | 2,264 | 652 |
| 2022 | 3,754 | 1,587 | 383 | 1,784 | 3,012 | 2,524 | 742 |
| 2021 | 3,534 | 1,633 | 338 | 1,563 | 2,773 | 759 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Henry 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 Henry County?
66,480 of Henry County's 468,702 acres are public land open to the public (14.2%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 35,407 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Henry County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 35,407 | 7.6% |
| Federal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakes | 30,893 | 6.6% |
| National wildlife refuges | 83 | under 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 82 | under 0.1% |
| State parks and historic sites | 15 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 66,480 | 14.2% |
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 Henry County
MDC lands in Henry County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Grand River Bottoms): 8,505 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek): 8,182 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Deepwater Creek): 5,637 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Bethlehem): 3,402 acres
- Montrose Conservation Area: 2,870 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brownington): 1,429 acres
- Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area: 889 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Leesville): 745 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brush Creek): 716 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Cedar Creek): 670 acres
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Gouge Eye): 574 acres
- Urich Conservation Area: 470 acres
- Chapel View Prairie Conservation Area: 384 acres
- La Due Bottoms Conservation Area: 347 acres
- Connor O. Fewel Conservation Area: 315 acres
- Clinton Office: 259 acres
Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Harry Truman Recreation Area (60,968 acres).
How do you get to Henry County?
Highways through it: MO 7 (about 53 miles inside), MO 52 (about 48 miles inside), MO 13 (about 36 miles inside), MO 18 (about 18 miles inside) and MO 2 (about 11 miles inside). Towns inside: Clinton, Windsor, Tightwad, Calhoun, Deepwater and Montrose. Nearby: Creighton (on the line), Appleton City (2 miles), Leeton (2 miles) and Chilhowee (2 miles).
Which counties border Henry County?
Henry County touches 6 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 2,731 | 2025 | 1.6% | |
| Bates County | 2,316 | 2025 | 1.2% | |
| Benton County | 4,228 | 2025 | 12.9% | |
| Pettis County | 2,867 | 2025 | 0.9% | |
| Johnson County | 3,057 | 2025 | 1.7% | |
| St. Clair County | 3,383 | 2025 | 11.8% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Henry County in 2025?
Hunters checked 3,300 deer: 1,619 antlered bucks, 304 button bucks and 1,377 does (MDC). In 2024: 3,293.
Is there public hunting land in Henry County?
Yes. 66,480 acres, 14.2% 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 (35,407 acres). MDC's map shows 16 conservation areas here.
Does Henry 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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