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Newton County, Missouri: deer harvest and public hunting land

Newton County covers 627 square miles around Neosho. Hunters checked 2,890 deer here in the 2025 season, 1,534 of them antlered bucks, by MDC's harvest summary. That is up 4% from 2024. 1.4% of Newton County is public land open to the public, the largest share MDC conservation areas (4,985 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.

Map of Missouri's Newton County: public land by manager, the counties around it, highways US 71, I-49 and MO 86; towns: Neosho, Granby, Loma Linda, Wheaton and Duquesne

MDC conservation areasNational wildlife refugesNational park land (Ozark National Scenic Riverways and others)County, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landNewton CountyNeighboring countiesLakeHighway

Newton County at a glance
Size401,031 acres (627 square miles)
Deer checked, 20252,890 (1,534 antlered bucks, 183 button bucks, 1,173 does)
Firearms and archery, 20252,145 by firearms, 727 by archery
Public land1.4% (5,738 acres)
MDC lands11 (4,688 acres inside Newton County)
MRAP landNone mapped this year
Towns in and near itNeosho, Granby, Loma Linda, Wheaton, Duquesne and Sarcoxie

How many deer are harvested in Newton County?

Hunters checked 2,890 deer in Newton County in 2025: 1,534 antlered bucks, 183 button bucks and 1,173 does. By method: 2,145 by firearms (1,450 of them in the November portion) and 727 by archery; the rest came on managed hunts.

SeasonDeer checkedAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesFirearmsNovember portionArchery
20252,8901,5341831,1732,1451,450727
20242,7891,4701441,1752,0411,477722
20233,0431,6482201,1752,3691,905648
20222,9541,5222021,2302,3482,016585
20212,4441,3521649281,900517

Source: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons), Newton 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 Newton County?

5,738 of Newton County's 401,031 acres are public land open to the public (1.4%). The biggest share is MDC conservation areas: 4,985 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Newton County
MDC conservation areas4,9851.2%
National wildlife refuges2620.1%
National park land (Ozark National Scenic Riverways and others)2410.1%
County, city and regional land2350.1%
Other state land11under 0.1%
State parks and historic sites2under 0.1%
Land trusts and other open land2under 0.1%
All public land open to the public5,7381.4%

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 Newton County

MDC lands in Newton County, largest first, with the acres of each inside it:

Other large public areas here, by PAD-US: Neosho National Fish Hatchery (264 acres) and George Washington Carver National Monument (241 acres).

How do you get to Newton County?

Highways through it: US 71 (about 42 miles inside), I-49 (about 42 miles inside), MO 86 (about 41 miles inside), US 60 (about 34 miles inside) and MO 43 (about 27 miles inside). Towns inside: Neosho, Granby, Loma Linda, Seneca, Leawood and Saginaw. Nearby: Wheaton (on the line), Duquesne (on the line), Sarcoxie (on the line) and Joplin (on the line).

Which counties border Newton County?

Newton County touches 4 other counties. Their latest MDC harvest and public land, for comparison:

CountyDeer harvestedYearPublic landMRAP land sites
Barry County2,538202514.7%
Jasper County2,60720250.3%
Lawrence County2,08820251.4%
McDonald County1,90720251.5%

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were harvested in Newton County in 2025?

Hunters checked 2,890 deer: 1,534 antlered bucks, 183 button bucks and 1,173 does (MDC). In 2024: 2,789.

Is there public hunting land in Newton County?

Yes. 5,738 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 (4,985 acres). MDC's map shows 11 conservation areas here.

Does Newton County have MRAP land?

Not on MDC's MRAP layer of tracts open to hunting.

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Where these numbers come from

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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