New Madrid County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land
New Madrid County covers 697 square miles around New Madrid. Hunters checked 323 deer here in the 2025 season, 210 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is down 20% from 2024. 1.5% of New Madrid County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (6,787 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 sitesCounty, city and regional landNew Madrid CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway
| Size | 446,025 acres (697 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Deer checked, 2025 | 323 (210 antlered bucks, 16 button bucks, 97 does) |
| Firearms and archery, 2025 | 257 by firearms, 66 by archery |
| Public land | 1.5% (6,870 acres) |
| MDC lands | 5 (6,679 acres inside New Madrid County) |
| MRAP land | None mapped this year |
| Towns in and near it | New Madrid, Portageville, Matthews, Clarkton, Sikeston and Malden |
How many deer are harvested in New Madrid County?
Hunters checked 323 deer in New Madrid County in 2025: 210 antlered bucks, 16 button bucks and 97 does. By method: 257 by firearms (196 of them in the November portion) and 66 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.
| Season | Deer checked | Antlered bucks | Button bucks | Does | Firearms | November portion | Archery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 323 | 210 | 16 | 97 | 257 | 196 | 66 |
| 2024 | 405 | 219 | 27 | 159 | 325 | 262 | 80 |
| 2023 | 405 | 255 | 18 | 132 | 325 | 262 | 80 |
| 2022 | 350 | 207 | 25 | 118 | 287 | 249 | 63 |
| 2021 | 310 | 199 | 18 | 93 | 258 | 52 |
Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), New Madrid 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 New Madrid County?
6,870 of New Madrid County's 446,025 acres are public land open to the public (1.5%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 6,787 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of New Madrid County |
|---|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 6,787 | 1.5% |
| County, city and regional land | 64 | under 0.1% |
| State parks and historic sites | 19 | under 0.1% |
| All public land open to the public | 6,870 | 1.5% |
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 New Madrid County
MDC lands in New Madrid County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:
- Donaldson Point Conservation Area: 6,203 acres
- John L. and Georgia Girvin Conservation Area: 322 acres
- Swift Ditch Access: 142 acres
- New Madrid Bend Access: 6 acres
- Seven Island Access: 6 acres
How do you get to New Madrid County?
Highways through it: I-55 (about 68 miles inside), US 62 (about 44 miles inside), US 61 (about 36 miles inside), MO 162 (about 28 miles inside) and MO 153 (about 23 miles inside). Towns inside: New Madrid, Portageville, Matthews, Gideon, Marston and Lilbourn. Nearby: Clarkton (on the line), Sikeston (on the line), Malden (2 miles) and Wardell (2 miles).
Which counties border New Madrid County?
New Madrid County touches 5 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:
| County | Deer harvested | Year | Public land | MRAP land sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | 900 | 2025 | 0.7% | |
| Dunklin County | 496 | 2025 | 2% | |
| Pemiscot County | 169 | 2025 | 2.9% | |
| Stoddard County | 1,935 | 2025 | 4.3% | |
| Mississippi County | 282 | 2025 | 2.6% |
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were harvested in New Madrid County in 2025?
Hunters checked 323 deer: 210 antlered bucks, 16 button bucks and 97 does (MDC). In 2024: 405.
Is there public hunting land in New Madrid County?
Yes. 6,870 acres, 1.5% 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 (6,787 acres). MDC's map shows 5 conservation areas here.
Does New Madrid 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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