Montgomery County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
Montgomery County covers 540 square miles around Montgomery City. Hunters checked 3,419 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,503 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 7% from 2024. 1.4% of Montgomery County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (4,343 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 areasState parks and historic sitesMontgomery CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 345,886 acres (540 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 3,419 (1,503 antlered bucks, 302 button bucks, 1,614 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 2,853 by firearms, 566 by archery |
| Public land | 1.4% (4,673 acres) |
| MDC lands | 5 (4,173 acres inside Montgomery County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | Montgomery City, New Florence, Jonesburg, Gasconade, Martinsburg and Hermann |
How many deer are harvested in Montgomery County?
Hunters checked 3,419 deer in Montgomery County in 2025: 1,503 antlered bucks, 302 button bucks and 1,614 does. By method: 2,853 by firearms (1,853 of them in the November portion) and 566 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,419 | 1,503 | 302 | 1,614 | 2,853 | 1,853 | 566 |
| 2024 | 3,206 | 1,402 | 303 | 1,501 | 2,672 | 1,894 | 534 |
| 2023 | 3,645 | 1,611 | 392 | 1,642 | 3,135 | 2,091 | 510 |
| 2022 | 3,426 | 1,466 | 322 | 1,638 | 2,869 | 2,315 | 556 |
| 2021 | 3,398 | 1,406 | 373 | 1,619 | 2,782 | 614 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
4,673 of Montgomery County's 345,886 acres are public land open to the public (1.4%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 4,343 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 4,343 | 1.3% |
| State parks and historic sites | 323 | 0.1% |
| County, city and regional land | 7 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 4,673 | 1.4% |
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 Montgomery County
MDC lands in Montgomery County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Danville Conservation Area: 3,142 acres
- Marshall I. Diggs Conservation Area: 508 acres
- Grand Bluffs Conservation Area: 238 acres
- Loutre Lick Access: 155 acres
- Wellsville Lake Conservation Area: 130 acres
How do you get to Montgomery County?
Highways through it: I-70 (about 42 miles inside), US 40 (about 42 miles inside), MO 19 (about 34 miles inside), MO 161 (about 24 miles inside) and MO 94 (about 13 miles inside). Towns inside: Montgomery City, New Florence, Jonesburg, Wellsville, Bellflower and McKittrick. Nearby: Gasconade (on the line), Martinsburg (on the line), Hermann (on the line) and Truxton (on the line).
Which counties border Montgomery County?
Montgomery County touches 7 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | 4,848 | 2025 | 3.9% | |
| Osage County | 3,740 | 2025 | 1.2% | |
| Warren County | 2,787 | 2025 | 2.9% | |
| Audrain County | 2,305 | 2025 | 0.6% | |
| Lincoln County | 4,503 | 2025 | 4.3% | |
| Callaway County | 5,197 | 2025 | 4.4% | |
| Gasconade County | 4,073 | 2025 | 0.5% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in Montgomery County in 2025?
Hunters checked 3,419 deer: 1,503 antlered bucks, 302 button bucks and 1,614 does (MDC). In 2024: 3,206.
Is there public hunting land in Montgomery County?
Yes. 4,673 acres, 1.4% 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 (4,343 acres). MDC's map shows 5 conservation areas here.
Does Montgomery 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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